Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple celebrated 125 years Saturday and ... The dance drew hundreds and was the only such gathering this year in West Hawaii. Kyodan President Linda Nagai said Obon ...

KAPAA, Hawaii — It is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without ... he reached out to Lynn Muramoto, a local Buddhist leader who had navigated a similar situation.

Hironaka told me that the philosophy of the Hongwanji, a Buddhist sect, was that if the people asked for a temple, the organization would build it. By 1930, Hawaii had more than 170 Japanese ...

HILO, HAWAII ISLAND (ISLAND NEWS) -- A food program run by the Peace Committee of of Honoka'a Hongwanji Buddhist Temple provides literally tons of food every Friday. And on Friday, February 16 ...

For a scenic and serene alternative to the beach, head to the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, where you'll find the Byodo-In Temple, a Hawaii State Landmark that was established on June 7 ...