Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu OCTOBER 2021
A house blessing was performed for abeautiful home surrounded by lush
foliage in Nuuanu on December 11.
The land and home was symbolicallypurified and cleansed of old residualenergies, making way for positive and abalanced atmosphere of peace,protection and happiness.
Residual energies - positively or

negatively charged are often left behindfrom former tenants of a home.
One way to purify the premises is toleave natural salt in a dish and place it in
the home.
For the exterior, salt or sand can be
scattered around the perimeter of thehouse. Sacred salt and sand may beobtained at the shrine.

DONATIONS
Aya Acuña
Tommy & Yu Albano
Lara Alcosiba
Yuko Arai
Yuna Baudier
Yoko Bolosan
Brian & Aileen Brennan
Takami Brown
Jennifer Bruggemann
Jon & Kaori Ching
Hiromi ChunBill & Shimi Claborn
Chinami Copeland
Seiko Dallas
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Midori Escorpeso
Bryson Goda
Yumi Harris
Mariko Hatae
Aaron & Lia Hee
Tomomi Hirosoko
Risa Hirotsuji-Furukawa
Lily Hodnefield
Juno Hwang
Arashi & Pam Igarashi
Heijiro & Miki Ikeda
Yuko Inagaki
Trevor & Trina Inouye
Rodney & Sharon Isa
Dayna Itano

BJItoman

Craig & Diane Nishida

Chikako Jackson
Linda Kaneshige

Nami Paishon

Alyssa Kapaona

Akiko Sanai

Joy Kimura

Shinmei Daijingu, Tokyo

Kerry Komatsubara

Gary & Linda Shinsato

Kanako Koyama

Kayoko Siu

James & Melba Kurashige

Robert Stallings

Adrian Lavaris
Jamie Loo

Ao Stevens

Ayano Saito

Steve Miwa

Kai & Aiko Suzuki
Takenoko Sushi, Hilo

Airi Mullowney

Kristyn Torigoe

William & Melody Murray

Masato & Miho Tsuji

Frances Nagamine

Paul & Gwen Yokota

Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh

Takashi & Yuka Yamaguchi

Yoichiro & Kunie Nakano

Vernon & Sara Yoshida

OREI MAIRI
Congratulations Irina on youracceptance to the University of
Massachusetts Amherst !
Irina requested an Orei Mairi or
the formal act of giving thanks toa shrine for the realization of herprayers. The Orei Mairi wasperformed by Rev. Takizawa on
behalf of Irina on October 12.
Ganbatte and best wishes as you
embark on your new journey.

SHICHIGOSAN
The annual Shichigosan,
Totose no Oiwai and Jusan
Mairi Blessings began onOctober 17.
Blessings will be limited to
one family per 30 minuteswith a total of 8 people
including children, in theshrine.

Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
was the first to initiate a
Shichigosan Blessing withcomplimentary kimono rental
and dressing in hopes ofperpetuating a tradition thatis spiritually enriching andculturally exciting.

Masks are required for entry
into the dressing area andthe shrine. Temperatures will
be taken for all participatingin the Shichigosan Blessing,including guests.

A heartfelt Mahalo goes out
to shrine officers and Natoriinstructors from Hanayagi
Dancing Academy Hawaii
Foundation for their kokua
weekend after weekend greeting families, dressing
children, serving as guides,greeters, cleaning andsanitizing the shrine interior,kimono and accessories anddressing room and preparing
lunch.
We are fully booked for the2021 season. Please markyour calendars for 2022.

We are able to offer
Chitose-ame from Japan thisyear unlike 2020 when the
postal service was fraught
with problems andlimitations.

Reservations will be acceptedfrom September 1, 2022 forblessings on October 23 November 20, 2022.

Since 1994, the shrine has
blessed over 8,500 children, afeat only possible throughthe tireless devotion of ourDirectors, Officers andvolunteers.

MAHALO SHICHIGOSANVOLUNTEERS
Bryson Goda
Kathy Hamada Kwock
Art Isa
Arthur Isa
Becky Isa
Milton Kwock
Marilyn Naitoh
Milena Naitoh

Shinken Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Naomi Teramoto
Jasmine Umeno

SHICHIGOSANTOTOSE NO OIWAIJUSAN M AIRI

Shichigosan is said to haveoriginated in the Heian Period(794 - 1185) among court
nobles who celebrated thepassage of their children intomiddle childhood.

Totose no Oiwai, literally "10year old celebration" 10year-old children are on theverge of many changes inalmost all aspects of theirlives.

Jusan Mairi or "13-year oldBlessing" marks the firstcomplete cycle of the Chinese
zodiac for the first time since
their birth.

Over time, their traditionpassed onto the samurai class
who added a number ofrituals.
Children who were requiredby custom to have shavenheads until 3, were allowed togrow their hair out in a ritualcalled Kamitoki.
The Hakamagi ritual allowedboys of 5 to wear a hakama
for the first time, while girls of
7 replaced the simple cords
used to tie their kimono witha traditional obi in the Obitoki
ritual.
By the Meiji Period, (1868 1912), the practice wasadopted by commoners andincluded visiting a shrine towish for a healthy life andChitose-ame or Thousand-year
old candy which represents
healthy growth and longevity.

At 10 years of age, children
are already developing an
increasing sense of who they
are in the world. Many arepreparing for the start of
middle school and are getting
ready to navigate new social
settings.
Celebrate their milestone witha Totose no Oiwai blessing to
acknowledge andembrace thephysical,emotional, cognitiveand social changes associatedwith puberty.

This coming of age ceremony
is an anticipated celebration
for those who are movingfrom childhood to adulthood.
The Jusan Mairi blessing ismeant to bless the teen with
13 key virtues:
Authenticity, Creativity,Curiosity, Flexibility,Generosity, Humility, Integrity,Maturity, Purity,Responsibility, Spirituality,Tenacity and Unity.
An old Japanese superstition
claims the teen receiving aJusan Mairi blessing should
not turn back to look at theshrine after the blessing has
been completed.
It is a reminder that nothingis certain in life. Anyone has
the ability to do amazing
things; just don't let yourpast control where you needto go and your future success.

MAINTENANCE
The annual cleaning
and maintenance ofthe shrine's split air
conditioners wereperformed on 10/13
by Air Conditioning

CALENDAR

Essentials.

NOVEM BER

Mahalo Reuben andcrew for
maintaining the air
conditioners atoptimum levels,

1 - 21 9:00 am - 3:00 pmShichigosan
26

8:00 am - 3:30 pm
HECO will be replacing an electricpole on Kama Lane, resulting in a
power outage from 8 am - 3:30 pm

DECEM BER
12

3:00 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinami-sai Service

26 - 31 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Saisaki-mode
Saisaki-mode offers an opportunity
prior to January 1 to express ourgratitude and to pray for a new year
full of hope, healing and health.
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Early Selection of Omamori
12/ 26 - 12/ 30 Basement Room
12/ 31 Hall30
Mahalo Art for keeping the shrine
debris free

5:00 pm
Hatsumode cleanup & Prep

$120 M Sewer Rehab Project
The City has completed the firstphase of a major sewer
rehabilitation project that
requires the tearing up of major
thoroughfares in the area.
The $120 million endeavor entails
installing more than 6,000 feet ofgravity flow trunk sewer lines
down Waiakamilo Road.
Part 1 spans from Nimitz Highway
to Dillingham Boulevard and thesecond portion, which has beenongoing since August, extends thesewer line to School Street.
The project construction will
install the new trunk sewer pipes
and other sewer pipes to makeconnections, and new sewer
manholes by both open trench
excavation and subsurface

microtunnel methods.
The work that is being done in
September thru November are:
- Removal of undergroundobstructions.
- Installation of new sewer lines
by open trenching, including
trench restoration.
- Installation of new sewer
manholes and restoration of
manhole installation shafts.
- Finishing within new sewer
manholes.
- Restoration of landscaped
medians.
- Abandonment of existing sewerlines and manholes

Photo of Houghtailing going towards King
Street with 20B Exit to the left

Photo of the Olomea/Houghtailing intersection showing
left turn onto Olomea from Houghtailing