There will be no temple service on Sunday, December 21, 2025. Instead we request that you come to temple clean-up at 8:00 a.m. Come help tidy up, clean windows, clean screens, sweep, mop, pick-up rubbish, etc. A lunch will be provided to those that come out to help. We will also have our general membership
Read MoreThe Puna Hongwanji Sr. YBA is taking the lead to gather and put together a 125th Anniversary Cookbook for Puna Hongwanji. The goal is to collect 500 recipes from our members, families, and friends. Please help us reach this goal. We are targeting to collect all these recipes by February 28, 2026. We have not
Read MoreJoin Rev. Tomioka for this monthly Buddhism Class. There is no registration required. The sessions will be available in-person and online via Zoom. All are welcome to attend. Classes are free and donations are welcome. Classes will be held on the first Saturday of the month from September to December. The session will be from
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. The service will be available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “In the Presence of Light, There is No Lighting”. The Zoom link was emailed out to those
Read MoreThere will be NO Sunday Service at Puna Hongwanji on Sunday, December 7, 2025. Instead please join us at Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. as we join the other temples at the Big Island Buddhist Federation (BIBF) Bodhi Day Service. We will gather with the other temples to
Read MorePlease join us for the last Sunday Service in November 2025. Join us for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Service will be available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Are You a Robot?” The Zoom link has
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Service is available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Compassion for them, you, and me”. The Zoom link will be emailed to those on our email listing. Those
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Service will be available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “With These Hands, What Do I Do?” To receive the Zoom link, please email us by 7:00 a.m.
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our Eitaikyo Sangha Memorial Service and Puna Hongwanji Distinguished Sangha Service Award (DSSA). Eitaikyo is one of the six major services we observed during the year. The meaning of Eitaikyo is: Ei – means perpetual Tai – refers to generations Kyo or Dokkyo
Read MoreJoin us for the last October Sunday Family Dharma Service in 2025 on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. That will leave only two more months in 2025 before we have to welcome in 2026! 😳😱 Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka is back so will share the Dharma Message “Like Floating on the Ocean”. Please
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 9:00 am for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Our services are available in person and online via Zoom. The Dharma Message will be shared by Daichi Marquis, Lay Ministers Assistant. His message will be “My journey – what does Namo Amida Butsu mean to me?”
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