Puna Hongwanji Children’s Day Sharing Joy We are currently working on planning a Puna Hongwanji Children’s Day Sharing Joy event on the temple grounds. The event will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. We will have games (purchase a punch card to be used at the game booths,
Read MoreFlower Arrangement Class with Mrs. Junko Hagio, Ikenobo Ikebana Instructor If you are interested in learning how to do flower arrangements, you will have two opportunities at Puna Hongwanji and Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin in March. This is open to anyone from beginners to advanced. You will receive individualized lessons between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00
Read MorePuna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple presents a community activity open to all participants. The holiday season is upon us and how festive will you be this year? Share with us your holiday photo. You be creative and share your holiday spirit with the rest of us. It can be, but we are leaving it up to
Read MoreOnline Halloween Contest 2022 This years online Halloween contest is being sponsored by the Puna Hongwanji Dharma School and Puna Hongwanji events committee. Our contest is open to the public and everyone of all ages. Deadline to submit is Monday, October 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. (HST). We reserve the rights to not utilize or
Read MorePEACE DAY 2022 Let us weave peace together. You are a vertical thread and I am a horizontal thread. Everything begins with a tiny yet precious piece of thread. PHOTO CONTEST – Submission due by Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 11:59 pm (Hawaii time) Look through your photos and submit your photos “let us weave
Read MorePlease join us for our weekly Sunday Service. Our services are available in-person (with a mask) and online via Zoom. The service on Sunday, September 18, 2022 will begin at 9:00 a.m. This will be our Autumn Special Service, Fall Ohigan. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “The path is here”. If
Read MoreThis year, Puna Hongwanji Mission is excited to participate in Give Aloha, Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts program! This program runs during the month of September and it’s easy to participate! Simply make a donation to our organization at Foodland this month, and Foodland will match a portion of your gift! Here’s how it works:
Read MoreOn Sunday, July 3, 2022 we will have NO temple service. We will be meeting at 9:00 a.m. instead to clean up after the Bon Dance. You may visit our Puna Hongwanji Facebook or YouTube pages to view other previously recorded videos. The most current videos is of our Wednesday evening services. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtQ19ePwF_lwTH0A_hwkIwg
Read MoreThe Hawaii Police Department is doing a backpack drive for our island keiki (children) in need. We have decided to answer the call for help and will be collecting backpacks at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple until Sunday, July 24, 2022. They are looking for new and unused backpacks to distribute. We will collect the backpacks
Read MoreAfter two years of canceled Bon Dance, in 2022 we are bringing back Bon Dance to Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. We are easing our way back in so having ONLY ONE NIGHT of Bon Dance this year. We plan to have our Bon Dance on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The Hatsubon Service will be at
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