Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
FEBRUARY 2022

Cultural traditions connect us to our past and creates a sense of continuity across generations. This ohana is asource of inspiration as they have been nurturing and strengthening an unbreakable bond created by those thathave gone before them.

MAHALO for your generous Donations
Dan & Chie Aramaki
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Anne Engelston
Omar & Joyce Faufata
Jon Faufata
Scott Faufata Ohana
Clark & Gayle Fujihara
Bryson & Reiko Goda
Seizo Imamura
Arthur & Becky Isa
Rodney & Sharon IsaElaine Komatsu
Avian Ku

The Setsubun ritual involves
the expelling of evil spirits
by tossing roasted
soybeans out of the home.
Setsubun was performed atthe shrine on SundayFebruary 6.
Mahalo to VP Dian e
Nish ida for taking on therole of Oni ogre.

James & Melba Kurashige
Mike Lee
Matt & Jenn McNeff
Steve Miwa
Roy Morioka
Charlotte Meyer
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Craig & Diane Nishida
Earl & Toyoko Okawa
Lois Okawa
Akiko Sanai
Lorraine Sawai
Gary & Linda Shinsato

Robert Stallings
Eric & Satomi Takiguchi
Naomi Teramoto
Loukie WongThe shrine 's He'e Nalu Surfing
Omamori was mentioned inthe Star Advertiser 's Sports
section on January 20.

MAHALO NUI to theNatori instructors ofHanayagi Dancing
Academy Hawaii
Foundation for deepcleaning the meetingroom on 1/29.

Mahalo to John Clark - fatherof the He' Enalu omamori forhis suggestions for an
omamori specific for water
enthusiasts like him.

GOKITO Private Blessings
Yakudoshi Blessings wereperformed for two shrine
friends.
A Yakudoshi blessing wasperformed for AB at the shrineon 1/17.
An online blessing wasperformed on 1/23 for a friendliving in San Francisco, with herparents offering Tamagushi on her
behalf at the shrine.

Kanai Anzen family blessing were
performed for an ohana from Waipahu
and a couple from Waikiki

Rites of passage and transition
like Yakudoshi are essential tomemorialize and honor ourjourney through life.
Rituals like Yakudoshi blessings
help to unlock the cultural andspiritual gifts from ourancestors.

GOKITO Private BlessingsCALENDAR
MARCH
62 pm (INTERNAL)
Sake Appreciation FestivalAPRIL
24

2 pm (INTERNAL)
Spring Thanksgiving Festival

The 14th-year Remembrance
Service was conducted for KarenFujishima-Lee (Hanayagi MitsuakiII) on January 25 at the shrine.
Every opportunity to remember
and celebrate Karen's time with us
is an opportunity to thank her forhaving been a part of our lives.
Remembrance services gives us
the strength to accept what ispast, to appreciate what is present
and commemorate a life well
lived.

A House Blessing was performed
at a newly renovated home in
Hawaii Kai on 1/27.
A special prayer written for thefamily was recited so that the land
may be purified and cleansed ofold negative energies, making wayfor a positive and balanced
atmosphere which encourages
peace, protection, happiness,
prosperity and growth on manylevels.

Scholarship Awards

MAY
12 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinamisai Monthly Service29

8 am (INTERNAL)
Memorial Day Service(Punchbowl, Makiki andMoiliili Cemeteries)SAGICHO - burning of the old omamori and ofuda
The annual Sagicho wasperformed on Sunday, January 16.

All plastic casings and metal
decorations are painstakingly
removed prior to Sagicho, toprevent toxic fumes from harming
the environment.

Sagicho is an ancient ceremony
originating in China to express
appreciation to and purify byburning old Juyohin which
includes ofuda, omamori, kumade,hamaya, porcelain decorations
and hamayumi that were blessed
at a shrine or temple.

The shrine collects approximately
30 shipping boxes full of old
juyohin and requires at least two
weeks to prepare the old Juyohin
for proper purification andburning.
Renewal is central to Japanesetradition and as such, we renew
Juyohin such as omamori andofuda at the beginning of the year.
When you visit the shrine at
Hatsumode, we would appreciate
your depositing old omamori andother juyohin in the hut by
Jan u ar y 7 of each year.

Visit our website at www.jinja.us

SAGICHO - burning of the old omamori
Mahalo Nui to all that participatedin Sagicho for their kokua inprepping and burning all the items.

that performed your ancestor 's
funeral for proper disposal)- Mochi, Saiwaigami paper thatyou place under the mochi, NewYears decorations purchased atretail stores

Mahalo for your kokua inperpetuating the traditions ofSagicho.

- Souvenirs and omamori-like items
from retail stores- personal items

With the overwhelming number of
items that are turned in, we are nolonger able to accept items thatwere not blessed at a shrine ortemple. That includes:- kadomatsu- Ihai tablets (these should be
returned to the Buddhist temple

Packaging from the omamori,postcards and explanation cards
are to be discarded with yourregular trash.
Mochi should be consumed
however, if you are unable toconsume it, place the mochi andany other items not accepted by
the shrine in a paper bag,sprinkle
sea salt over it and discard it withyour regular trash.

MAHALO VOLUNTEERS
Keng-Hsien Chao

Shinken Naitoh

Bryson Goda

Craig Nishida

Arthur Isa

Diane Nishida

Becky Isa

Gary Shinsato

David Jimenez

Linda Shinsato

Masako Jimenez

Naomi Teramoto

Marilyn Naitoh

View event photos at: www.flickr.com/kotohira-dazaifu

MAINTENANCE
In early December, torrential rains
and strong winds battered Hawaii
with flash floods and widespread
property damage.

assess any damages from the leak.
The company was not able to findany remaining water with their
Moisture Analyzer or the exact
source of the leak.
A carpenter recommended by ashrine friend was called to inspecta spot between the kitchen andstairs that Rev. Takizawa suspected
as the entryway of rainwater.
The breach was confirmed after
tearing off the siding whereextensive wood rot was exposed.

The shrine's kitchen roof wasreplaced about 10 years ago and isstill in good condition. However,strong winds seemingly blew ahole in the kitchen ceiling followedby leaking.
A remediation company was called
to search for the breach andWhen wood is kept in directcontact with concrete, themoisture in the concrete will bedrawn up into the wood, and after
a period of time the wood will rot.
Phase 1 was to inspect the kitchenroof vent space and to isolate theleak. No mold or water damage
was found.

The sidings were torn open from two
different areas and completelyremoved. The crevices were thencleaned, sidings replaced with treatedwood and coated with a clear sealant
to form a protective layer on thewood and concrete.
Phase 2 is the kitchen ceiling drywall
repair which will be done at a later
time.
Mahalo Nui to M ik e Lee forsponsoring this much needed repair
project.

At about 3:30 am on 1/28, an
unknown male entered the shrine'sneighbors' property.
The neighbors happened to bepeering out of their window andquickly yelled out at theperpetrator to leave their property.
The perpetrator grabbed a toy gun
and jumped their fence onto
shrine property.
He then hid on the kitchen roof
until the neighbors ran out of theirhome and began screaming out
Rev Takizawa's name.
The perpetrator then stole theshrine's fire extinguisher and ran
across the second floor walkway,
down the stairs.
Rev. Takizawa ran out of theparsonage door, a few steps
behind the perpetrator.
The neighbor climbed the shrine's
Kama Lane fence to join Rev.
Takizawa in pursuit of theperpetrator who was runningtowards the shrine.
The perpetrator was found on theH-1 side of the shrine. Rev
Takizawa and the neighbor began
climbing the steps towards him
only to be sprayed with the fire
extinguisher he had stolen.
The shrine's fire extinguishers are a
dry chemical extinguisher andspewed a copious amount of whitesmoke. The powder is also anirritant to humans.
In a super-human feat, theperpetrator jumped from theshrine railings onto the mockorange hedge and fled across H-1
with the fire extinguisher in hand.
Residue that covered the shrineand exterior areas were difficult toremove with cleaners and required
scrubbing with an isopropyl
alcohol and water solution. The
area was also sanitized upon
restoration.