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 - November 2025

November 2025 – Sunday Services

📅 November 2 | 9:00 AM – Veteran’s Appreciation Service
Speaker: Rev. Bruce Nakamura, Retired HHMH Minister

📅 November 9 | 9:00 AM – Family Sunday Service & Monthly Memorial
Speaker: Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata

📅 November 9 | 10:30 a.m. BWA Hoonko Service
Speaker: Rimban Kazunori Takahashi

📅 November 16 | 7:30 AM – General Cleanup & Membership Meeting
No Sunday Services at Hilo Betsuin on 11/16

📅 November 23 | 9:00 AM – Family Sunday Service
Speaker: Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata

📅 November 30 | 9:00 AM – Family Sunday Service
Speaker: Rimban Kazunori Takahashi

Monthly Memorial Service

The monthly memorial services are held on the third Sunday of each month. If you would like the minister to read the name(s) of your deceased family member(s) who passed away in that month, 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

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