Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
DECEM BER 2018

25 M em ber s of t h e 21st Cen t u r y Japan Religiou s Com m it t ee f or Wor ld Feder at ion visit ed t h e
sh r in e on Decem ber 6. Th is is t h e 37t h year t h at a gat h er in g of diver se r eligiou s leader scon ver ged on Oah u t o of f er pr ayer s of peace at t h e an n u al Pear l Har bor M em or ial ser vice.

M AHALOf or you r don at ion sThomas & Linda Agawa
Douglas & Lena Cullison
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Economy Plumbing Co Inc
Miyoko Hanahara
Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi
Arthur & Becky Isa
Arthur K. Isa
Japan Religious Committee
for World Federation
Jinja Honcho
Yoshiko Kawakami
Kawasaki Taishi Heikanji
Robert & Hatsue Kinoshita
James & Melba Kurashige
Mike T. Lee
Kengo Maeda
Clara Matsuzaki
Kent Matsuzaki
Steve Miwa

Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Craig & Diane Nishida
Jan Ota
Rissho Kosei Kai
Akiko Sanai
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Thaddeus & Yuka Striker
Takenoko Sushi - Hilo
Dai Yoshida

M AHALO NUI
Mahalo Nui
to Tak en ok oSu sh i andM it su r u &Pam ela
Igar ash i of
Hilo fortheirgenerous
donation ofMatsuri riceand Sake.

M AHALO NUI

Mahalo Nui Loa to Ken go M aeda,
President & CEO of Tsukushi Gas of
Fukuoka for his donation of Hiyoku
mochi rice, a signature quality
glutinous rice from Kyushu.
This is the second year that Mr.
Maeda has donated over 50 lbs. ofMochi rice to the shrine.
The rice was harvested from hisrice paddy in November andairflown to the shrine for use inmochi for Ozoni soup on New Yearsday.
Be sure to have a bowl of Ozoni
during your Hatsumode visit.

Sh r in e Visit or sPr ivat e Blessin gs

Rev Takizawa was interviewed 12/4
by a popular TV program produced
by Fuji TV called "Nijiiro Jean".

Ceremonies are a beautiful way to recognize turning points inyour life's journey. Formal blessings are a powerful unifying
force, affirming deep bonds across generations.

The special Hawaii episode will airin Japan on January 5 from 8:30 pm,
introducing viewers to hidden
attractions and unusual things.

In accordance with Japanese tradition, baby's are usually
brought to the shrine on the 30th or 31st day from birth.
Celebrate the miracle of your child's birth with a Baby blessing
at the shrine.

A baby blessing wasperformed on 12/8 for anadorable newborn girl.
Welcome to the world we're so thrilled you'rehere.

The 29th Baby Blessing for 2018
was performed on 12/16.
Congratulations on the arrival ofyour happy and healthy newborn!

M och i M ak in g

M ah alo Nu i Volu n t eer s

The annual mochi making
was done on December 8.

Keiko Doughty
Kei Enoki
Naia Enoki
Jeff Fujioka
Arthur Isa
Kell Komatsubara
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Jaysha Nomura

The mochi will be frozen andused in our Ozoni mochi
soup on New Years day
Mahalo nui to the many
volunteers that took timeout of their busy schedules
to help.

Diane Ogasawara
Roosevelt HighJapanese ClassAi SatoGary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Rance Takahashi
Yuko Takahashi

Pig, hog and boar essentially describes thesame animal, with some distinctions.
A boar is an uncastrated male pig, but it
also refers to a wild pig of any gender.
A hog often means a domestic pig thatweighs more than 120 lbs. Pigs are also
referred to as swine.
2019 is the year of the Pig, according tothe original Chinese zodiac, however it
was replaced by the Boar in the Japaneseand Tibetan zodiacs.
When the Chinese zodiac was imported
into Japan sometime during the reign ofEmperor Kinmei (509-571 CE), theJapanese were more familiar with wildboars than domestic pigs. Thus, Pig Yearwas known as Boar Year in Japan.
At that time, the Japanese hunted and ate
boar meat, however it wasn't till a century
later that domestic pigs were introduced
to Japan from the Korean Peninsula.

HATSUM ODE 2019
Come celebrate Hatsumode 2019 at the shrine and embrace
the spirit of the Japanese with a traditional New Years
blessing on Jan u ar y 1, 2019 between M idn igh t an d 4:00 pm
Thousands flock to partake of our Ozoni mochi soup, with a
special broth made by M ast er Ch ef Ar ash i of Takenoko
Sushi Hilo and mochi made from Hiyoku mochi rice, air-flown
from a private rice farmer in Fukuoka.
The blessing is open to the public with street parking on
Olomea and offsite parking at Damien Memorial School on
Houghtailing. A Free shuttle runs continuously between
Midnight - 3:00 am and 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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CALENDAR

Mahalo Nui to the Natori instructors of Han ayagi
Dan cin g Academ y Haw aii Fou n dat ion for performing
the annual Susubarai cleanup of the meeting room on
Saturday, 12/8

DECEM BER

Tree roots constantly seek awater source. In doing so,they can spread very deepor very shallow and in an
extremely large radius fromthe trunk. A tree can develop
roots that are two, threetimes its height.
Mahalo Nui to the shrine's
neighbor, Ru dy San t iago
for first pressure washing theconcrete before chipping out
concrete from the bottomedge of the cracks. He then coated the inside of thecracks with concrete adhesive and patched and sealed
the cracks with cement.

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6:00 pm
Clean u p & Pr ep f or Hat su m ode

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11:00 pm
Tosh ik osh i n o O-oh ar ae Year en d
Pu r if icat ion Rit u al

JANUARY1Midnight - 4 pm
Hat su m ode

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10 am - 4 pm
JCCH Oh an a Fest ival

201 pmSagich o - bu r n in g of old om am or ian d Of u daMAHALO NUI LOA for your most generous donations to the shrine in 2018. Your donations will help fund:* Preservation and perpetuation of the shrine and its infrastructure* Annual Scholarships awarded during our Spring Thanksgiving Festival in April* Kimono and accessories for our Shichigosan Children's Festival in October and November
You can deduct contributions to nonprofits only if you itemize on Schedule A of Form 1040. Donations
received by December 31 counts for that tax year.
For more info please visit:www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/charitable-contribution-deductions
Th e Sh r in e is a qu alif ied Non pr of it Ch u r ch . Ou r Tax ID: 99-6007158

Generally, you can deduct
contributions of money orproperty you make to or for theuse of, a qualified organization.
To verify whether anorganization is qualified, go toIRS.gov. Click on "Tools" and thenon "Exempt Organizations" andselect "Check".
This online tool will enable you tosearch for qualified

organizations.
VOLUNTEERS - You can deduct asa charitable contribution, any
unreimbursed out-of-pocket
expenses, such as the cost of gas
and oil, related to the use of yourcar in giving services to a church.
You can also deduct parking fees.
You must keep written records ofyour car expenses.
The IRS has issued the 2018

optional standard mileage rates
used to calculate the deductible
costs of of operating an
automobile for charitablepurposes. Beginning on January
1, 2018. the standard mileagerate for the use of a car or van,pickup or panel trucks will be:* 14 cents per mile driven inservice of charitable organization