Capstone Preservation Project

The 2026 Phase 2 Preservation project will be the “capstone” project restoring and preserving the buildings’ roofs and exteriors, including:
  1. Painting the exterior (including roofs) of the temple, social hall, community dining room and kitchen, parsonage and the breezeway between the parsonage and the temple.
  2. Mitigating corrosion and repairing  the tin cladding on the façade of the temple.
  3. Installating replacement dharma wheels and Jodo Shu logo on the façade of the temple. This will take place after the temple tin cladding  has been repaired painted, taking advantage of the lift or scaffolding in place. (Note: the replacement dharma wheels and Jodo Shu log were fabricated during Phase 1 of our restoration/preservation projects)
BEFORE PICTURES:

Exteriors require thorough cleaning, priming and painting.
The tin cladding requires both corrosion mitigation and other repairs.
The medallions on the facade have deteriorated and the Jodo Shu Medallion is not the Jodo Shu Logo adopted in 1915.
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The new medallions are complete and and are being stored until the exterior is painted and the scaffolding is in place for their installation. The difference in gold tones is due to the difference in lighting when the photos were taken.
For the Hakalau Kuleana, our responsibility is to care for the land, the people, and the culture. We are guided by cultural values of YESTERDAY: Engage in collective effort. Look out for each other. Honor hard work. Show respect for those who came before us. Aloha and Mālama `Aina. In 2021, Akiko Masuda added two more values to the list: Consistently show up. Whatever has to be done, jump in and do it!