Welcome to the Honoka’a Hongwanji Buddhist Temple

Join us for our monthly services, "Feeding Our Keiki and Kupuna," Da'Temple Basement Store and many other social and community events, located at 45-516 Lehua Street Honokaa, Hawai'i 96727. If you'd like to learn more about our work please email: info@honokaahongwanjibuddhisttemple.org.

Learn about the KAHUKU HONGWANJI MISSION Scholarship and Application

Suggestions to Temples for Emergency Preparedness & Recovery, from the Committee on Social Concerns. Details here.

Honoka’a Hongwanji Service & Event Schedule

All are warmly invited and encouraged to participate in our monthly services with Reverend Daido Baba. Each service features sutra chanting, recitations, and a dharma message centered around Shin Buddhism. Unless noted below, all services will be held on Fridays at 12 noon at the Hongwanji.

February 6: Monthly Service

March 13: Spring Higan Service - 2nd Friday

April 3: Monthly Service

May 1: Gotan-E Service: Shinran Shonin’s Birthday Celebration

May 16: Buddha’s Birthday Party celebration

June 5: Monthly Service

July 18: Graveyard Services & *Hatsubon Service/

Community Memorial Service and Bon Dance Saturday Gathering

August 7: Monthly Service

September 4: Autumn Higan Service

October 2: Monthly Service

November 13: Eitaikyo Service - 2nd Friday

Katsu Goto Memorial Service (TBD)

December 4: Monthly Service

December 6: Four Temples Joint Bodhi Day Service at Kohala Hongwanji Sunday Service

December 31: New Year’s Eve Service @6:00PM Thursday Gathering

“Feeding our Keiki and Kupuna” continues in Honoka‘a

Meals can be picked up every Friday between 4:00 and 5:30 PM in the parking lot of the Honoka‘a Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. A $5 donation in the name of the "Peace Committee" helps buy dinner for an entire family!

96k Community Meals Served In Honokaʻa, And Counting!

..and Help us support Families of Ukraine

Reverend Yamagishi's last Friday at the temple. Everyone gathered to bid him aloha. Learn more here.

Volunteer Opportunities!

In addition to the “Feeding our Keiki and Kupuna” program. The Temple needs a few good friends to help with various projects of all skill levels. Please consider donating your time and talents or a monetary contribution.

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