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Wahiawa Hongwanji prepares for upcoming obon season with virtual bon dance

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Members of the Wahiawa Hongwanji dance during rehearsals.The 12 members are rehearsing in preparation for a virtual broadcast of their bon dances on June 26.
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Doris Matsuoka, 93, dances with other members during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Mavis Nakabayashi dances with fellow members during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Three-year-old Skylar Oshiro clings to mother, Stephanie, during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Three-year-old Skylar Oshiro dances alongside mother, Stephanie, right, and grandmother, Vivian Murayama, left, during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Three-year-old Skylar Oshiro dances alongside grandmother, Vivian Murayama, left, during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Doris Matsuoka, 93, dances with other members during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Wendy Fukuhara, left, dances during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Cindy Nakabayashi, right, dances during rehearsals.
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Vivian Murayama, right, dances during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Three-year-old Skylar Oshiro dances with grandmother, Vivian Murayama, left, mother Stephanie, right, and 93-year-old Doris Matsuoka, front, during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.
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Doris Matsuoka, 93, dances with other members during rehearsals at Wahiawa Hongwanji in Wahiawa.

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