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HANAPEPE — Sunglasses are alright, said one of the Taiko Kaua‘i performers fidgeting nervously, Saturday as the hour for the virtual bon dance drew closer at the Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple in Hanapepe.

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?

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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) — The summer bon dance season continues this Saturday in Waipahu. Festivities at the Waipahu Hongwanji will start at 6 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. Now because of COVID, Obon festivals for ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — 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 ...

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. Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami has yet to officially declare ...