Vippaguntadidn'tknowabout the VisaGod the firsttime he visited the temple, but it may have had an effectanyway: The followingyear, hegot a visa to move to the U. S.
Not only is Oahu's largest temple located nearby at Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau State Monument, but so are the archeological remains of some 78 ancient religious sites and shrines, as well as fishponds, and a waterfall and pool where you can swim.
Earlier this month, the United Nations approved Cambodia's application to have the temple listed as a World Heritage Site -- places the U.N. says have outstanding universal value.
Chris Temple, editor of The National Investor, agrees that the U.S. could end up with something similar to the funk that has enveloped Japan for more than a decade.