There will be a bon dance at the West Kauai Hongwanji Mission, Waimea Temple, said Sarah Date. Bon dance practices have been taking place on Thursdays at the WKHM, Hanapepe Temple social hall ...

He said they would “keep going until the end of August.” To view the virtual bon dance, search for the Japanese Community of Maui page on Facebook, or the Bon Dance Hawaii page.

Bon dance came to Hawaii in the late 19th century with the waves of Japanese sugar cane plantation laborers. Services were first held in temporary temple sites or private homes until 1905 ...

Gerald Hirata grew up in a plantation camp on the Westside and traveled halfway around the world with the Peace Corps before returning to his Kauai roots eight years ago. He now dedicates his ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The bon dance season wraps up this weekend with the 4th Annual Windward Mall Bon Dance, offering a final ...

Sponsored by Hawaiian Telcom and organized by JCI Honolulu ... The event will be headlined by a massive bon dance, a ...

Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff and wife Lynne, longtime part-time residents of Hawaii, have been writing some really big checks for worthy causes. The album has been 6 years in the making and pays ...

Kula Shofukuji Mission holds a bon dance in 2019, prior to the two-year hiatus of Obon due to COVID-19. Some Maui Buddhist temples are aiming to bring back the popular events this year ...