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  • Home
    • Upcoming Events
    • About hakalauhome
    • Contact Us!
  • Yesterday
    • Timeline
    • Camps
    • People >
      • The Ross Families of Hakalau
      • Satoru Kurisu
      • Toraichi Morikawa
      • Waichi Ouye
      • Aigoro Uyeno
    • Schools >
      • Hakalau School
      • John M. Ross School
      • Hakalau Japanese Language School
    • Churches & Cemeteries >
      • Churches >
        • Hakalau Jodo Mission
        • Honohina Hongwanji
      • Cemeteries >
        • Honohina Cemetery
    • The Voice of Hakalau
    • Sugar Production >
      • Hakalau Mill & Other Buildings
      • Wailea Milling Company
    • Transportation >
      • Ships
      • 19th Century Hamakua Roads
      • Bridges >
        • Highway Bridges, 1950-1953
      • The Railroad
  • Today
    • Hakalau Farmers Market
    • Hakalau Jodo Mission Today >
      • Community Commitments >
        • Obon Festival
        • Memorial Day
        • Newsletters
        • PRESENTATIONS
    • Honohina Hongwanji Today
    • Wailea/Hakalau Kumiai
    • Hakalau Reunions
    • Wailea Village Historic Preservation Community >
      • Cemetery Stewardship
      • Reviving Hakalau School
      • Senior Luncheons
  • Then and Now
    • Up and Down Camps and Mill
    • Hakalau School Then and Now
  • Tomorrow
    • Arsenic Remediation
    • Cliff Failures
    • Hāmākua CDP & the CDP Action Committee

Hakalau Jodo Mission Today

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The Hakalau Jodo Mission, of Japanese Buddhism's Jōdo-shū sect, follows the Pure Land Teachings of Honen.  
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​For more than one hundred nineteen years this special place has served our families, friends and neighbors as a year-round gathering place for inspiration, celebration and community events where everyone is welcome.
Learn About Our History


​The Hakalau Jodo Mission ...

  • Promotes and teaches the doctrines, principles and disiciplines of the Jōdo-shū sect of Buddhism, following the Pure Land Teachings of Honen.
  • Encourages, promotes and conducts the religious, educational, charitable and other work to better the condition of mankind; 
  • Promotes educational and social activities for its members and all interested persons and to improve the general welfare of the community.
  • Promotes happiness among our members and the community.​
  • Preserves and maintains this designated historic site and honors those who came before us and built the Hakalau Jodo Mission and created Hakalau’s cultural environment.

Church Services

We offer Church Services in the tradition of ​Pure Land Buddhism
  • January 1, Wednesday, 1 p.m., Shushoe (New Year's Day Service)
  • January 12, Sunday, 1 p.m., Gyokie-e (Memorial Service for Jodo-shu founder, Honen Shonin
  • February 9, Sunday, 1 p.m., Nehan-e (Commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha) 
  • March 19, Sunday, 1 p.m., Spring Higan (Spring Equinox ceremony to honor ancestors)
  • April 13, Sunday, 1 p.m., Hanamatsuri (Buddha's Birthday) 
  • May 24, Saturday, 10 a.m., Memorial Day Service at Hakalau Veterans Park, followed by "All American Lunch" at Hakalau Jodo Mission
  • NO SERVICES IN JUNE OR JULY
  • August 16, Saturday, 6 p.m.- O-Bon Service, 7-9:30 p.m. Bon Dance 
  • September 14, Sunday, 10 a.m. - Joint Higan Service at Hilo Meishoin (Autumn Equinox)
  • October 12, Sunday, ​1 p.m., Eitaikyo-Rev. Miyazaki performs this service along. Members need not attend.
  • ​November 9, Sunday, 1 p.m., O-Juya (A time of Special Nembutsu) in homage of Amida Buddha)
  • December 14, Sunday, 10 a.m. Bodhi Day Service to Celebrate the Buddha's Enlightenment ​​
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13th Minister, Rev. Junshin Miyazaki

Our Legacy

We are working to preserve the legacy of our early members and community: 
  1. Continuing commitment to the community.
  2. Openness to all.
  3. Honoring those who came before us.
  4. Working hard and collaboratively.
  5. Sharing traditions and honoring the traditions of others.
  6. Nurturing the children.
  7. Honoring the kupuna.
  8. Following the Eightfold Path.
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​Our Commitments to the Community

Our facilities, including the Temple, Social Hall and Dining Room, are tools to be used in sharing our legacy.  Commitments to the Community include hosting O-Bon each summer, sponsoring the Memorial Day Observance at Hakalau Veteran's Park, offering a Variety of Classes, providing Monthly Senior Luncheons, Presentations, and Hosting Special Celebrations.
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Donate

​The Hakalau Jodo Mission welcomes donations to support our purposes, our legacy, and our community commitments.
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You can now support us through online donations, including monthly and yearly recurring donations as well as one time donations. Just click on the button below.
Of course, you can still send donations by check to Hakalau Jodo Mission, PO Box 296, Hakalau, HI 96710.
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We are grateful for your support. Mahalo!
The Hakalau Jodo Mission is a 501c(3) tax exempt organization, IRS section 170(b)(1)(A)(i)
​for both federal and state tax purposes. Our federal tax identification number is 99-0083836.


​You can reach us at...

  • Minister: Junshin Miyazaki,  (808) 936-7828 or [email protected]
  • President/Newsletter Editor: Susan Forbes,  (808) 286-6130 or [email protected]
  • Community Liaison: Akiko Masuda  (808) 963-6422 or [email protected]
​Hakalau Jodo Mission:
  • email: [email protected]​
  • mail: PO Box 296, Hakalau, HI 96710
  • phone: (808) 963-6110 (landline) NOTE: Please contact Rev. Miyazaki directly if you are calling about the need for services.​​​


​Visit us...

We're located at 2271 Old Mamalahoa Highway in Hakalau (the location is actually on Hanamalo Loop), on the Makai Side of the Belt Highway in Hakalau.
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For the Hakalau Kuleana, our responsibility is to care for the land, the people, and the culture. We are guided by cultural values of YESTERDAY: Engage in collective effort. Look out for each other. Honor hard work. Show respect for those who came before us. Aloha and Mālama `Aina. In 2021, Akiko Masuda added two more values to the list: Consistently show up. Whatever has to be done, jump in and do it!