Līhuʻe Hongwanji Mission
United States historic place
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The Līhuʻe Hongwanji Mission, near Līhuʻe, Hawaii on Kauaʻi, is a historic mission whose construction was started in 1901. It was a branch of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is significant as the oldest surviving Japanese Buddhist mission on Kauaʻi; it "reinforced Japanese ties to the mother country by preserving the language, education and cultural foundations, of immigrant Japanese laborers." The Lihue Plantation Company supported its development as a way of indirectly maintaining social control. It included Sunday school classes but the Japanese language school gradually became the most important part of the mission.[2]
Līhuʻe Hongwanji Mission | |
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  Location within Hawaii | |
| Location | North of Līhuʻe at Hawaii Route 56, at 3-3556-A Kuhio Highway |
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| Nearest city | Līhuʻe, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21°59′44″N 159°22′8″W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001025[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1978 |
It is associated with Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii.
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