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[[File:Makiki-church.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Makiki Christian Church, established by [[Okumura Takie]] in [[1904]]. This building, inspired by [[Azuchi-Momoyama Period|late Sengoku]] or [[Edo period]] [[castle]] architecture, dates to 1932.]]

[[File:Makiki-church.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Makiki Christian Church, established by [[Okumura Takie]] in [[1904]]. This building, inspired by [[Azuchi-Momoyama Period|late Sengoku]] or [[Edo period]] [[castle]] architecture, dates to 1932; its appearance is based largely on that of [[Kochi castle|Kôchi castle]].]]

Though [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii|Japanese immigrants to Hawaii]] were almost exclusively followers of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] and [[Shinto]] beliefs and practices, the earliest Buddhist temples to be established by or for the Japanese community in Hawaii came only after the establishment of a number of Christian churches meant to serve that community.

Though [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii|Japanese immigrants to Hawaii]] were almost exclusively followers of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] and [[Shinto]] beliefs and practices, the earliest Buddhist temples to be established by or for the Japanese community in Hawaii came only after the establishment of a number of Christian churches meant to serve that community.