HONOLULU (KHON2) – The Hawai‘i Kyudo Foundation and the City and County of Honolulu are working together to create O‘ahu’s first public kyudo training center in Kaimukī.
The new kyudojo will teach the traditional Japanese martial art of archery, known for combining physical discipline and spiritual focus.
The project will use 0.57 acres of undeveloped parkland in Mau‘umae Nature Park near 16th Avenue and Claudine Street. The site will include a target bank, a 28-meter shooting path, and an open-air shooting house. Plans also call for a small parking lot, a Japanese garden and native landscaping to replace invasive plants.
“Living with purpose, harmony, and the quiet power of aloha,” said Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “We are eagerly looking forward to seeing this community resource become a reality so that everyone can enjoy this unique facility.”
Hiroko Dewitz, president of the Hawai‘i Kyudo Foundation, said the new space will help new students learn the peaceful art of kyudo and give past practitioners a place to reconnect.
The $850,000 facility will be built and funded by the Hawai‘i Kyudo Foundation, then gifted to the City once complete.
Construction is expected to begin in early 2026, with the center opening later that summer. Once open, the kyudojo will operate three days a week for about four hours each day. The City estimates annual upkeep will cost about $20,000.
For more information, visit hawaiikyudofoundation.org.