Sunday In-Person and Online Service – “M&M”
We will have our Sunday Service in-person and online. Join us on July 4, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “M & M”.
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On Sunday, June 6, 2021 we will open the temple doors for our weekly Sunday Service. You may join us in-person or continue to join us online on our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages. Service will begin at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Together, we better”. The photo
Read MoreTemple Doors Open in June
The temple doors will open up on Sunday, June 6, 2021 for our weekly Sunday Service. We will continue to live stream the service on our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages. We will still follow safety protocols although more and more people are getting vaccinated. Anyone attending the in person service will be asked
Read MoreSunday Online Service “Responding in Gratefulness”
Join us Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. for our Sunday Online Service. The service will be available on our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages. This Sunday’s service will be the Shipman Memorial Day Service. The Dharma Message by Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will be “Responding in Gratefulness”. We at Puna Hongwanji are
Read MoreGotan-E Service – “Seeing as it is”
Please join us on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Online Service. We will have it broadcast both on our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages. This Sunday will be one of the six major services we observe during the year. This Sunday’s service will be Gotan-e which is our
Read MoreVirtual Annual Puna District Interfaith Memorial Day Observance – May 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
In 1947, under the guidance of former minister Reverend Jukaku Shirasu, a memorial was erected in the garden on the grounds of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple that bears the names of Puna area residents that were killed in action. Each year we remember and honor the residents by calling their names during our Annual Puna
Read MoreOnline Sunday Service – “Touched by Kindness”
Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. on our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages we will have our weekly Sunday Online Service. The service will honor Lady Eshinni and Lady Kakushinni. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will deliver his Dharma Message “Touched by Kindness”.
Read MoreWednesday Dharma Gathering – “Buddhism and Gender”
Please join us for our weekly Wednesday Evening Zoom Dharma Gathering on April 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. The Dharma Discussion will be “Buddhism and Gender”. Around 7:45 p.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the message in Japanese. 英語法話のすぐあとに、日本語法話もあります。 If you have previously received the link you may use the same link. If you
Read MoreSunday Service “We Were Born Together”
Please join us on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Online Sunday Service via our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “We Were Born Together”. At 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon the temple doors will open in celebration of Buddha’s Birthday. Please
Read MoreBIBF Hanamatsuri (Buddha Day) Service – (4/4/21)
BIBF Service 9:00 a.m. Puna Hongwanji will not have a Sunday Service on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Instead we will be joining other temples for the Big Island Buddhist Federation (BIBF) Hanamatsuri (Buddha Day) Service at 9:00 a.m. Each year the BIBF temples takes turns to host services in which all temples would come together,
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