Source: Kauai Garden Island News
http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2007/03/26/news/news01.txt
KAPAIA — Yellow twine criss-crossed one section of the Lihu‘e Hongwanji Mission social hall.
“That’s where the towels will hang to dry overnight,” said Ted Inouye, chairman for this year’s Lihu‘e Hongwanji Mission bon dance.
In the 2007 bon dance schedule released by Rev. Midori Kondo, resident minister for LHM, the Kapaia church will host the first bon dance of the season June 8 and June 9.
Planning for the annual o-bon celebration started several months ago when members of the various committees gathered to analyze last year’s event and started plans for the start of the 10-week bon dance season.
The bon dance towels are one of the more popular attractions at the bon dance, a celebration accoutrement honoring ancestors who have passed on.