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  MEDIA RELEASE Saturday, July 20th is the annual Obon Service and Bon Dance. Preceding the dance is the 110th annual Community Memorial Service. (“Obon”).  A main function of this event is to provide family and friends of loved ones who have passed on in the previous 12 months an opportunity to remember and honor […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Since 1904, the Honokaa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple has annually hosted the “Obon Service,” a communal memorial event when families and friends come together to remember loved ones who have passed away in the previous 12 months. This year, the Buddhist temple is making an increased effort to include any and all members of […]

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