The tiny Honohina Hongwanji is located in Ninole along the Belt Road ...

It used to be bigger...and in Honohina ...

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Temple built in 1939 with the placement of the Buddha taking place in 1950. This temple replaced the one built in 1916. Photo courtesy of the Lyman Museum.
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Temple built in 1916. Photo courtesy of the Lyman Museum.

Things change over time ...

Updates as of October 26, 2020

Upcoming Events:
  • Updated listing of for karate classes at the Hakalau Jodo Mission. Classes are held on Wednesdays and Fridays, with children 4-6 years old meeting from 3:50 - 4:40 p.m. and children 7-12 years old meeting from 4:50 - 5:40 p.m. There are COVID-19 restrictions in place and participation in all classes is by advance reservation only. ​​

​Yesterday:
  • Added information to the Timeline about the Hakalau Plantation and Japanese residents from a February 1917 article in Jitsugyō no Hawaii.   
  • Redeveloped and expanded information about Honohina Hongwanji​. 
  • Expanded the information about Churches.
  • Expanded information about Honohina Cemetery.
  • Added the first installment of research on the need for and the building of roads along the Hamakua Coast, based on newspaper articles and firsthand accounts covering the period 1835-1899.
  • Added pictures from the Lyman Museum on building the railroad to Hakalau and the railroad bridge over Hakalau Gulch. These pictures, courtesy of the Lyman Museum, come primarily from the Beers Collection. At the time the railroad bridge was constructed, Wil Beers was the bridge painting superintendent.
Today: ​​