Moiliili Hongwanji Mission organizers are encouraging members to hold bon dances at home, in lieu of the cancelled Moiliili Summer Fest, which is usually highlighted by the traditional dance, Star ...

Bon dance goes virtual Tuesday, August 25, 2020 12:05 am 1/11 Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island Members of Taiko Kaua‘i raise the level of excitement during the opening segment of the virtual bon ...

With Zoom meetings taking the place of public gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, there have been everything from online cocktail hours to church services, so why not virtual bon dances?

Maui residents Jonah Valois-Nishimura (left) and Shannon Loo knew they were going to miss the summertime obon dances, so they began holding an online dance session beginning in April. — Photo courtesy ...

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, which include ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Across Hawaiʻi, Buddhist temples turn parking lots and courtyards into gathering places every summer. Families line up for andagi and saimin as children chase each other between ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — One of Hawaiʻi’s most interesting cultural expressions is the bon dance. Brought to Hawaiʻi by Japanese immigrants in 1925, these festivals have grown to several of these events ...