Valley of the Temples Memorial Park is a memorial park located on the windward (eastern) side of the

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an island of

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at the foot of the Koolau mountains, near the town of Kāneohe. Thousands of

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and

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residents of Hawaii are buried in this memorial park. It was founded by

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in 1963. The park features a 1968 replica of the 11th-century Phoenix Hall of the Byodo-In Buddhist temple complex in Uji,

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. Inside the main part of the temple is a

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statue sitting on a gold lotus leaf. Also on the grounds are large

statues depicting the

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, the

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, various Catholic saints,

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s and

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s of some of the most influential people in Hawaii. Most notable of those interred at the mausoleums of the Valley of the Temples is

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, Hawaii entrepreneur and statesman. For a time, former

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Ferdinand E. Marcos was interred at a private mausoleum overlooking the Byodo-In temple. The Byodo-In temple was seen several times in the popular television show ''

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'' as the estate of Sun-Hwa Kwon's father in the Season 1 episode, "House of the Rising Sun," and was later used as the backdrop for Sun and Jin-Soo Kwon's marriage in the Season 5 finale, "The Incident." The temple was also used in season two, episode seven of ''

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'' entitled "Tropical Madness" in 1981 and in the season eight episode "Tigers Fan" in 1987. The temple was also used in season two, episode nine of the original ''Hawaii Five-O'' series, entitled "The Singapore File," first broadcast 11/19/1969 and in the second part episode "F.O.B" Honolulu".

Images

Image:Byodo-In Temple Oahu 4.JPG, Statue outside the temple Image:Byodo-In Temple Oahu 2.JPG, View of the temple garden Image:Amida Buddha.jpg, The Amida Buddha inside the temple Image:Peace Bell Housing.jpg, The Peace Bell outside the temple Image:Valley-Of-The-Temples-Mausoleum.JPG, Mausoleum at the Valley of the Temples

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