Volume 3 Issue 1

Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha Hawaii
Dazaifu Tenmangu

WHERE ANCIENT TRADITIONS THRIVE

April 2013

Spring Thanksgiving FestivalThe shrine celebrated the annual
Spring Thanksgiving Festival on Sunday,
April 28 from 3:00 pm.
Officiating the ceremony was Rev.
Masa Takizawa, assisted by Rev.
Yasunari Shinnishi of Dazaifu Tenmangu.
Rev. Yasunori and Mrs. Kazuko
Misake also flew in from Fukuoka to joinin the festivities.
A miko mai was performed byShawna Arakaki Rivero.
Bob Harada and Alexandra Roth(Miss Kauai 2013) MC’d the program
which included the Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu Scholarship awards and a special
Leadership Award to honor Dr. Shinken
Naitoh and Bob Harada for their dedication and commitment to the shrine.
We would also like to extend ourdeepest gratitude to the instructors andstudents of the Hanayagi Dancing Academy for the classical dance and shamisenpieces, Shuo Zhao for the beautiful Peacock dance, Eiko Wong for the delec-

table dishes, and the many volunteers
who helped make this festival a success.
4月28日（日）福岡県の太宰府天満宮から味酒安則禰宜・和子夫人と新西靖斉権禰宜をお迎えしての、春季感謝大祭が執り行われました。
境内の緑も一層輝きを増した中、祭典が厳かに斎行されました。
恒例のハワイ太宰府天満宮奨学金授賞
式ではジル西田、ジェフ藤岡、ダニー・ソング、ルケラ・ロスバノス、ジェラルディーン・ガンバランの５人に奨学金が授与されました。
神社の発展に深く係わり尽力された
シンケン内藤理事長とボブ原田副理事長には太宰府天満宮と当宮より感謝の意を表す表彰状が贈られました。
直会では花柳ダンシング・アキャデ
ミーの日舞と三味線、シュオ・ジャオの中国バレー、新西禰宜の篳篥演奏などによる余興でで賑わいました。

View more Festival photos at www.flickr.com/photos/kotohiradazaifu

MAHALO for your generous donations
Thomas & Linda Agawa
Aloha Koi Appreciation Society
Bishop Daiya Amano
Rev Yoshiyuki & Yukiko AndoLois Arakaki
Joseph & Kazumi Cabansag
Daijingu Temple of Hawaii
Dazaifu Tenmangu, Japan
Doughty Ohana
Jon Faufata & Eri Shimada
Toshiko Fujisaki
Linda & Bryson Goda
Yasumi Gojo
Hanayagi Dancing Academy
Hawaii Foundation
Bob Harada
Hawaii Senbukan
Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin JudoAcademyHiroyuki Iinuma
Kyoko IsaJaran Iwane
Kaori Iwata
Max Iwazaki
Izumo Taishakyo Mission ofHawaii
Lorraine & Elsie Kadota
Kyle & Ai Kawabata
Elaine Komatsu
James & Melba Kurashige
Yoko McNeal
Ryan & Naoko Miyashiro
Roy Morioka
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Teruko NakamaCraig & Diane Nishida
Jill NishidaDiane Ogasawara
Toshiko Ogura
OK Hardware -Kimo Scott
Fumiko & Haruka Sakakibara
Rev. Naoya Shimura

Special Leadership Awards

Naomi Shishido
Yukiko Shishido
Alice Sugimoto & Sugimoto Ohana
Yuko Takahashi
Takenoko Sushi
Kano Takita
Naomi Teramoto
Toma FamilyTakeshi Tsuji
Anita Wempe

Shuo Zhao performing thePeacock Dnace at theSpring Thanksgiving
Festival

From the founding of our country,
volunteerism has been integral to theAmerican culture and experience.
On April 28, the shrine acknowledged
two outstanding leaders that have been avital part of Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha –Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu for manyyears.
Our deepest gratitude goes out to Dr.
Shinken Naitoh and Bob Harada for theiroutstanding dedication and excellent
management practices, that have enabled
this shrine to better serve our community.
They have demonstrated a sustainedcommitment of hundreds of hours eachyear to the management and bettermentof the shrine.
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H A W A I I K O T O HI R A J I NS HA

H A W A I I D A Z A I F U T E NM A N G U

Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu Scholarship2013 Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
Scholarship recipients

The Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu Scholarship was established in 2012 tocommemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Hawaii Dazaifu
Tenmangu in Hawaii.

Jeffrey Fujioka - nominated by Dr.
Shinken Naitoh
Jill Mari Nishida - nominated by theHanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaii
Foundation
Daniel C. Song - nominated by Rev.
Masa Takizawa
Lukela Los Banos - nominated byBob Harada
Geraldine Gambalan - nominatedby Dr. Jay Sakashita of theUniversity of Hawaii at Leeward

2012 Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
Scholarship recipients
Kai Igarashi - nominated by Dr. Shinken Naitoh ofHawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
Bryson K. Goda - nominated by the Hanayagi
Dancing Academy Hawaii Foundation
Lukas Mattice - nominated by Bob Harada of
Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
Tatiana Omokawa - nominated by Dr. Jay
Sakashita of the University of Hawaii at Leeward

Marilyn Naitoh

Rev. Y. Shinnishi

Dr. Shinken Naitoh

Danny Song

Aidan Akamine

Bill Doughty

HDAHF

Kai Igarashi

Craig Nishida

Yuko Takahashi

Shawna Arakaki -Keiko Doughty

Hawaii Senbukan

Tom Jannuzzio

Diane Nishida

Naomi Teramoto

RiveroJeff Fujioka

Arthur K. Isa

Cameron Kuwada

Alexandra Roth

Eiko Wong

Dazaifu Tenmangu, Japan

Bryson Goda

Arthur Isa, Jr.

Jonathan Kuwada

Kei Sakamoto

Will Wong

Bob Harada

Kyoko Isa

Lukela Los Banos

Dr. Jay Sakashita

Shuo Zhao

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Roof Project
The old totan roof was removed anda new shingle roof was installed
3/6 - 3/19 by David’s Custom
Roofing.

www.e-shrine.org

Masonry Repairs
Mahalo to Ricky Tamashiro
and Ian Tamashiro fortaking time out of their busy
schedules to volunteer theirtime and expertise ininitiating masonry repairs
at the shrine.