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Higashi Hongwanji
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7

July 2016

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii

Temple Activities Calendar
JULY

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
7/3 Sun 12 pm Omigaki - Polishing of altar ornaments
7/10 Sun 10 am Obon/Hatsubon service
7/10 Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class7/3

現代語で仏教を聞こう

led by Rinban Kawawata in JapaneseUkulele class/band practice
ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
6 pm Bon dance practice at Otani Center(6 pm: Ryukyu, 7 pm: Fukushima)
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
6:30 pm Manto-e service, followed by bon dance
6:30 pm Manto-e service, followed by bon dance
10 am Bon dance cleanup (no Sunday service)
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
6:30 pm Movie night: Early Summer (1951)
10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
11:30 am Ehime Maru Memorial cleaning
Picnic at Kakaako Waterfront Park

7/12 Tue 3 pm
7/14 Thu 7 pm
7/17 Sun
7/17 Sun
7/19 Tue
7/19
7/22
7/23
7/24
7/26
7/26
7/28
7/31
7/31

Tue
Fri
Sat
Sun
Tue
Tue
Thu
Sun
Sun

8/7
8/7

AUGUST

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class
現代語で仏教を聞こう

8/9 Tue 3 pm
8/11 Thu 7 pm
8/14
8/14
8/16
8/21

Sun
Sun
Tue
Sun

8/23 Tue
8/23 Tue
8/27 Sat
8/28 Sun
8/28 Sunled by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference Room
Ukulele class/band practice
ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference Room

10 am
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
10 am BBQ chicken & sushi sale - Otani Center(no Sunday service)
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
6:30 pm Movie night: TBA
9:30 am 12th Dobo Convention - Day 1
Hilton Los Angeles Universal City
7:30 am 12th Dobo Convention - Day 2
Hilton Los Angeles Universal City
10 am Shinran Shō

8/29 Mon 9 am

Optional 2-day extension - Las Vegas
Monte Carlo Resort & Casino

Everyone is welcome to join in on our sutra chanting at 7 am daily (except Sundays & 28th day of the month) in the Betsuin main hall.

At Higashi Hongwanji, we remaintrue to our origins
as an open Sangha, welcoming
anyone who wishes to learn more
about the Jodo Shinshu
tradition of Buddhism.
A registered 501(c)3 organization
Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Koen Kikuchi
President: Faye Shigemura
Vice President: Jonathan Tani
Secretary: Debra Saiki
Treasurer: Edmund Nakano
Asst. Sec’y & Auditor: Ken Saiki
1685 Alaneo Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Tel: (808) 531-9088
Fax: (808) 531-3265
Email: betsuin@hhbt-hi.org
Wa is published monthly byHigashi Hongwanji Missionof Hawaii for its members
and friends. Comments,
articles and other items for
publication consideration
are welcomed.
Editor: Ken SaikiYou are here once again to lead us in celebration of the annual visits ofour departed family and friends, and to help us reflect on what theymean to us and how they taught us to become the persons we are today.
Now if we’re conscientious, caring people, job well done, dearly departed.
But if we’re rotten baboozes, what can we do? Do we ask for more time? Or
beg for more compassion and forgiveness? Work harder?
If you’re like most of us and thinking about this now, it’s not too late tostart earning Gold Karma Points. Earn GKP by going to your local area bondances and dance, dance, dance until you feel hungry, and get something to
eat to replenish that lost energy, and dance again. Do this every week for threemonths, and you will have chased the babooze spirits away…until next year.
Do you feel the Bon Fever in the air, the boom, boom, boom of the drums,
clanging of the clanger, and the wheee of the flutes? It’s a-comin’ fast and wehope you have reserved Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 on your calendar
for the Higashi Hongwanji Betsuin festivities.
You’ll find our popular, familiar items on the menu, such as our sumosized Hawaiian plate, nishime, inari somen, Susan & Gayle’s andagi andMargaret’s Mm-Mm Toll House cookies. Of course, you won’t want to missout on the famous Shimazu shave ice with your choice of signature flavors
to cool you off.
New this year will be the Manto-e lanterns for your pets Skippy, Duke,
Tweety, Snowball and Richard III. Pet lantern donations of $20 are the same asfor your human family members. You may take your lanterns home after the
weekend festivities are over.
We have a spot reserved for you, so get your high-kicking clogs cleaned,find and dust off last year’s bon dance towel, and get in line.
See you there…dokkoisho!

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f you’ve ever worked behind the scenes of a celebration that involves
food, you’ll know how much work and how much food goes into the
preparation. For instance, at each bon dance we go through thousands ofandagi, cups and cups of rice, hundreds of bottles of water, and a cartful or
two of carrots, onions, celery and potatoes with an ‘e’.
We are accepting donations for our bon dance, so don’t be shy andplease aim high. Other items on the shopping list are cans of Spam, flour,
sugar, shoyu and paper goods. Cash is another option.We appreciate all
help, and look forward to a season of grand dancing and irresistible stuff tofill your tummies.
Call us at 531-9088 if you have questions. Kotoshi mo mata yoroshiku
onegai itashimasu!
— Faye Shigemura

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The “10,000-lights” Buddhist
tradition is continued withlanterns at the Betsuin in memoryof loved ones we’ve lost. For a$20 donation for each lantern,names will be written on a small
tablet hung on the lantern to be
displayed during the Betsuin bondance July 22 & 23. You may takeyour Manto-e lanterns home after
the bon dance weekend.
,"/&0)&)*("4)*)0/(8"/+*45-520 Keaahala Rd., Kaneohe. Call 247-2661
Sat., July 2, 6:00 pm: Bon/Hatsubon service
Sat., July 2, 6:30 pm: Bon dance
8"*.&")*("4)*)0/(8"/+*9554 Kaumualii Hwy., Waimea
Call 338-1847
Fri., July 15, 6:30 pm: Bon service
Fril, July 15, 7:30 pm: Bon danceSat., July 16, 7:00 pm: Bon service
Sat., July 16, 7:30 pm: Bon dance.",*,*$&.&5&3:
Corner of Pensacola St. & Wilder Ave., Honolulu
Call 941-5889 (United Japanese Society of Hawaii)Sat., July 16, 9:00 am Bon service co-officiated by Bishop
Eric Matsumoto (Honpa Hongwanji)& Bishop Kenjun Kawawata(Higashi Hongwanji)
Many Japanese kanyaku imin
contract laborers who came towork in the cane fields settled
for good in Hawaii and started
families. Their descendants form
the core of today’s local JapaneseAmerican community. Others
were not so fortunate, and diedalone, with no one to tend to theirgraves or remember them. At thisoccasion of obon, we pause to
pay tribute to the 289 pioneers
with no known descendants
who are buried in a common
grave, also known to local
people as a yosebaka, at
Makiki cemetery.

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1685 Alaneo St., Honolulu. Call 531-9088
Fri. July 22, 6:30 pm Manto-e service
Fri., July 22, 7:00 pm Bon danceSat., July 23, 6:00 pm Minyo folk music performanceby Harada NaoAtsusa KaiSat., July 23, 6:30 pm Manto-e service
Sat., July 23, 7:00 pm Bon dance
1"-0-0)0/(8"/+*1641 Palolo Ave., Honolulu
Call 731-1491
Fri., July 29, 6:00 pm Bon service
Fri., July 29, 6:30 pm Bon danceSat., July 30, 6:00 pm Bon service
Sat., July 31, 6:30 pm Bon dance&)*.&."36.&.03*"-3&.&.#3"/$&
Kakaako Waterfront Park at the foot of Cooke St.
Call 531-9088
Sun., July 31, 11:15 am Clean Ehime Maru MemorialSun., July 31, 11:45 am Service led by Rinban Ken Kawawata
Sun., July 31, 12:00 pm Lunch at the park pavilion
Bring cleaning rags, hat and sunscreen. We will wash andwipe down the memorial and pick up old flowers andlight trash in the surrounding area. Following the cleaningof the memorial, we will hold a short memorial service toremember thenine students,
instructors andcrew membersof the fisheries
high school
training vessel
Ehime Maru
who perishedduring a trgic
collision with a
U.S. submarine
off Diamond
Head in 2001. After that we will then enjoy a picnic-style lunchat the pavilion on the shoreline below the memorial, near the
restrooms. We’ve invited members from the Kaneohe andPalolo temples to join us for this joint community service
project, short service and fellowship picnic lunch.
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Sat., Aug. 13, 6:00 pm Hatsubon service
Sat., Aug. 13, 7:00 pm Bon danceSun., Aug. 14, 10:00 am Urabon service

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Kiyoko Moriyama family Judy Okimoto,:0%"/%0/"5*0/ (including columbarium, altar supplies)

We gratefully acknowledge the following for theirgenerous contributions and assistance. If we’ve missed
any names, please accept our apologies and let us know
by calling the Betsuin at 531-9088 so we can makecorrections to our records. For donations of $250 or more,
receipts/acknowledgment will be issued in compliancewith current IRS regulations. Thank you.

Aimee ShiraiRev. Chiken Honda, Aichi-ken

Mitsue Ikari

Faye Shigemura

Shozo Fukunaga

Rev. Chiken Honda, Aichi-ken

Eliana Johnny

Shigeko Tsuchida

Ellen Gono

Alan Matsumura

Faye Shigemura

Minako Ito-Song

Chelsea Rafael
Minasan Hawaii

Janell Mendez
Eliana Johnny

Dutchy Kahumoku
Susan Iizaki(0+*,"*%6&4



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Minh Ky Ho
Atsuko Nonaka

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Quyen Duc Long
Briana Sugai,:64)6&"35)26",&3&-*&''6/%
Ben Kaito
James Hirakawa
Anonymous
Shigeko Tsuchida
Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji
Keizaburo Tsuji
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Nancy Nakatsu
Patricia Nitta
Hidesato Kita
Gerald Gono
Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
Judith Nakata-Umemoto

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In Memoriam
We extend our deepest sympathy
to the family of the lateToshiko Okuda (98)May 15, 2016

Shotsuki Observance for JulyO

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The following list includes temple members whose
deaths occurred this month during the past 25 years.
Please call the office at 531-9088 if you have any
questions about the listing.

Laureen Chun
Elaine Flynn
Mitsugu Fujimoto
Sumiko HamadaFred Yoshio Haruno
Takeshi Hiraki
Thelma Miyoshi Hirata
Masae Iizaki
David Masato Imura
Daniel Carl Ishimoto
Dorothy Emiko Kaito
Yasushige Kaneshiro
Kiyoko Kanzaki
Ivy Lynn Harumi Kawasaki
Kazuto Kinoshita

James Toshiro Muratsuchi
George Satoru Nagahisa
Nobuko Nakamoto
Torao Nakano
George Moriso Oasa
Jane Ruriko Ogata
Tomiye Okazaki
Myra Hachiko Reyes
Ohilo Sakamoto
Richard Kazuo Shimazu
Kelvin Kazuji Shimazu
Kenneth Shiro Shioi
Yoshio Shishido
Kiyoko Shojinaga
Donald Itsuo Sugai

Kazuo Kiyonaga
Ralph Fumio Kogami
Janyce Chiyo Maekawa
Doris Midori Maruoka
Michiko Masunaga
Michael Toshio Matsuda
Harriet Haruko Matsuda
Harriet Shimono Matsuda
Violet Fujie Matsumoto
Jean H. Matsumoto
Kazunori Miyamoto
Mitsuko Miyazaki
Hinayo Miyazaki
Jack Nobuo Murakami
Violet Tomie Murakami

Daniel Hajime Tagami
Edwina Takayama
Jerry Noboru Takeuchi
Masao Takeuchi
Chiyeko Tanaka
Haruo “Tani” Tanida
Miyoko Tsuji
Thomas Tadao Tsukamoto
Robert Senkyo Unten
Thomas Seitsu Uyehara
James H. Yamaguchi
Lawrence Mitsuyosi Yamamoto
Michael Mitsuo Yoshida
Megumi Yoshimototo the life nurturing Primal Vow of Amida;
A wakenthose who only entrust in this universal activity oflove and compassion, through the benefit of embraced andnever forsaken, all attain Enlightenment.
– Shinran Shonin

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'BZF4IJHFNVSBThe following is a transcript of a dharma
message presented by Faye Shigemura at our
Sunday Father’s Day family service on June
19. This special Father’s Day message is part of
Betsuin’s ongoing lay speaker program to allow
members to share what they have learned, theirlife experiences and daily perspectives with others.

Father’s Day is celebrated all
around the world from Marchin Italy, to December in Bolivia. Most
countries celebrate Father’s Day on
the third Sunday in June, following

Faye still sleeps with her father’s blanket.
the American tradition. Somecountries like Korea celebrate Parent’s
Day instead.
All of us have many fondmemories of our fathers and mothers.
Of us three girls, Jane, Debra and me,
I think I have the privilege of having
the most memories of my father
because of the time spent together.
My mother was really smart.
I imagine she told my father totake me along when he went to
his friends’ house. My sisters weretoddler and infant at the time, andmostly it would be just me and my
Dad. He took me to the best places:
his fisherman friend always had
sashimi or tako at their home andthey always had a bottle of Kist
orange soda for me. I had the runof many bars, the most memorable
being Holoholo Inn on the cornerof King and Dillingham. As soon
as I finished my bottle of soda, I
reminded Daddy that it was time togo home. He would call me his alarm
clock. He learned fast by not givingme my soda right away.

Dad was a gentle man, liked by
all his friends. He was always smiling,
and we never heard him raise his
voice. Mommy was the disciplinarianin the family with a mighty wooden
hanger in hand.
New Year’s Day was a special
time when Dad and I would go to
his friends’ homes for our New Year’s
aisatsu, but we really went for his
sakazuki or two of Sawanotsuru
for Dad, and I would have my fill of
kanten, grapes, and kazunoko. Every
year, our hanai uncle would comefrom Kaneohe for dinner, and play
hanafuda with Dad. They would takea whole minute to discard one cardfrom their hands after pointing to thiscard and that card, and mumblingsome words to themselves...kottemuga…baka ne…aa, shimatta!
Dad took an early retirementfrom his job as a civil service
employee at the Schofield, then Ft.
Shafter, motor pool. He passed away
too early at age 64.
What was Dad’s greatest gift tome? That’s a hard question to answer
because I don’t remember a thing
he physically gave to me except his
good looks. I do remember when
I was in high school, my wish was
to build my own furniture when Ibought my own home. Dad got me
started with a two-shelf night standwhich we built and stained.
I think his greatest gift to all of us
was just being the Dad that he was.
We lived in a two-bedroom duplex
with 10 people, my grandparents, myfather’s three younger siblings andour family of five. There were days
when my father would go fishing tocatch dinner, and the very upsetting
day when I found out we ate our petchicken. We never heard an unkind
word from him, and to us, he is thegreatest Dad of all.
I sleep with him every night. I
have a blanket with which I sleep
every night, frayed from too manytimes in the washer and too many
stitches to repair tears. I used to takeit on trips with me, but now that I’mgrown up and have a suitcase full ofomiyage to bring home, I leave myLinus blanket at home.
I miss my Dad.

News on the

She was recognized for her many
contributions as UJSH secretary,committee chair, community
volunteer and efforts to promote
friendship between Hawaii and Japan.
The UJSH has served as anumbrella group for Japanese-Americanorganizations such as kenjinkai,
temples, shrines, cultural groups, aswell as various other groups andindividuals, for nearly 60 years.

A

re you a diehard Amazon
shopper who finds it so mucheasier to press a button than go out
hunting for a store that might havethe exact item you want?
Of course, we encourage you to
support the local economy whenpossible but there are times thatshopping on the Internet is yourbest—or only—choice.
Amazon is one of the mostwidely used websites in the world.
Did you know that you can elect todonate 0.5% of your purchases to
Higashi Hongwanji? It’s possible byshopping on TNJMFBNB[PODPN.
How does it work? First you visit
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the Amazon Smile website, you signin and choose i)JHBTIJ)POHXBOKJ.JTTJPOPG)BXBJJw as the charity ofyour choice.
Once you choose, you’ll receive
an email confirmation and you canbegin your shopping. The entire
shopping experience is the same(including Amazon Prime members)
and the same products are available
at Amazon Smile at the same price.
If there are any of your favorite
products that for some reason
are not eligible on Amazon Smile,
you’ll be notified. You can checkout normally as well. No extra costis passed on to you. Amazon will
donate 0.5% of your purchase to
Higashi Hongwanji.
Wait a minute! 0.5% ain’t all thatmuch, you say. For a $200 purchase
we get only a dollar. But look at it
this way...that’s better than nothing!
Also bear in mind that Amazon
is doing the donating (not you) andtherefore, Amazon gets the income
tax deduction. Amazon Smileshould not replace your regulardonations to the temple but simply
supplement it, at no cost to you.
With Amazon Smile, at least thenext time you click the button, you
may not feel so guilty if you know
you’re somehow helping us!

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Betsuin Wireless

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T’ai Chi classes will be held at the
Otani Center Kaikan every Monday
and Wednesday, beginning August 1,%S(FPSHF5BOBCFTIFETMJHIUPO from 10 to 11 am.
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Orthodox T’ai Chi is considered by
On four consecutive weekday
the majority of sources as the best
evenings from June 14 through 17,
exercise for senior citizens. This
Dr. George Tanabe provided insightactivity is ongoing and not a timeinto what followers of various world
limited activity, which means you canreligions believe and why.
decide your own comfortable scheduleThrough the Hindu, Jewish, Christian and change it anytime you wish.
and Islamic scriptures, Dr. Tanabe gave
T’ai Chi is done in low- to zero-risk
historical backgrounds and distilled
slow motion and mostly memorization.
several key points and passages that If you’re concerned about yourdifferentiate the belief systems.
diminishing memory or physicalThe series was well-received andbalance, T’ai Chi may be for you.
additional lectures were requested by
The instructor has taught Yangsome attendees to help us understand T’ai Chi Ch’uan and Ch’i Kung at thethe diversity of our world.
University of Hawaii, East-West Center,
Kuakini and St. Francis Hospitals and6+4)OBNFT'BZF4IJHFNVSBState Divisions, among other places.
BTJUTPVUTUBOEJOHNFNCFSFor complete information, contact
At its 58th Annual Installation and
220-4506.
There is enough room for
Recognition Banquet held June 25 at
10participants.
Don’t be afraid to call.
the JCCH Manoa Grand Ballroom, the
While
the
class
is not sponsored
United Japanese Society of Hawaii
bythetempleitself,
it is being
named Faye Shigemura, Betsuin
conducted
byamemberand held inpresident as its outstanding member.
the easy-to-access Otani Center.
Watch for announcements in the
Wa newsletter for enrollment
information in evening martial arts
classes, also held in Otani Center .

More than 30 people attended each of Dr.
George Tanabe’s Dharma Study Center talks.

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Faye performed a Japanese classical dance
Kiku no Sakae at the UJSH installation event.

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Everyone said they really liked lastmonth’s movie. Early Summer is also
set in North Kamakura, where Noriko(Setsuko Hara), a 28-year-old secretary,
lives with her parents (Ichiro Sugai &Chieko Higashiyama) and her brotherand his wife (Chishu Ryu & Kuniko

Miyake) and children. Her family,
employer, friends and neighbors all
help her choose a potential
husband.
The 1951 film is intense, yet ahumorous observation of the stresses
that affect the family as a unit. It is oneof Ozu’s most absorbing and poignant
dramas. It was named Kinema Junpo
Best Ten #1. Many Ozu fans consider
Early Summer his best movie.
Showtime: 6:30 pm, Tues., July 26.
136 min. B&W. Japanese audio,
English subtitles. Free admission.
Light refreshments provided.
（ばくしゅう）

物語は6月の映画『晩春』と似ていて、北鎌倉を舞台に、婚期を逃しかけている娘（原節子）をめぐって心配する兄夫婦（笠智衆＆三宅邦子）や両親（菅井一郎＆東山千栄子）らの、どこにでもある
日常のエピソードが羅列され、やがて娘は嫁いでいく。
ここではサイレント時代や『晩春』以降の小津作品を担当し、名コンビと謳われた野田高梧の脚本の妙や、それに応じたセリフの間の絶妙な取り方などが、ユーモアを交えながら捉えられている。一方で小津は本作に関して「無常や輪廻を描きたかった」とも発言。キネマ旬報ベスト・テン第1位。小津マニアの中には、
これを彼のベスト1とする声も多い。
公開 : 1951年、モノクロ 、言語 :日本語、 字幕 : 英語 、映時間 : 136分、7月26日(火)午後6:30時 、入場無料。

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'BZF4IJHFNVSBThe following is a transcript of a dharma
message presented by Faye Shigemura at our
Sunday Father’s Day family service on June
19. This special Father’s Day message is part of
Betsuin’s ongoing lay speaker program to allow
members to share what they have learned, theirlife experiences and daily perspectives with others.

Father’s Day is celebrated all
around the world from Marchin Italy, to December in Bolivia. Most
countries celebrate Father’s Day on
the third Sunday in June, following

Faye still sleeps with her father’s blanket.
the American tradition. Somecountries like Korea celebrate Parent’s
Day instead.
All of us have many fondmemories of our fathers and mothers.
Of us three girls, Jane, Debra and me,
I think I have the privilege of having
the most memories of my father
because of the time spent together.
My mother was really smart.
I imagine she told my father totake me along when he went to
his friends’ house. My sisters weretoddler and infant at the time, andmostly it would be just me and my
Dad. He took me to the best places:
his fisherman friend always had
sashimi or tako at their home andthey always had a bottle of Kist
orange soda for me. I had the runof many bars, the most memorable
being Holoholo Inn on the cornerof King and Dillingham. As soon
as I finished my bottle of soda, I
reminded Daddy that it was time togo home. He would call me his alarm
clock. He learned fast by not givingme my soda right away.

Dad was a gentle man, liked by
all his friends. He was always smiling,
and we never heard him raise his
voice. Mommy was the disciplinarianin the family with a mighty wooden
hanger in hand.
New Year’s Day was a special
time when Dad and I would go to
his friends’ homes for our New Year’s
aisatsu, but we really went for his
sakazuki or two of Sawanotsuru
for Dad, and I would have my fill of
kanten, grapes, and kazunoko. Every
year, our hanai uncle would comefrom Kaneohe for dinner, and play
hanafuda with Dad. They would takea whole minute to discard one cardfrom their hands after pointing to thiscard and that card, and mumblingsome words to themselves...kottemuga…baka ne…aa, shimatta!
Dad took an early retirementfrom his job as a civil service
employee at the Schofield, then Ft.
Shafter, motor pool. He passed away
too early at age 64.
What was Dad’s greatest gift tome? That’s a hard question to answer
because I don’t remember a thing
he physically gave to me except his
good looks. I do remember when
I was in high school, my wish was
to build my own furniture when Ibought my own home. Dad got me
started with a two-shelf night standwhich we built and stained.
I think his greatest gift to all of us
was just being the Dad that he was.
We lived in a two-bedroom duplex
with 10 people, my grandparents, myfather’s three younger siblings andour family of five. There were days
when my father would go fishing tocatch dinner, and the very upsetting
day when I found out we ate our petchicken. We never heard an unkind
word from him, and to us, he is thegreatest Dad of all.
I sleep with him every night. I
have a blanket with which I sleep
every night, frayed from too manytimes in the washer and too many
stitches to repair tears. I used to takeit on trips with me, but now that I’mgrown up and have a suitcase full ofomiyage to bring home, I leave myLinus blanket at home.
I miss my Dad.

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She was recognized for her many
contributions as UJSH secretary,committee chair, community
volunteer and efforts to promote
friendship between Hawaii and Japan.
The UJSH has served as anumbrella group for Japanese-Americanorganizations such as kenjinkai,
temples, shrines, cultural groups, aswell as various other groups andindividuals, for nearly 60 years.

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re you a diehard Amazon
shopper who finds it so mucheasier to press a button than go out
hunting for a store that might havethe exact item you want?
Of course, we encourage you to
support the local economy whenpossible but there are times thatshopping on the Internet is yourbest—or only—choice.
Amazon is one of the mostwidely used websites in the world.
Did you know that you can elect todonate 0.5% of your purchases to
Higashi Hongwanji? It’s possible byshopping on TNJMFBNB[PODPN.
How does it work? First you visit
TNJMFBNB[PODPN. Once you’re at
the Amazon Smile website, you signin and choose i)JHBTIJ)POHXBOKJ.JTTJPOPG)BXBJJw as the charity ofyour choice.
Once you choose, you’ll receive
an email confirmation and you canbegin your shopping. The entire
shopping experience is the same(including Amazon Prime members)
and the same products are available
at Amazon Smile at the same price.
If there are any of your favorite
products that for some reason
are not eligible on Amazon Smile,
you’ll be notified. You can checkout normally as well. No extra costis passed on to you. Amazon will
donate 0.5% of your purchase to
Higashi Hongwanji.
Wait a minute! 0.5% ain’t all thatmuch, you say. For a $200 purchase
we get only a dollar. But look at it
this way...that’s better than nothing!
Also bear in mind that Amazon
is doing the donating (not you) andtherefore, Amazon gets the income
tax deduction. Amazon Smileshould not replace your regulardonations to the temple but simply
supplement it, at no cost to you.
With Amazon Smile, at least thenext time you click the button, you
may not feel so guilty if you know
you’re somehow helping us!

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On four consecutive weekday
the majority of sources as the best
evenings from June 14 through 17,
exercise for senior citizens. This
Dr. George Tanabe provided insightactivity is ongoing and not a timeinto what followers of various world
limited activity, which means you canreligions believe and why.
decide your own comfortable scheduleThrough the Hindu, Jewish, Christian and change it anytime you wish.
and Islamic scriptures, Dr. Tanabe gave
T’ai Chi is done in low- to zero-risk
historical backgrounds and distilled
slow motion and mostly memorization.
several key points and passages that If you’re concerned about yourdifferentiate the belief systems.
diminishing memory or physicalThe series was well-received andbalance, T’ai Chi may be for you.
additional lectures were requested by
The instructor has taught Yangsome attendees to help us understand T’ai Chi Ch’uan and Ch’i Kung at thethe diversity of our world.
University of Hawaii, East-West Center,
Kuakini and St. Francis Hospitals and6+4)OBNFT'BZF4IJHFNVSBState Divisions, among other places.
BTJUTPVUTUBOEJOHNFNCFSFor complete information, contact
At its 58th Annual Installation and
220-4506.
There is enough room for
Recognition Banquet held June 25 at
10participants.
Don’t be afraid to call.
the JCCH Manoa Grand Ballroom, the
While
the
class
is not sponsored
United Japanese Society of Hawaii
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it is being
named Faye Shigemura, Betsuin
conducted
byamemberand held inpresident as its outstanding member.
the easy-to-access Otani Center.
Watch for announcements in the
Wa newsletter for enrollment
information in evening martial arts
classes, also held in Otani Center .

More than 30 people attended each of Dr.
George Tanabe’s Dharma Study Center talks.

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Faye performed a Japanese classical dance
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Everyone said they really liked lastmonth’s movie. Early Summer is also
set in North Kamakura, where Noriko(Setsuko Hara), a 28-year-old secretary,
lives with her parents (Ichiro Sugai &Chieko Higashiyama) and her brotherand his wife (Chishu Ryu & Kuniko

Miyake) and children. Her family,
employer, friends and neighbors all
help her choose a potential
husband.
The 1951 film is intense, yet ahumorous observation of the stresses
that affect the family as a unit. It is oneof Ozu’s most absorbing and poignant
dramas. It was named Kinema Junpo
Best Ten #1. Many Ozu fans consider
Early Summer his best movie.
Showtime: 6:30 pm, Tues., July 26.
136 min. B&W. Japanese audio,
English subtitles. Free admission.
Light refreshments provided.
（ばくしゅう）

物語は6月の映画『晩春』と似ていて、北鎌倉を舞台に、婚期を逃しかけている娘（原節子）をめぐって心配する兄夫婦（笠智衆＆三宅邦子）や両親（菅井一郎＆東山千栄子）らの、どこにでもある
日常のエピソードが羅列され、やがて娘は嫁いでいく。
ここではサイレント時代や『晩春』以降の小津作品を担当し、名コンビと謳われた野田高梧の脚本の妙や、それに応じたセリフの間の絶妙な取り方などが、ユーモアを交えながら捉えられている。一方で小津は本作に関して「無常や輪廻を描きたかった」とも発言。キネマ旬報ベスト・テン第1位。小津マニアの中には、
これを彼のベスト1とする声も多い。
公開 : 1951年、モノクロ 、言語 :日本語、 字幕 : 英語 、映時間 : 136分、7月26日(火)午後6:30時 、入場無料。

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July 2016

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii

Temple Activities Calendar
JULY

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
7/3 Sun 12 pm Omigaki - Polishing of altar ornaments
7/10 Sun 10 am Obon/Hatsubon service
7/10 Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class7/3

現代語で仏教を聞こう

led by Rinban Kawawata in JapaneseUkulele class/band practice
ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
6 pm Bon dance practice at Otani Center(6 pm: Ryukyu, 7 pm: Fukushima)
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
6:30 pm Manto-e service, followed by bon dance
6:30 pm Manto-e service, followed by bon dance
10 am Bon dance cleanup (no Sunday service)
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
6:30 pm Movie night: Early Summer (1951)
10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
11:30 am Ehime Maru Memorial cleaning
Picnic at Kakaako Waterfront Park

7/12 Tue 3 pm
7/14 Thu 7 pm
7/17 Sun
7/17 Sun
7/19 Tue
7/19
7/22
7/23
7/24
7/26
7/26
7/28
7/31
7/31

Tue
Fri
Sat
Sun
Tue
Tue
Thu
Sun
Sun

8/7
8/7

AUGUST

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class
現代語で仏教を聞こう

8/9 Tue 3 pm
8/11 Thu 7 pm
8/14
8/14
8/16
8/21

Sun
Sun
Tue
Sun

8/23 Tue
8/23 Tue
8/27 Sat
8/28 Sun
8/28 Sunled by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference Room
Ukulele class/band practice
ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference Room

10 am
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
10 am BBQ chicken & sushi sale - Otani Center(no Sunday service)
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
6:30 pm Movie night: TBA
9:30 am 12th Dobo Convention - Day 1
Hilton Los Angeles Universal City
7:30 am 12th Dobo Convention - Day 2
Hilton Los Angeles Universal City
10 am Shinran Shō

8/29 Mon 9 am

Optional 2-day extension - Las Vegas
Monte Carlo Resort & Casino

Everyone is welcome to join in on our sutra chanting at 7 am daily (except Sundays & 28th day of the month) in the Betsuin main hall.

At Higashi Hongwanji, we remaintrue to our origins
as an open Sangha, welcoming
anyone who wishes to learn more
about the Jodo Shinshu
tradition of Buddhism.
A registered 501(c)3 organization
Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Koen Kikuchi
President: Faye Shigemura
Vice President: Jonathan Tani
Secretary: Debra Saiki
Treasurer: Edmund Nakano
Asst. Sec’y & Auditor: Ken Saiki
1685 Alaneo Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Tel: (808) 531-9088
Fax: (808) 531-3265
Email: betsuin@hhbt-hi.org
Wa is published monthly byHigashi Hongwanji Missionof Hawaii for its members
and friends. Comments,
articles and other items for
publication consideration
are welcomed.
Editor: Ken SaikiYou are here once again to lead us in celebration of the annual visits ofour departed family and friends, and to help us reflect on what theymean to us and how they taught us to become the persons we are today.
Now if we’re conscientious, caring people, job well done, dearly departed.
But if we’re rotten baboozes, what can we do? Do we ask for more time? Or
beg for more compassion and forgiveness? Work harder?
If you’re like most of us and thinking about this now, it’s not too late tostart earning Gold Karma Points. Earn GKP by going to your local area bondances and dance, dance, dance until you feel hungry, and get something to
eat to replenish that lost energy, and dance again. Do this every week for threemonths, and you will have chased the babooze spirits away…until next year.
Do you feel the Bon Fever in the air, the boom, boom, boom of the drums,
clanging of the clanger, and the wheee of the flutes? It’s a-comin’ fast and wehope you have reserved Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 on your calendar
for the Higashi Hongwanji Betsuin festivities.
You’ll find our popular, familiar items on the menu, such as our sumosized Hawaiian plate, nishime, inari somen, Susan & Gayle’s andagi andMargaret’s Mm-Mm Toll House cookies. Of course, you won’t want to missout on the famous Shimazu shave ice with your choice of signature flavors
to cool you off.
New this year will be the Manto-e lanterns for your pets Skippy, Duke,
Tweety, Snowball and Richard III. Pet lantern donations of $20 are the same asfor your human family members. You may take your lanterns home after the
weekend festivities are over.
We have a spot reserved for you, so get your high-kicking clogs cleaned,find and dust off last year’s bon dance towel, and get in line.
See you there…dokkoisho!

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f you’ve ever worked behind the scenes of a celebration that involves
food, you’ll know how much work and how much food goes into the
preparation. For instance, at each bon dance we go through thousands ofandagi, cups and cups of rice, hundreds of bottles of water, and a cartful or
two of carrots, onions, celery and potatoes with an ‘e’.
We are accepting donations for our bon dance, so don’t be shy andplease aim high. Other items on the shopping list are cans of Spam, flour,
sugar, shoyu and paper goods. Cash is another option.We appreciate all
help, and look forward to a season of grand dancing and irresistible stuff tofill your tummies.
Call us at 531-9088 if you have questions. Kotoshi mo mata yoroshiku
onegai itashimasu!
— Faye Shigemura