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[[File:Hamakua.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A model of the 1916 Hamakua temple building, on display at East-West Center, Honolulu.]]
*''Established: [[1896]], [[Okabe Gakuo]]''
The Hamakua [[Jodo shu|Jôdo]] temple on the Big Island of Hawaii was the first [[Japanese Buddhism in Hawaii|Buddhist temple established in Hawaii]].
It was established in [[1896]], at the center of five sugar plantations, so as to best serve the Japanese communities on all five plantations. The original one-story temple served not only as worship space, but also as a schoolhouse and residence for the priest.
The temple remains in good condition today, supported by its congregation. There is no longer a priest in residence, but services are still held on a weekly basis with the clergyman from the Hawaii Jôdo temple.
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==References==
*Gallery label for architectural model, East-West Center, Honolulu.
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Established: [[1896]], [[Okabe Gakuo]]''
The Hamakua [[Jodo shu|Jôdo]] temple on the Big Island of Hawaii was the first [[Japanese Buddhism in Hawaii|Buddhist temple established in Hawaii]].
It was established in [[1896]], at the center of five sugar plantations, so as to best serve the Japanese communities on all five plantations. The original one-story temple served not only as worship space, but also as a schoolhouse and residence for the priest.
The temple remains in good condition today, supported by its congregation. There is no longer a priest in residence, but services are still held on a weekly basis with the clergyman from the Hawaii Jôdo temple.
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==References==
*Gallery label for architectural model, East-West Center, Honolulu.
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]