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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KALAHEO — Ann Hashisaka of Kaua‘i Kookie was overjoyed to learn the yagura has been put up at the Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji in Hanapepe. Seeing a green sea turtle basking in the sun at Laniakea ...