22/10/2025
O‘ahu's first public kyudojo, a training center for the traditional Japanese martial art of archery, is planned for Kaimukī!
The and are teaming up to activate 0.57 acres of undeveloped park land, in the mauka-section of Mau‘umae Nature Park near 16th Ave. and Claudine St., with the construction and maintenance of the kyudojo,
The facility will consist of several stylized structures intended for the practice and teaching of kyudo Japanese archery. While intended to foster and grow the kyudo community, the campus will also be capable of hosting other community and cultural events such as hula and lua (Hawaiian martial arts).
The kyudojo campus will include a target bank (matoba), 28-meter arrow path (yamichi), and an open-air shooting house (shajo) with an attached bathroom and classroom. It also includes a 19-stall parking lot, a Japanese garden, and landscaping utilizing native plants, replacing the current expanse of mostly invasive, fire-prone species on this undeveloped area of the nature park.
HKF is funding and constructing the $850,000 facility, which will be gifted to the City when completed. It's scheduled to break ground in early 2026, with the first archery lessons in the completed facility by Summer 2026.
📸 courtesy Hawaii Kyudo Foundation
