101 Things To Do in Hawai‘i

Visit the Valley of the TemplesO‘ahu

The chiseled KO‘OLAU MOUNTAINS, covered in a carpet of multi-textured green, form a fitting backdrop for VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES MEMORIAL PARK. Located near Kane‘ohe, the park is dominated by a majestic BYODO-IN TEMPLE, a replica of the magnificent 900-year-old Byodo-In Temple of Equality in Japan.

The O‘ahu replica was

built in 1968 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawai‘i. The temple is graced by two acres of ponds stocked with several hundred Japanese carp, brightly feathered peacocks, black swans and other wildlife.

An 18-foot meditation Buddha overlooks the quiet scene.