One of the suggested activities by the Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Association (HFBWA) is to Remember the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by sponsoring a food drive. The HFBWA flyer statement reads, “Sponsor a Local Food Bank Monetary or Non-Perishable Food Drive. Addressing hunger was a key part of the Poor People’s Campaign
Read MoreJoin us for our 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Online Zoom Gathering 2021. The Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Association (HFBWA) will be sharing a video of the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH) YouTube Channel. The video will premiere on Sunday, January
Read MoreEach year we usually have our New Years Eve service in person and after service those in attendance can ring the temple bell. Due to Covid the New Years Eve service will be held online only at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The service will be available on our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and
Read MoreHALLOWEEN ACTIVITY #1 Online Vegetable/Fruit Carving Contest #1 Select a category to enter your carving into: ***Spookiest*** ***Most Creative*** ***Beautiful/Cute*** ***Most Organic*** RULES: Must use fruit or vegetable. Must be your own creation. Must not be a previous carved item, needs to be recently carved for this contest. Must not display name of commercial products, companies, or
Read MorePlease join us in our Peace Day 2020 Photo Contest. The contest theme is “Moment of Peace”. Please look through you camera roll on your phone and consider sending in photos in which you feel depicts a “moment in peace” to you. The photos need to be emailed to punahongwanjipeaceday@gmail.com or sent via Puna Hongwanji’s
Read MoreJoin us on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. (HST) as we premiere our close out video of Genki Ondo. To close out our Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Bon Dance Season 2020 we are creating this special video. Videos were received from different people and it is being edited into one video. The premiere
Read MoreTo close out the 2020 Bon Dance season we would like to challenge all of you to submit a video of you dancing to Genki Ondo. Whether it’s you dancing or just doing the hand movements submit a video as we would like to compile a video showing everyone from all parts of the world
Read MorePuna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple presents Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, January 19, 2020 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Please join us in celebration of the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program will include Martin Luther King Jr words of wisdom with Michael Donenfeld and the Mindfulness Meditation group.
Read MoreThere will be no temple service on Sunday, December 22, 2019. Instead please come to help with the temple clean up. The more hands working together will make the work easier and fun. There is a job for everyone. We clean the yard, prune the trees, clean the inside of the temple, clean the outside
Read MoreOn Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. please join us as we host a Winter Festival on our temple grounds at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. We will have craft vendors, food booths, door prizes, entertainment, children activities, and temple tours. This event is being held in conjunction with the annual Keaau
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