Please join us on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Service is available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “It’s a Small World”. To receive the Zoom link, please email us at mpunahongwanji@twc.com by Sunday 7:00 a.m. to ensure we
Read MoreJoin us on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our Buddha’s Birthday Service (Hanamatsuri). Service is available in person and online via Zoom. Today everyone will be invited to pour sweet tea over the baby Buddha with the beautifully decorated hanamido (flower altar).
Read MoreThere will be no service at Puna Hongwanji on Sunday, April 6, 2025. We will return back to Puna Hongwanji on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Please join us instead at Hilo Higashi Hongwanji, 261 Mohouli Street, Hilo, HI 96720. We will be joining the Big Island Buddhist Federation (BIBF) for the Hanamatsuri Service (Buddha’s Birthday).
Read MoreJoin us on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service at Puna Hongwanji. Service is available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Fuel for Life: What Guides Your Journey?” If you would like to receive the Zoom link, please ensure
Read MoreCome join us for our Spring Ohigan Service on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. This is one of the six major services that we observe each year. The term Ohigan translates to “the Other Shore of Pure Land.” This occasion coincides with the equinox, when day and night are of equal length, symbolizing
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Jenn Kurohara will share the message “What Does Namo Amida Butsu Mean to Me?” Service will be available in person and online via Zoom. The Zoom link was mailed out this evening. If you are not on
Read MoreCome join us on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our Sunday Music Service. Service will be available in person or online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Finding the Dharma in Music”. The Zoom link has been sent out to those on our email listing. If you would
Read More🌺🤙🏼🌺 Happy Aloha Friday!!! 🤙🏼🌺🤙🏼 Please join us on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 9:00 am for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Service will be available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “In times of difficulty, I say Namo Amida Butsu”. Each and every one of
Read MoreOn Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. the Puna Hongwanji will be hosting the 51st Annual Gatha Fest Service and Program. This event is a time for all Hongwanji temples on the island to gather under one roof as one sangha. The service will be held downstairs in the social hall. After the service
Read More❤️❤️Happy Valentine’s Day!!! ❤️❤️ 🤙🏼🌺🤙🏼 Happy Aloha Friday!!! 🌺🤙🏼🌺 Please join us on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 9:00 am for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Rev. Satoshi Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “If the world was ending, I’d wanna be next to you”. For those on our weekly email listing the Zoom
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