Held in collaboration with Windward Mall, Windward Buddhist Temple, and Kāneʻohe Higashi Hongwanji, this annual Bon Dance is held in air conditioned comfort inside Windward Mall. Join us for food, festivities, and a Bon Dance around the WBT yagura in the mall’s Center Court.

No Dharma Service at WBT on Sunday, July 9, 2023, as the members and volunteers will be cleaning up after our Bon Dance the previous night on Saturday, July 8.

Our Bon Dance at the temple is back for 2023! Join us at Windward Buddhist Temple for a night of ono BBQ dinner plates, freshly made andagi, and a Country Market featuring a rummage sale along with temple favorites such as takuan, bitter melon namasu, and manju.

Want to brush up on your Bon Dancing skills? Join us at Windward Buddhist Temple for Bon Dance practice on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 7 pm.

Windward Mall in Kaneohe will be resuming their annual Bon Dance Festival on Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Upon careful consideration by the WBT Board of Directors, and in light of the rise in COVID cases on the island of Oahu, we have decided to cancel our Bon Dance this year.

Join Windward Buddhist Temple at Windward Mall for their first indoor Bon Dance at Center Court. The Bon Dance will be from 2 to 4 pm, with emcee Keiji Kukino from Windward Buddhist Temple and the Ko'olau Sakura Odori Kai. There will be entertainment, food, and special promotions throughout the afternoon until 7 p.m. We will be selling our signature andagi, taken, and boiled peanuts in the Food Court wing, while supplies last!

There is no Family Service held on the day after our Bon Dance. Instead, volunteers will gather at 8 am to dismantle and store the yagura.

Anyone who wants to helps, please come by, as the more hands there are, the faster it goes! Disassembly usually takes about two hours.

SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendars for Windward Buddhist Temple’s Bon Dance, a night of ono food, our famous andagi, and dancing around our uniquely decorated yagura.
 

Get ready for the Bon Dance on Saturday, July 13. Join us at the temple to learn this year’s dances.

In preparation for our Bon Dance on July 13, the yagura (musician’s stand) is constructed. How can you help? Just bring yourself, friends, and family that can be a part of the working crew. (Preferably, older teens and above in age – this is not child’s play.) You’ll be carrying lumber and other items, assisting by holding things in place and/or working to secure the parts of the yagura that fit together.

SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendars for Kailua Hongwanji's Bon Dance, a night of ono food, our famous andagi, and dancing around our uniquely decorated yagura.
 

Practice the latest dances and get ready for our Bon Dance at the temple.

SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendars for Kailua Hongwanji's Bon Dance, a night of ono food, our famous andagi, and dancing around our uniquely decorated yagura.
 

Practice the latest dances and get ready for our Bon Dance at the temple.

The Hatsubon Service remembers loved ones who have passed within the last year.

Speaker: Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani

M.C.: Gerald Matsuda

We will be constructing the yagura (musician's tower) and lights for the Kailua Hongwanji Bon Dance on July 22nd. Man & woman-power needed!