buddhism in hawaiiBuddhism in Hawaii:

  • Number of Buddhist centers: 71
  • Portion of the population that identifies as Buddhist: 8%
  • Number of students enrolled at Pacific Buddhist Academy, a college preparatory high school in Honolulu: 68
  • Year of establishment of the first Buddhist temple in the Hawaiian Islands by Rev. Soryu Kagahi, a Japanese Jodo Shinshu priest: 1889
  • Approximate number of elderly and disabled people currently served by Project Dana, a statewide home visit and transportation program started by the Moiliili Hongwanji Mission temple: 1,000
  • Weight of a sacred bronze bell (bon-sho) that hangs in the Bell House of the Byodo-In Temple at the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park in Kaneohe, Oahu Island: 3 tons
  • Number of Tricycle subscribers: 153

View past installments of Buddhism by the Numbers: The Economics of Mindfulness, California, Virginia, Kentucky, South Korea, and the African Great Lakes Region. 

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Data from BuddhaNet’s World Buddhist Directory, the Pew Research Center, Pacific Buddhist Academy, Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, Honolulu Magazine, and USA Today.

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