Name proves unlucky as Buddha Bar hits sign snag
Offended local Buddhists launch a campaign to try to get the Waikiki bar's name changed
Mary Adamski, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, August 11, 2004
Offended local Buddhists launch a campaign to try to get the Waikiki bar's name changed
Mary Adamski, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, August 11, 2004
Local Buddhists, offended at the use of a revered name, launched a letter-writing campaign to city and state government agencies. City officials said the name choice is beyond their control as constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech. "In my letter, I said a Christian would find it offensive to see a Jesus Bar," said Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel, president of the Hawaii Association of International Buddhists.
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