Address
66-279A Haleiwa Road, Haleiwa, Hawaii 96816
TMK
(1) 6-6-006:010
SHPD Historic Site Number
50-80-04-08826
Historic Designations:
Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places
Abstract
Approved for Criterion A (Historical Events and Patterns). The Haleiwa Jodo Mission was the first Japanese Jodo Mission established on Oahu. Established in 1913, the mission grew and was successful due to the large number of Japanese plantation workers that were living and working on nearby sugar and rice plantations. It was built on the site of the previous Waialua Hotel. In addition to the Original Temple, in the north corner of the site, is a 1958/1959 elementary school building (southwest corner) and the current 1975 temple building (southeast corner). The interior of the upper floor of the Original Temple building is intact including windows, location of the entry doors, and the original altar area. However, it is not occupied because of the its condition despite efforts in 1977 to stabilize and refurbish the rooms. The Haleiwa Jodo Mission has survived while looking after plantation workers in the Main Sugar Strike of 1920, disruptions from Marshall Law during WWII, as well as multiple tsunamis while standing in its current location.
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