LIHU‘E — For people who have been waiting — the people who paste the schedule on their refrigerators and those from the outer islands who plan their trips to Kaua‘i to coincide with a bon dance — the ...

Beginning in early June and running through mid-August, temples across the island are opening their grounds for evenings of dancing, music, food and remembrance. The Bon Festival, or Obon, is steeped ...

The bon dance at the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji, erected in 1899, may have marked the final bon dance for the Kauai Buddhist Council calendar that hosts six bon dances during the summer months. The ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Another perfect night for bon dance at Hawaii Betsuin. Hundreds showed off their moves at Honpa Hongwanji for a free event in Nuuanu. The Obon Festival, characterized as ...

Charlene Acuhido, of the Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission Bon Dance Team, joins other participants in a bon dance led by Haleiwa Bon Dance Club during a mini bon dance workshop session, Saturday, May 31, ...

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 that span July and ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The bon dance season wraps up this weekend with the 4th Annual Windward Mall Bon Dance, offering a final celebration for families. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your ...

A historic Buddhist temple in Hana is reopening 83 years after it was first built, marking the occasion with a bon dance on Saturday. The Hana Gakuen Hongwanji Temple was built in 1940 by Japanese ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The 12th annual Moiliili summer fest is back at a new location, celebrating obon season with Honolulu’s largest bon dance. WakeUp2Day’s Chris Latronic went live at Washington middle ...