Services
Family Dharma Service
Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Family Dharma Services are held weekly on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. Dharma School follows immediately after the Family Dharma Service.
We now offer hybrid Sunday Services, both in-person and via Zoom!
Below is the Zoom information for our regular Sunday Services:
🔗 Zoom link: Join Here
🆔 Meeting ID: 934 7060 7158
🔑 Passcode: HHHB
For more information, please contact c.gervais@hilobetsuin.org
Family Dharma Service Schedule - March 2025
📅 March 2 | 9:00 AM – Family Sunday Service
Speaker: Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata
📅 March 9 | 9:00 AM – Family Sunday Service
Speaker: Zoi Nakamura
📅 March 16 | 9:00 AM – Family Sunday Service & Monthly Memorial
Speaker: Rimban Kazunori Takahashi
📅 March 23 | 9:00 AM – Spring Higan Service
Speaker: Rev. Kodo Umezu, Former Bishop & Minister Emeritus of Buddhist Churches of America
📅 March 30 | 7:30 AM – Sangha Hall Cleanup & Membership Meeting - No Sunday Service
Monthly Memorial Service - March 2025
The monthly memorial service for March will be held on Sunday, March 16, 2025. If you would like the minister to read aloud the name(s) of your deceased family member(s) who passed away in March, please contact our office at (808) 961-6677.
Hongwanji Major Services
Hoonko – Shinran Shonin’s Memorial Service (January)
Spring Higan – Spring Equinox (March)
Gotan-e – Shinran Shonin’s Birthday (May)
Obon – Gathering of Joy (July)
Autumn Higan – Autumn Equinox (September)
Eitaikyo – Sangha Memorial Service (October)
Other Special Services
Monthly Memorial Service – Every month
Scout Sunday Service – 1st Sunday in February
Hanamatsuri – Birthday Celebration for Sakyamuni Buddha (April)
Volunteer Appreciation Service – April
Eshinni Kakushinni Day Service – Memorial Service for Shinran Shonin’s Wife and Daughter (April)
Infant Initiatory Rites – May or June
Honor the Graduates Service – May or June
Dharma School Awards Service – May or June
Mother’s Day Appreciation Service – May
Father’s Day Appreciation Service – June
Keirokai & Gakuen (Japanese School) Service – September
Veterans Appreciation Service – 1st Sunday in November
Bodhi Day – Celebration of Gautama Siddhartha’s Enlightenment as Shakyamuni Buddha (December)
Pet Memorial Service – Date TBD
New Year Services
New Year’s Day Service – January 1, at 9 AM
New Year’s Eve Service – December 31, at 9 PM
BIBF (Big Island Buddhist Federation) Joint Services
Hanamatsuri – 1st Sunday in April
Bodhi Day – 1st Sunday in December