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Golden Domes on Kauai

By Richard Dolbeare

Real Estate Agent with Inactive INACTIVE HI Lic# RB-20941

October 14, 2009 03:50 PM

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Kauai Hindu Temple Photo

I had a delightful experience today when I "stumbled across" a tour of the Hindu temple being build above Kapaa on our little island of Kauai. Granite slabs are being hand-chisled in India and shipped 10,000 miles to Kauai for the construction which has been ongoing since 1991. The gold leaf dome overlays are stunning in the bright Kauai sunshine.

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Dan Edwards 425-276-7008

Keller Williams Realty - Bellevue - Bellevue, WA

Great photo thanks for sharing!

Oct 14, 2009 03:55 PM

Christine McInerney

Great Life RE - Knoxville, TN

The McInerney Team, Knoxville TN Homes For Sale

I will actually be in Kauai in November on my 1st real vacation in 3 years. Maybe I will stop by and check this out in person.

Oct 14, 2009 04:04 PM

Heather Adkinson

Windermere K-2 Realty LLC www.propertiesinmoseslake.com - Moses Lake, WA

Real Estate Agent - Moses Lake

That is incredible I would love to see something like that going up!

Oct 14, 2009 05:31 PM

Richard Dolbeare

Inactive - Wailuku, HI

Living the Hawaii Lifestyle

There should be lots of time left to see the construction as it looks like an endless project to me. So far it's 18 years and counting. Everything is being done by hand, even the quarrying of the granite is by hand rather than dynamite.

Christine & Jennifer- How cool that you are coming to Kauai. Let's network over lunch one day.

Oct 14, 2009 07:14 PM

Gabriela Agostinelli

RE/MAX100 - Leonardtown, MD

Gabriela A-Team

Beautiful! where is Kauai?

Oct 15, 2009 12:15 AM

Toula Rosebrock

Diane Turton, Realtors, Forked River, NJ - Lacey Township, NJ

Broker/Sales Associate, Realtor, Lacey Township,

ToulaRosebrock.com Hi Richard:

How lucky to be there on Kauai!!!!

Looks like an interesting structure going up.

Oct 15, 2009 12:25 AM

Susan Brown

Keller Williams NE, Kingwood Texas (Humble & Atascocita too) - Kingwood, TX

Richard - That is a great picture. And how interesting that they've been working on this since 1991. And it looks like the granite work is really ornate. Beautiful.

Oct 15, 2009 02:52 AM

Gabriela- We're in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, please come visit!

Hi Toula- It's an immense project with no particular end date in mind. I think it's a labor of love.

Susan- The granite is all hand-chisled, even the designs--no power tools.

Oct 15, 2009 08:54 AM

Jane Peters

Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles real estate concierge services

Boy, that is beautiful, Richard. An Indian friend of mine's daughter and son-in-law are moving to Oahu. I will have to make sure they visit. (Sorry, he is being housed by the Navy :) )

Oct 16, 2009 09:28 AM

Hi Jane- Have them call first. There are tours twice a week but the days vary.

Oct 16, 2009 12:09 PM

Not a real person

San Diego, CA

Very beautiful, but most temples and churches are. I always have to wonder, though, if someone's God needs that, or if the money could better be spent to house the homeless, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, heal the sick............

Oct 17, 2009 01:56 PM

Mary Douglas

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO

REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Eighteen years is a long time to build such a building, still I marvel at the detail and that it is all hand crafted. It's really a beautiful building - thanks for posting it Richard!

Oct 21, 2009 02:27 PM

Throughout history, castles and churches have been some of the grandest buildings. I'd heard of this one for years before I finally went to see it and it was quite an interesting tour.

Oct 21, 2009 05:41 PM

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