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| Japanese Ei Ya Sa signs say "Yes, Now," calling everyone to dance, during the O Bon dance and ceremonies at Nāʻālehu Hongwanji on Saturday evening. Photos by Julia Neal |
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| Puna Taiko drummers came to Kaʻū on Saturday. |
The celebration has been held annually in Ka'u's old sugar towns by practicing Buddhists who invite their friends of all faiths from their community and around the island.
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| Hongwanji leader Wayne Kawachi, left with a friend at the Bon Dance. |
Also offered were Okinawan donuts, sushi, ahi poke bowls, shave ice, desserts, as well as food and drink from two food trucks. On sale were head scarves with the names of Pāhala and Nāʻālehu Hongwanji, kimonos and kimono wraps and origami jewelry.
This was the first bon dance at Nāʻālehu Hongwanji since before the pandemic. Next year's dance will be held at Pāhala Hongwanji.
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| Some colorful costumes flowed around the tower at the bon dance. |
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| Mika Davis and Rika Davis with kimono they bring from Japan, offering them to the public, along with kimono cloth and jewelry. |
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| People of all ages, faiths and ethnicities joined in the dance that celebrates the harvest. |
A 4.2 MAGNITUDE QUAKE AND HUNDREDS OF SMALLER QUAKES continue at Kilauea Volcano. The larger was at 4:25 p.m. on Saturday, located 4.2 miles south-southwest o Vocano village, just .2 miles below the surface. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center sent out a message of no tsunami generated. Most of the people who reported feeling the quake to USGS were in volcano toward Hilo.
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