Join us at the Windward Mall Bon Dance Festival on Saturday, October 3 from 3:45 to 8:30 pm. This is the 6th annual Bon Dance held in air-conditioned comfort at Center Court inside Windward Mall in Kaneohe, in partnership and collaboration with Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji Mission.

Guest Speaker: Raymond Takiue

M.C.: Cynthia Rodriguez

Guest Speaker: Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani

M.C.: Neil Yamamoto

This will be followed by a Peace Day walk around Kailua.

Lay Speaker: Joy Nishida

M.C.: Myles Yamamoto

Followed by bingo

Guest Speaker: Rev. Kevin Kuniyuki

M.C.: Merle Tashiro

Speaker: Rev. Shingo Furusawa

M.C.: Naomi Kaneko

Speaker: Dennis Tashiro

M.C.: Gerald Matsuda

• 5 pm: Country Market & Rummage Sale opens

• 6 pm: Food booth opens

• 7 pm: Opening ceremony & dancing begins

Practice for the Bon Dance will be held on Wednesday, July 8 from 7 to 8 pm at the temple. Everyone is welcome to drop by during that time if you want to practice for the Bon Dance on Saturday.

Guest Speaker: Rev. Joshin Kamuro

M.C.: Lisa Fujikawa

Guest Speaker: Dexter Mar

M.C.: Annette Tashiro

Guest Speaker: Rodney Moriyama

M.C.: Cynthia Rodriguez

Speaker: Michael Jaffe

M.C.: Neil Yamamoto

Followed by bingo

Speaker: Prudence Kusano

M.C.: Merle Tashiro

Speaker: Myles Yamamoto

M.C.: Cynthia Rodriguez

Guest Speaker: Irene Nakamoto

M.C.: Myles Yamamoto

Guest Speaker: Rev. Eric Matsumoto

M.C.: Gerald Matsuda

This is our annual Earth Day activity at Windward Buddhist Temple. We will meet at the temple at 9:00 am on Saturday, May 16, 2026 and walk as a group down Kuulei Road around the temple to pick up trash and help keep our community clean.

Speaker: Ed Diehl

M.C.: Linda Jaffe

Followed by bingo

Speaker: Neil Yamamoto

M.C.: Naomi Kaneko

Guest Speaker & Officiant: Rev. Charlene Kihara

M.C.: Lisa Fujikawa

Guest Speaker: Barbara Brennan

M.C.: Neil Yamamoto

Guest Speaker & Officiant: Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani

M.C.: Myles Yamamoto

No service at Windward Buddhist Temple on Sunday, April 5, 2026.

Please attend the Hawaii Buddhist Council Buddha Day Service.

Details will be released closer to the service and also posted on a flyer at the temple.

Speaker & Officiant: Rev. Tatsuo Muneto

M.C.: Naomi Kaneko

No service at Windward Buddhist Temple on Sunday, March 22, 2026.

Please join us at the Hongwanji Spring Bazaar at Hawaii Betsuin on Pali Highway. WBT will be there selling takuan, bitter melon namasu, nantu, and assorted manju.

Guest Speaker & Officiant: Rev. Kevin Kuniyuki

M.C.: Merle Tashiro

Guest Speaker: Raymond Takiue

M.C.: Annette Tashiro

Speaker: Dennis Tashiro

Officiant: Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani

M.C.: Gerald Matsuda

Guest Speaker & Officiant: Rev. Yuika Hasebe

M.C.: Cynthia Rodriguez