We will be bagging black cinder and selling it on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in the parking lot. The cinder cost is $4 per bag. There will be no delivery. We will have a drive thru system. Drive your car to the designated area,
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. for our Sunday Family Service. Rev. Satoshi “Ka’imipono” Tomioka will deliver his Dharma Message “Kindness to all beings”. After service we will fold more cranes that we will take to the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan. Join us from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Read MorePlease visit our Puna Hongwanji Mission Facebook page and vote for your favorite photo or photos. Select our photo album “Moment of Peace Photo Contest 2019” to review all 56 photos submitted by various people on what they considered a “moment of peace”. Voting runs from Thursday, September 12, 2019 and ends on Wednesday,
Read MoreCome join us on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple for a Special Sunday Service. We will welcome the attendees of the Hawaii State Federation of Honpa Hongwanji Lay Association 56th Lay Convention. We will have a closing service for the Lay Convention with a combined Puna Hongwanji Buddhist
Read MorePlease join us on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. for the Buddhism Book Club: Tannisho Reading. Session will be held at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in the dining room. At this session we will review Chapters 1-5 and a new chapter will be Chapter 6 “I am too much proud
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. for our 9/11 Memorial Sunday Service. Dharma message will be delivered by Rev. Satoshi Tomioka. Rev. Tomioka’s Dharma message will be “247365”. If you are unable to join us in person visit us on our Facebook Live to hear his message and join us
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. for our Sunday Service at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Rev. Satoshi Tomioka will deliver his dharma message “Peace Begins with Me?” If you are unable to join us personally, please join us during our Facebook Live streaming. The videos are saved on our Facebook
Read MoreWatch for additional information, but in the meantime please save the dates. The International Day of Peace and Peace Day in Hawaii are recognized on September 21 of year year. The Hongwanji Hawaii Jr. Young Buddhist Association (Jr. YBA) which consist of five districts – Maui, Kauai, Honolulu, Oahu, and Big Island in 2007
Read MorePlease join us for our family service on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Satoshi “Ka’imipono” Tomioka dharma message will be “Three Kinds of Letters”. If you are unable to join us in temple, on our Facebook page we have been broadcasting the services live. You may also watch it at a later
Read MoreJoin us at the Pahoa YBA Hall for Bon Dance on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Service will begin at 6:30 p.m. Officiating the service will be Rev. Satoshi “Ka’imipono” Tomioka of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. The Dharma Message will be delivered by Rev. Daido Baba of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Rev. Baba’s message will be
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