Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
APRIL 2024

The Spring Thanksgiving Festival was performed on Sunday, April 14

MAHALO for your generous Donations
Dazaifu Tenmangu, Fukuoka
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Bryson & Reiko Goda
Miyoko Hanahara
Lynn Hata
Stacie Hata
Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi
Art Isa
Arthur & Becky Isa
Juston Isa
Rodney & Sharon Isa
Lorraine Kadota
Collin Kobayashi
James & Melba Kurashige
Bryant Lau
Yae Miko
Steve Miwa
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Nisei Building Maintenance
Craig & Diane Nishida

Norman Ogasawara
Akiko SanaiGary & Linda Shinsato
Robert Stallings
Yuko Takasawa
Tei Takizawa
Naomi Teramoto

M AHALO f or
Of f er in gs of Sak e

CALENDAR
MAY
72 pm
Tsukinamisai Monthly Service28

8 am (Rev. Tak izaw a on ly)
Memorial Day Service(Punchbowl, Makiki Cemetery,Moiliili Cemetery)

JUNE
31 pm
Chinowa preparations

49:30 am - 1 pm
Chinowa for People & Pets

Dazaifu Tenmangu, Fukuoka
Bryson & Reiko Goda
Art Isa
Craig & Diane Nishida
Gary & Linda Shinsato

JULY

Masa & Irene Takizawa

1 - 7 8:30 am - 4 pmTanabata tanzaku wish tags

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SPRING THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL
The Spring Thanksgiving Festival isa time to remember the bounties
that we receive from nature andthe friendships, kindnesses,generosity and guidance received
from everyone who has touched
and shaped our lives.
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu wasestablished in 1952. 2024 marks
the 72nd year since the Gobunrei(essence of the kami ) wasauthorized for worship by Dazaifu
Tenmangu, Fukuoka and brought
to Hawaii.
Shrine president Bryson Goda
welcomed participants andexpressed gratitude to Rev.
Daisuke Matsuo and Rev. Hiroko
Takayama from Dazaifu
Tenmangu, Fukuoka for gracing uswith their presence.

Shrine VP Diane Nishida presided
over the Scholarship Awards
program, followed by shrine
Secretary Linda Shinsato
introducing the Volunteer Award
recipients.
We extend our deepest mahalo tothe dedicated officers and friendsof the shrine for their kokua inmaking the festival possible.

MAHALO NUI Volunteers
Keng Hsien Chao

Juston Isa

Arden Isa

Craig Nishida

Art Isa

Diane Nishida

Arthur Isa

Gary Shinsato

Becky Isa

Linda Shinsato

Charlotte Isa

Naomi Teramoto

2024 SCHOLARSHIPSThe Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu Scholarship was created in 2012 to award scholar
school, university or vocational school regardless or race, religion, gender or natidelighted to award six outstanding students.

Tristen Tsu

Taryn Kimura

Kaitlyn Sau Yan Toma

Itsuki Liam Morita

Tristen is a senior at Kaiser
High School and looks
forward to attending
college and majoring inPsychology.

Taryn will be graduatingfrom Moanalua HighSchool next month. She
grew up playng softballwith her two olderbrothers from a very
young age.

Kaitlyn is presently ajunior at Kaiser HighSchool and is involved
with the National Honor
Society, Key Club andChess Clubs. Her plan isto attend a 4-year
university and major in
Computer Science.

Itsuki is a senior atPunahou High School andis still deciding on amainland university toattend, where he will
major in either Sports
Management orInternational Relations.

Tristen loves to play theguitar and sing, plays
football, video games andenjoys making friends andtalking to people.
Tristen has been coming
to the shrine since he was
3 years old, participatingin most events with hisfamily.

Taryn played Club softballsince she was 5 and with
the Moanalua Menehune
Varsity team for 4 years.
Taryn's other passion isBiology. She will be
pursuing Nursing, to beable to make a realdifference in people's lives.

She is also a member of
the air riflery team andenjoys playing the cello.
Kaitlyn has been a
student of Hanayagi
Dancing Academy since
the age of 3.

Itsuki's hobbies arewatching sports especially football andperforming in marchingband. He also performs
for and teaches Japanese
taiko for Dragon BeatTaiko Group.

2024 Scholarships
Stacie Hata

Jasmine Umeno

Past Scholarship Recipients
2012

Stuart Pang

2020

Bryson Teruo Goda

Bethany Schwartz

Keng-Hsien Chao

Kai Aaron Igarashi

James Yonemura

Rayce Manriki
Kaylee Rafol

Lucas Mattice
2017

Skye Miyauchi

Cassandra Carlyle

Kody Watanabe

2013

Cherie Ishihara

Dorthea Yoakum

Jeffrey Fujioka

Skye Sakashita

Geraldine Gambalan

Staci Shimamoto

2021

Lukela Los Banos

Jensn Yasui

Kody Watanabe

Tatiana Omokawa

Stacie Hata started nihon buyo
lessons with the Hanayagi
Dancing Academy at the age of 6
under Hanayagi Mitsuaki I.
Following years of training inHawaii and Tokyo, she received
the Natori name of Hanayagi
Mitsuakemi in 2012 fromHanayagi Grandmaster Hanayagi
Jusuke IV in Tokyo. She continues
to diligently study the art ofnihon buyo under the guidanceof Hanayagi Mitsujyuro in pursuitof continuing the foundation's
mission of perpetuation theJapanese classical performing
arts in Hawaii.

Jasmine Umeno was bornand raised in upcountry
Maui, and her interest inJapanese culture wasnurtured by her nisei
grandmother from a youngage. She received the nameHanayagi Mitsusae in 2020and her shihan masterlicense in 2023. under thetutelage of Hanayagi
Mitsujyuro. She holds a BA in
Asian Studies with aconcentration in pre-modern
Japanese history and a minor
in Japanese language fromScripps College.

Landon Kimura

Jill Mari Nishida2018

Becky Isa

Gavin Desamito

Skye Miyauchi

2014

Victoria Hallett

Dorthea Yoakum

Stacie Akemi Hata

Taylor Suzuki

Daniel SongCalvin Mai

Kylie Tamashiro

2022

Melvin Monces

Micah Tong

Stirling Sakashita

Scott Okamura

Katherine Yoakum

Danielle Sato

2015

2019

Tiffani Muramoto

Alexandria Carlyle

Joseph Agag

Sara Tash

Madisen Yasui

Milena Naitoh

Dakota Rei ChunJohn Sunahara

Kilala Hall

2023

Dane Yamada

Brenna Imada

Brendan Choy

Zeph Kaneshiro

Kenji Sugimoto2016

Jordan Kimura

Nathan YoshidaKazuumi Fujioka

Konner Uratsuka

Kadin Watanabe

Kyle Ling

Ellie Ikemura

Volunteer Awards
Past Recipien t s
2013
Shinken Naitoh
Robert Harada
2016
Tom Jannuzzio
2019
Marilyn Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida

This year, we would like to acknowledge 3 outstanding
individuals that have been a vital part of the shrine formany years.
Our deepest gratitude goes out to Ar t Isa, Ar t h u r Isa
and Naom i Ter am ot o for their outstanding dedication.
This recognition is a symbol for all shrine supporters,that we are an organization of volunteers, working
together in service to the community, in a unified goalof the preservation and perpetuation of our culturaland spiritual heritage.

2021
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
2022
Mike Lee
Mitsuru Igarashi
Pam Igarashi
2023
Bryson Goda
Bill Doughty
Keiko Doughty

Surgery, whether it is minor ormajor can be filled with anxiety.
When the unknown looms infront of us - a private blessing
gives peace to our hearts and ourbodies.
A long-distance private blessing
for peace, healing and success
was performed for someone whois about to undergo a major
surgery on the mainland.

Gokito Private Blessings

A Car Blessing was performed fortwo dear shrine friends

A 25th year and a 1-year Remembrance ceremonies were performed forshrine friends.

A Memorial service wasperformed for a dear shrine
friend, Diane Ogasawara.

She was in integral part ofthe shrine's Shichigosan
event.

Diane was a Natoriinstructor with the Hanayagi
Dancing Academy Hawaii
Foundation and given theprofessional name ofHanayagi Mikami.

Although you are not with us
anymore, we will always
keep you alive in our talks, inour memories, in our hearts
and in everything we share.
Rest in peace, Diane

Gently strong,nature's sign forendless renewal
sakura blossoms
Bill DoughtyMAINTENANCE

Illegal dumping has plagued thearea in front of the shrine fordecades.
A No Dumping sign was erected
about 20 years ago to no avail, asitems are still left on Olomea likethese two mattresses found on thecurb on 3/21.
If you encounter the same problemof illegal dumping in yourneighborhood - be sure to report it
to: illegaldu m pin g@h on olu lu .gov

One of the shrine's
Hakkyaku An - wooden stand wastermite damaged.

or mud tubes which?
normally suggests
active termite
presence.

The wooden standwas taken apart for
further inspection,cleaned and dried.

The stand was thenlightly sanded and achemical treatment
was brushed onto
the entire stand.

There was no
hollowed out wood

The stand was left todry for a few days
and re-assembled,
bringing it back tolife.
Hakkyaku An oreight-legged stands
are ancient pieces offurniture, made ofwood and used inshrines and temples.

It's Surinam Cherryseason again. The
shrine's cherry tree
is full of fragrant
white flowers!!!