Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
Spr in g Fest ival 2019

The 67th annual Spring Thanksgiving Festival was performed on April 14

M AHALO f or you r don at ion s

Advan ce Dir ect ives Sem in arThomas & Linda Agawa

Steve Miwa

Lois Arakaki

Sally Miyake

Corniche Japan

Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh

Plan Ah ead To M ak e
You r En d Of Lif e Wish es
Kn ow nDaijingu Temple of Hawaii

Craig & Diane Nishida

Date: April 28 (Sun)Dazaifu Tenmangu

Diane Ogasawara

Bill & Keiko Doughty

Jay & Pauline SakashitaKathy Hamada-Kwock

Akiko Sanai

Miyoko Hanahara

Gary & Linda Shinsato

Hanayagi Dancing Academy

Alice Sugimoto

Hawaii Foundation

Hawaii Senbukan

Sugimoto Ohana
Masa & Irene Takizawa

Seizo Imamura

Naomi Teramoto

Arthur Isa

Jensen & Judy Toma

Izumo Taishakyo Mission ofSharon Toma

Hawaii

Nadine Uratsuka

Lorraine Kadota
Yoshinori Kimura
Kenzo Kinoshita
Elaine Komatsu
Kell Komatsubara
James & Melba Kurashige
Mike LeeAll donations tothe shrine aretax-deductible tothe fullest extent
allowed by law

Time: 2:00 pm
Place: Shrine Meeting
RoomJust as we prepare for the
many milestones throughout our life, it is importantto plan in advance for theend of our life with
Advance Directives.
Advance directives arelegal documents completed by individuals to
specify how they would likehealth care delivered
should they not be able tospeak for themselves.

Attend this educationalseminar presented by theshrine's president - Dr .
Sh in k en Nait oh , who has
focused his practiceexclusively in Healthcarelaw.
The seminar is part of ourcommunity service to thepublic and will be offered
at no charge.
The seminar will discuss
end-of-life decisions andhelp you to complete youradvance directive at theseminar.
Email your RSVP to theshrine at:k ot oh ir a@h aw aiian t el.n et
or text Irene at 284-1040 toreserve a space.

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Spr in g Th an k sgivin g Fest ival
The Spring Thanksgiving Festival isa time to remember the bounties
that we receive from nature andthe friendships, kindnesses andguidance received from all who has
touched and shaped our lives.
Officiating the ceremony was Rev.
M asa Tak izaw a and Rev. Ak ih ir o
M ih ash i of Dazaifu Tenmangu.

In closing, Dr . Sh in k en Nait oh andyears of dedication and service.
Rev. Kiyoh ik o M oh r i offered theirgreetings to all in attendance..
During dinner, students ofHan ayagi Dan cin g Academ yHaw aii Fou n dat ion (HDAHF)
performed classical Japanese
dances followed by the annual
presentation of Scholarships.

Rev. Kiyoh ik o M oh r i presented
offerings from Dazaifu Tenmangu,Fukuoka during the solemn
ceremony. A miko mai wasperformed by Sh an ia Reveir o.

M ar ilyn Nait oh , Cr aig Nish ida
an d Dian e Nish ida werepresented with a Certificate ofAppreciation by the shrine andDazaifu Tenmangu for their many

We extend our deepest mahalo to
the dedicated officers and friendsof the shrine for their kokua inmaking the festival possible.

Sch olar sh ip Aw ar ds 2019
The Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu Scholarship was established in2012 in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of theestablishment of Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu.

The scholarship recipients for 2019 are:Jor dan Kim u r a - a Senior at Moanalua HighSchool and an OIA star athlete in football andbaseball.
Kon n er Ur at su k a - An active Senior at St.
Francis School with plans on majoring inMarketing at college.
Zeph Kan esh ir o - Graduate of Roosevelt HighSchool Magna Cum Lauda and presentlyattending Saint Martin's University in Lacey
Washington, majoring in Civil Engineering
Br en n a Im ada - attending UH Manoa, majoringin Travel Industry Management and also working
as a Wedding planner.
Kilala Hall - attending Kaiser High School and inthe International Baccalaureate program. Kilala
was 3rd runner up for the Miss Hawaii's
Outstanding Teens 2018.

From Left: Rev. Masa Takizawa, Rev. Kiyohiko Mohri, DaneKaneshiro, Jordan Kimura, Konner Uratsuka, Brenna Imada,Kilala Hall, Joseph Agag, Dakota Chun, Dr. Shinken Naitoh

Joseph Agag - attending Honolulu Community
College Auto Mechanic Technician Program
Dak ot a Rei Ch u n - attending the University ofHawaii at Manoa, majoring in Marketing .

View even t s pics at : w w w.f lick r .com / kot oh ir a-dazaif u

M AHALO Fest ival Volu n t eer s
Apr il 13

Apr il 14

Chad Enoki
Arthur K Isa
Kell Komatsubara
Shinken Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato

Paul Carlyle
Dakota ChunBill Doughty
Keiko Doughty
Chad Enoki
Kei Enoki
Scott Hall
Victoria Hallett
Hanayagi DAHF

Stacie Hata
Higashi Ohana
Brenna Imada
Arthur K Isa
Dane Kaneshiro
Galen Komatsu
Kell Komatsubara
Mike Lee
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Ryan Okata
Stuart Pang
Shania Riveiro
Jay Sakashita
Pauline Sakashita
Stirling Sakashita
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Naomi Teramoto
Uratsuka Ohana

Visit ou r w ebsit e: w w w.jin ja.u s

CALENDAR

Sh r in e Visit or s
Mahalo Nui to Seizo
Im am u r a of Osaka for his
donation of two hand printed
chochin lanterns, red andwhite Kohaku Maku curtains
and purple Maku curtains
with shrine logo for the entry,
towards Hawaii Kotohira
Jinsha's 100th anniversary in
Fall of 2020.

The shrine welcomed Rev. Kiyoh ik o M oh r i
and Rev. Ak ih ir o M ih ash i of Dazaifu
Tenmangu.
Rev. Mohri was transferred to the Hawaiishrine by Dazaifu Tenmangu to serve for6 months in 1990 as the 8th Guji while
the Board searched for a permanent Chiefpriest. Rev. Mohri will be retiring next year
to take over as Chief Priest of his family
shrine in Saga prefecture.
Rev. Mihashi was born and raised in Saga prefecture and comes from along line of priests. He is a graduate of Kogakkan University of Ise.

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Ch in ow a f or People & Pet s

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Tanzaku strips for Tanabata
wishes available in shrine

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Ser vice & Tan abat aGar age Roof Pr oject
the old beams were
sawed off due to severe
corrosion and disintegration.

The shrine's garage waserected in 1963 and indire need of repair. The
totan roof, some of the
support poles and cross
beams were rusted
through and disintegrating.
Mahalo to Ru dy San t iago
as he continues to strip
the rust off the usable
cross beams of thegarage.
A grinder with a stripping

The old asphalt andconcrete foundation, dirt
and backfilled rocks were
dug up by Ru dy San t iagoand Rev. Tak izaw a.
However, it wasdiscovered that beneathdisc was used on theheavily rusted cross
beams. Areas withcorrosion beyond repair,
was cut off.
The rust, dirt, dust andpollutants were removed
from the surfaces and acorrosion resistantprimer was applied.
The bottom portion of

the layers of asphalt andconcrete was a thickmetal plate.
Mahalo to M ik e Lee forrushing down with his
oxy-acetylene cutting
torch to burn-cut themetal plate. Upon further
inspection, it was decided
that the metal plate
would be left intact andthe new beams would bewelded onto theembedded metal plate.

Gar age Roof Pr oject
Mahalo Nui to Kell
Kom at su bar a forspearheading Phase 2 of
the Garage Roof Project.
New poles, concrete mix,equipment and materials
were transported to theshrine on April 19 by
M ik e Lee and Kell
Kom at su bar a.
On April 20, a plasma arc

welder was used to weld
the new pipes to theexisting poles and new
beams over the frame.

Phase 3 will be theplacing of a roof over theframe of the garage.

M AHALO NUI
Kell Komatsubara
Mike Lee
Rudy Santiago
Gary Shinsato
Milton Streeter
Masa Takizawa