Sunday Service
Family Dharma Service
Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Family Dharma services are held weekly on Sunday's beginning at 9:00 a.m. Dharma School follows immediately after the Family Dharma Service.
Due to Covid-19, our Sunday Services are held virtually through Zoom.
Below is the Zoom information for our regular Sunday Services:
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/93470607158?pwd=NTdqRDBaUmhSQ2VXZHM5ZzdGOEZGUT09
Meeting ID: 934 7060 7158
Passcode: HHHB
Please contact c.gervais@hilobetsuin.org for more information.
Hongwanji Major Services:
Hoonko (Founder Shinran Shonin’s Memorial Service/January)
Spring Higan (at Spring Equinox/March)
Gotan-e (Founder Shinran Shonin’s Birthday Service/May)
Obon (Gathering of Joy/July)
Autumn Higan (at Autumn Equinox/September)
Eitaikyo (Sangha Memorial Service/October)
Other Special Services:
Hanamatsuri (Birthday celebration for Shakyamuni Buddha/April)
Eshinni/Kakushinni Day service (Memorial service for Shiran Shonin’s wife and
daughter/April)
Bodhi Day (Celebration of Prince Siddhartha’ attainment of enlightenment as
Shakyamuni Buddha/December)
Monthly Memorial service
Scout Sunday service
Gakuen (Japanese school) service
Dharma School Awards service
Honor the Graduates service
Mother’s Day Appreciation service
Father’s Day Appreciation service
Keirokai &Intergenerational service
4-H Sunday service
Pet Memorial service
Veterans Appreciation service
BIBF (Big Island Buddhist Federation) joint service
Hanamatsuri (1 st Sunday in April)
Bodhi Day (1 st Sunday in December)
We also have New Year’s Eve service at 9pm and New Year’s Day 9am.