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[[Nichiren Buddhism]] established its first temple in the islands in 1900, [[Soto Zen|Sôtô Zen]] in [[1903]], and [[Shingon Buddhism]] in 1914, but Jôdo Shinshû remained dominant. Plantation owners began making financial contributions to the temples in [[1901]], a practice which continued until 1920, when the temples actively supported the Japanese workers.
[[Nichiren Buddhism]] established its first temple in the islands in 1900, [[Soto Zen|Sôtô Zen]] in [[1903]], and [[Shingon Buddhism]] in 1914, but Jôdo Shinshû remained dominant. Plantation owners began making financial contributions to the temples in [[1901]], a practice which continued until 1920, when the temples actively supported the Japanese workers.
The [[Okinawans in Hawaii|Okinawan community]] in Hawaii got its first temple in 1935. The Jikôen, founded by Yosemori Chiro, who had arrived in the islands in 1921, remains a major center for Okinawan cultural activities in Honolulu today.<ref>[[Mitsugu Sakihara]], "Okinawans in Hawaii: An Overview of the Past 80 Years," in ''Uchinanchu'', University of Hawaii (1981), 112.</ref>
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