Maui Obon Schedule 2019

Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. File photo credit: Melanie Agrabante.

The Japanese Buddhist tradition of obon will be held throughout the island at various missions on Maui throughout the summer.

The group dance or bon odori, will be performed at the festivals, celebrating the custom in which participants honor the spirits of their ancestors.

Below is the 2019 Maui Bon Dance schedule:

Lahaina Shingon Mission
Saturday, June 1
Service 6:30 p.m., Dance 7:30 p.m.
682 Luakini St., Lahaina

Puʻunēnē Nichiren Mission
Saturday, June 8
Service 6:30 p.m., Dance 7:30 p.m.
9 Ani Street, Kahului

Wailuku Jodo Mission
Friday, June 14
Service 6:30 p.m., Dance 7:30 p.m.
67 Central Avenue, Wailuku (Parking at the Mālama clinic)

Wailuku Shingon Mission
Saturday, June 15
Service 6:30 p.m., Dance 7:30 p.m.
1939 North Street, Wailuku

Kahului Jodo Mission
Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29
Service 6:30 p.m., Dance 7:30 p.m.
325 Lāʻau Street, Kahului

Lahaina Jodo Mission
Saturday, July 6
Service 6:30 p.m., Dance 8 p.m.
12 Ala Moana Street, Lahaina

Pāiʻa Mantokuji Soto Zen Mission
Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13
Service 6 p.m., Dance 7:30 p.m.
253 Hāna Hwy, Pāiʻa

Lānaʻi Hongwanji Mission
Friday and Saturday July 12 and 13
Service July 12, 2019 7 p.m.; dance July 13, 2019 6:30 p.m.
1364 Fraser Ave., Lānaʻi

Kahului Hongwanji Mission
Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20
Service 6 p.m.; Dance 8 p.m.
291 S. Puʻunēnē Ave., Kahului

Makawao Hongwanji Mission
Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27
Service 6 p.m., Dance 7 p.m.
1074 Makawao Ave., Makawao

Wailuku Hongwanji Mission
Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3
Service 6:45 p.m., Dance 8 p.m.
1828 Vineyard St., Wailuku

Lahaina Hongwanji Mission
Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10
Service 6 p.m., Dance 7:30 p.m.
551 Waineʻe St., Lahaina

Rinzai Zen Mission, Pāʻia
Saturday, August 17
Service 6 p.m., Dance 7 p.m.
120 Alawai Road, Pāʻia

Kula Shofukuji Mission
Saturday, August 24
Service 6:30 p.m., Dance 7:30 p.m.
113 Puanani Place, Kula

Additional Resources:

Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaiʻi, 2019 Obon Schedule
Maui Obon Drummers Schedule