Love this hongwanji. It is centrally located in town and has parking available (small lot). Super…read moreexcited for Obon season and the bon dance this weekend!!!!

This review is for the obon festival…read more ATMOSPHERE: The mission is oddly located at the end of a residential street. The grass lawn where the dance is held is tiny and intimate. There's a small temple and hall where the bento foods are sold. FOOD: Shoyu chicken - The large, single bone-in, skin-on thigh was overcooked but tender and full of flavor. Comes with rice and canned corn. Sushi - The infamous Hawaii-style roll with vinegar rice, tuna, carrots, cucumber, and shiitake mushrooms. Very good. Manju - Not my favorite. The exterior wasn't tasty nor flaky. The black bean filling was okay. TIP: Enter on West Hawaii St where there is a dirt parking lot in the back of the mission.

We don't regularly attend this mission but we came for obon season and it was perfect. It's easy…read moreto find and there are accessible bathrooms. They also have regular markets held here with pop up local vendors. I would come again. Parking is a little difficult for events so go early.

This review is for the annual obon festival which happens every August for two nights…read more THE EVENT: The facilities are classically old and smells accordingly, but not in a bad way. It's one of Maui's few obons that take place on pavement rather than on grass, which is great for the allergy-sensitive person. The dance area is surrounded by buildings that offer an elevated view of the festival. They sell a wide variety of cuisines - a mix of local, Chinese, Okinawan, and Japanese. There's also some games for the kids. FOOD: Roast Pork - The pork was finely shredded, similar to kalua pork. It was nicely seasoned and came with a dollop of light brown gravy, steamed rice, and pickled cabbage. The portion was tiny for $6, but it went toward a good cause (the church's Boy Scout troop.) OVERALL: Good food, no dusty environment.

Out of the buddhist temples I have visited, I think Wailuku Hongwanji's hondo is one of the most…read morenicest one's I've seen. Inside is very clean and air conditioned also. The current resident minister Rev. S. Murakami is very nice and open to discussion. The members are very nice also. There is a huge parking lot but not too many stalls. Their social hall is pretty spacious and they also have classroom style conference rooms upstairs of the social hall.

They called me back right away when I said I was visiting Maui and wanted to go Chant at their…read morecommunity center!