On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Dr. Rev. Jeff Wilson will be the guest speaker at our District Sunday Service. The service will be available in person and online via Zoom. Service will be held at the Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Dr. Rev. Jeff Wilson is a Minister’s Assistant at the Toronto Buddhist
Read MorePlease join us on Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Sr. YBA Hall. The Hawaii District Ministers Association will be presenting the 2023 Nembutsu Seminar. The featured guest speaker is Dr. Rev. Jeff Wilson. Dr. Rev. Jeff Wilson is a professor of Religious Studies and East
Read MorePlease us on Sunday, July 30, 2023 for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service at 9:00 a.m. Service is available in person or online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “On Second Thought”. To receive the Zoom link, please email mpunahongwanji@twc.com. If you email us by 7:00 a.m. on Sunday we
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Service will be available in person and online via Zoom. The Dharma Message will be delivered by Daichi Marquis. His Dharma Message will be “What does Namo Amida Butsu mean to me?” If you would like to receive the Zoom link to attend the
Read MoreOn Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. will be our Obon and Columbarium Service. You are invited to attend in person and online via Zoom. If there are any children attending the service, after the Children’s Dharma Message, they will be excused to do an activity. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma
Read MoreThe Hawaii County Police Department (HPD) has once again teamed up with Hope Services Hawaii to do an island wide backpack drive four our keiki in need. Backpacks are the most requested nonfood items requested by charities in Hawaii. New and unfilled backpacks are being collected. At Puna Hongwanji we will collect backpacks from now
Read MoreThere will be no in person or online temple service on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Instead if you are able to, please come to temple to help us clean up from our Bon Dance on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. We will resume service on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. We
Read MoreHATSUBON MEMORIAL SERVICE – 4:00 P.M. A Hatsubon (first memorial service for the departed loved ones who have passed away since the last obon season) Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m. at Puna Hongwanji. Family and friends are invited to attend this service to remember our loved ones that have passed. LANTERN MAKING
Read MorePlease join us for a free taiko performance by Takumi Kato & Peaceful Forest. Takumi Kato and his boys will be at Puna Hongwanji on Sunday, June 25, 2023. They will be sharing their taiko performance after temple service. They will start at 10:30 a.m. They will perform for free, but if you would like
Read MoreJoin us on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Family Dharma Service. Service is available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “What is Obon?” To receive the Zoom link, please email us at mpunahongwanji@twc.com. We request that if you email us on Sunday
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