Welcome to Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
Announcements
April's Activities
Monthly Events
These are open to everyone!
Karaoke night: 5:30-7:30 pm first Wednesdays of the month. This hybrid activity happens in person and over zoom. No charge to attend, please call the temple office or email if you would like to participate!
Dinner and a Movie Night: 5:30pm Fourth Tuesday of the month. We have a different movie from Japan every month, with a potluck dinner before we start the movie. Check our newsletter or join our mailing list for what's playing each month! After the movie we have a short discussion about the Buddhist lessons from the movie.
Daytime Movie Matinee: 10am Third Fridays of the month: For this monthly event, we have a American/Western made movie that has strong themes related to Buddhism. The movie is followed by a discussion of themes.
Online and in-person Sunday Services
Our Sunday services are open for in-person attendance, mask wearing is optional. Please stay home if you are not feeling well. We will continue to broadcast our services so please watch our Sunday Services at 10am Hawaiian time on our Facebook page here.
The Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii was established in Honolulu in 1916, with the currrent temple being built at the Alaneo street location in 1983. The temple is a gathering place to listen to the Buddhist teachings, and hosts many community classes and events throughout the week.
Learn:
HHMH hosts study groups led by Rinban Kawawata throughout the month, including Basic Buddhism in Japanese, and studying the Larger and Meditation Sutra in English.
Listen:
We have Sunday morning services every week, starting at 10am. We also have morning chanting evey day at 7am, (excepting Sundays and the 28th day of each month). These are open to the public and are an opportunity to see and experience a Japanese Buddhist service. On the 28th of each month we have a memorial service for the founder of our temple, Shinran Shonin. This service has the more formal chanting followed by a recitation of the 8th Abbot Rennyo Shonin's letter.
Visit:
1685 Alaneo Street, Honolulu, HI 96817
Contact:
Tel: (808) 531-9088
Donate: Please click the link below to make a secure donation to Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii through Paypal. You can Add a Note when donating to let us know what event, service or person you are donating in honor of. We greatly appreciate your donations which help us to grow our programs and maintain Higashi Hongwanji as a place for listening to the Dharma. 