{"id":3233,"slug":"byodo-in-temple-kaneohe-hawaii","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Byodo-In is the halved — the 'replica' that's the scale's mark, the 'Uji 1052' that's the original's age. The 'centennial' is the honored — the 'Japanese came' that's the 1868's mark, the 'sugar fields' that's the immigrants' work. The 'concrete' is the faked — the 'no nails' that's the original's craft, the 'poured' that's the copy's make.","The 'cemetery holds' is the doubled — the 'memorial park' that's the grounds' use, the 'non-denominational' that's the temple's open. The 'bell rung' is the heard — the 'sacred' that's the sound's mark, the 'mountains watch' that's the setting's frame. Byodo-In is the kept — the 'all faiths' that's the welcome's scope, the 'phoenix' that's the hall's name.","The file keeps Byodo-In: the halved replica, the honored centennial, the faked wood, and the doubled cemetery.","Byodo-In Temple is the archive's Hawaii file — the Japanese temple built in a Hawaiian graveyard."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Byodo-In Temple is the archive's Hawaii file — the replica that honors the immigrants.","A temple keeps its bell — the file's suggestion being that Byodo-In's hold is the copied: the 'half scale' that's the replica's mark, the 'concrete' that's the craft's cheat, and the 'cemetery' that's the setting's peace."]}],"name":"Byodo-In Temple","aliases":[],"type":"SITE","type_label":"Site","cats":["LOCAL_FOLKLORE","HAUNTED_PLACE","RELIGIOUS"],"groups":["hauntings","legends"],"desc":"The Phoenix Hall replica—at the foot of the Koʻolau.","full_desc":"A site in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Byodo-In Temple is filed here for what the record attaches to it. The Phoenix Hall replica—at the foot of the Koʻolau. HauntHunt files it with religious heritage, local folklore and haunted places. The dossier holds 1 reported claim and 1 documented fact, with the verified spine filed separately from the lore. The site is open to visitors.","address":null,"city":"Kaneohe","county":null,"state":"Hawaii","postal":null,"region":"West","lat":21.409332,"lon":-157.789648,"coord_kind":"CITY","status":"ACTIVE","access":"PUBLIC","access_notes":null,"ownership":null,"website":null,"phone":null,"year_built":null,"year_opened":null,"year_closed":null,"year_demolished":null,"designation":null,"current_use":"Historic site / memorial","research_notes":"HI batch; VERIFY task auto-queued.","stage":"SOURCE_RESEARCH","quality":{"level":"MEDIUM","score":59.4,"dims":{"location_confidence":0.75,"identity_confidence":0.65,"historical_confidence":0.8,"source_quality":0.3999999999999999,"paranormal_claim_provenance":0.8,"coordinate_confidence":0,"current_access_confidence":0.7,"freshness":0.65}},"claims":[{"id":3274,"type":"APPARITION","description":"Reported a presence at the temple. Byodo-In Temple's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. Witness accounts, no evidence file: the claim is anecdotal and stays that way. The account appears in 'Byodo-In'. It is the sighting the place is known for, and it hasn't stopped.","evidence":"ANECDOTAL","evidence_label":"Anecdotal","entity":null,"where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Byodo-In","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byodo-In_(Hawaii)","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]}],"history":[{"description":"The 1968 temple is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The detail is preserved in 'Byodo-In'. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry. It remains the site's standing claim. It remains the site's standing claim.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":"1968","date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Byodo-In","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byodo-In_(Hawaii)","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"legends":[],"entities":[],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Site access varies; verify before visiting.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Byodo-In","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byodo-In_(Hawaii)","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":1,"history":1,"legends":0,"entities":0,"sources":1}}