2017

H AW A I I K O T O H I R A JI N SH A
H AW A I I D A Z A I F U T E N M A N G UJanuary

The beginning of every New Year brings with it the opportunity to make a new start. Part of theexhilaration that accompanies every Shogatsu is the optimism that starting over is possible andthe belief that new beginnings can create new and successful outcomes.

Year of t h e Red Fir e M et al Ch ick en
The Chicken/Rooster year
will see the improvising ofdifficult situations. Roosteryears straighten-up and putlife back into order,
including re-building,reconstructing andbeginning from scratch.
Forgotten thoughts may
re-emerge and people fromyour past may re-appear.
In the realm of health,take care of your nervous
system and emotional
well-being as we may
experience extremes inemotions.

Chicken is the sign ofdawn and awakening. Thisyear, success can only beachieved with hard work,
effort and patience.
Laziness, on the other hand,
may result in missed
opportunities andunemployment.
Rat : Finish what you begin.
2018 is not a good time tomake drastic changes.
Females will come to yourrescue this year.
Ox: Overall a great year but
exercise caution with gamesof chance. Stay away fromthe ocean, lakes, rivers andbeware of metal (Knives,cars, etc)
Tiger : An emotionally andfinancially satisfying yearwith improvements incareer. Safeguard yourinvestments.

Rabbit : A year of obstacles
and challenges. Do notmake hasty financial
decisions. Stay focused andbalanced.
Dr agon : Act on new ideas
and accept every invitation
to grow your business.
Nervous and respiratory
systems require care.
Sn ak e: Increase in income
and promotions are on theirway. Love is in the air widen your social circle.
Hor se: Complications withfamily. Be sure to clarify
misunderstandings both athome and at work. Don't
shirk your responsibilities.
Sh eep: Will feel physicallyand emotionally drained
throughout the year.
Persevere and successawaits in 2018.

M on k ey: Refrain from
impatience and impulsiveness. Not a good year forinterpersonal relations andyour health. Things are notalways what they seem.
Ch ick en : A trying period
but out of adversity,
emerges strength and thekind of wisdom which onlycomes through experience.
Keep a Chicken year or Ox
omamori with you.
Dog: Anxiety and tendency
to worry reach a climax.
Changes will take place inyour life that will set thestage for future progress.
Boar : Cut ties with complex
relationships and otheremotional baggage. Be
careful with finances. Carefor the elderly members ofyour family.

M AHALO f or you r don at ion s
Gary & Linda Shinsato

Tom & Linda Agawa

Mariko & Emma Hatae

Clara Matsuzaki

Carl Anderson

Sumako Hayakawa

Kent MatsuzakiTeruto Soma

Rod Aoki

Jo Ann Hino

McNeff Ohana

Alice Sugimoto

Yui Ando

Arashi & Pam Igarashi

Laverne Miyamoto

Sugimoto Ohana

Lois Arakaki

Robert & Jean Ishihara

Roy Morioka

Yuko Suzuki

Yeiso & Violet Arakaki

Chizu Ishikawa

Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh

Takenoko Sushi Hilo

Dan & Chie Aramaki

Japan Air Lines

Craig & Diane Nishida

Sharon Tanigawa

Dorothy Ching

Dean & Carlyn Kagawa

Mitsunobu Ohashi

Sharon Toma

Bill & Keiko Doughty

Yoshiko Kawakami

Doris Okawa

Joy Tomita

Richard & Emily Ebina

Jennifer Kim

Earl Okawa

Claire Tong

Economy PlumbinbKRK Global Pictures

Lois Okawa

Shizuai Tsu

Darcy Endo-Omoto

Kenneth & Janice Kunichika

Pacific Hi-Tak

Katoyo Usuba

Omar & Joyce Faufata

James & Melba Kurashige

Akiko Sanai

Wasabi Bistto

Bryson Goda

Ryan & Shari Kurashige

Masayoshi & Lorraine Sawai

Calvin & Masue Yamada

Bob Harada

Carol Matsuwaki

Miyono Shimoda

Marcia & Arlyn Yoshinaga

Mahalo to Mike Lee for fabricating
two shaku out of curly koa.
Shaku is a flat scepter of Chineseorigin, which is used in Japan andalso historically in China, Korea,
Vietnam and Okinawa.
The shaku was a part of anoblemen's formal attire which
eventually evolved into a religious
instrument used by Shinto priests.

An exclusive Marathon Finisher 'somamori was given to hundreds of
JAL Pak clients who participated in
the Honolulu Marathon on
December 11.
This is the 4th year that the shrine
collaborated with JAL Pak to create
an event-specific omamori.
The omamoris were consecrated ina ritual by Rev Takizawa on
December 2.

M AHALO Volu n t eer s
Pr e-Hat su m ode
12/ 26 - 30
Gayle Fujihara
Bryson GodaKathy Hamada Kwock
Lorraine Kadota
Elaine Komatsu
Diane NishidaDiane Ogasawara
Sharon Toma

Hat su m ode
12/ 31 - 1/ 1
Yui Ando
Kaori Chee
Nate Chee
Keiko Doughty
Chad Enoki
Kei Enoki
Gayle Fujihara
Jeff Fujioka
Bryson Goda
Sherrie Kalua
Kathy Hamada Kwock
Miyoko Hanahara
Bob Harada
Arashi Igarashi
Emi Igarashi
Kai Igarashi

Hat su m ode Pr ep
12/ 30Hat su m ode
1/ 2

Bryson Goda
Victoria Hallet
Bob Harada
Arthur Isa
Galen Komatsu
Kell Komatsubara
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Jonathan Sison
Naomi Teramoto

Yui Ando
Nate Chee
Kaori Cheeayle Fujihara
Jeff Fujioka
Bryson Goda
Arashi Igarashi
Kai Igarashi
Pam Igarashi
Arthur Isa
Arthur Isa, Jr
Becky Sun Isa

Pam Igarashi
Arthur Isa
Arthur Isa, Jr
Becky Sun Isa
Sherrie Kalua
Kobe Women's University
Elaine Komatsu
Kell Komatsubara
Kenneth Kunichika
Milton Kwock
Mike Lee
Calvin Mai
Ruthe Matsumoto
Keiko Miyakoda
Marilyn Naitoh
Milena Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane NishidaDiane Ogasawara

Elaine Komatsu
Galen Komatsu
Kell Komatsubara
Mike Lee
Hatsuko Nakazato
Craig NishidaDiane NishidaDiane Ogasawara
Stuart Pang
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Val Tsutsumi

Carole Omura
Rory Onishi
Stuart Pang
Jay Sakashita
Pauline Sakashita
Skye Sakashita
Stirling Sakashita
Justin Santiago
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Yukiko Shishido
Danny Song
Yuko Takahashi
Gail Tamashiro
Nelson Tamashiro
Naomi Teramoto
Sharon Toma
Val Tsutsumi
Richard Yoshinaga

The shrine participated in the annual JCCH
Ohana New Years Festival on Sunday, Jan 8
at the Japanese Cultural Center. The New
Year ?s ?Ohana Festival was a great way forthe community to come together andcelebrate the Year of the Rooster in 2017.

M AHALO
Bryson Goda
Bob Harada
Mike Lee
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Kristen Nakamura

Scott Nakamura
Diane Nishida
Jay Sakashita
Pauline Sakashita
Val Tsutsumi

Air travel has
become as familiar
to many as travel
by car or seavoyage.
The annual Japan
Airlines Hawaii
blessing wasperformed onJanuary 6

Congratulations to Shin Marcus
Naito Magpayo on his 1stbirthday.
A long distance blessing wasperformed for the New Jersey
native by Rev Takizawa on
December 25.

The shrine and our Stars & Stripes Omamori wasfeatured on a TV program "Kaminuma Takada noKugizuke" starring Emiko Kaminuma and Junji Takada
which aired on Jan 8 on Yomiuri TV.
You can view the Japanese language only program onYouTube? h t t ps:/ / you t u .be/ 8r WpKayDr j4
The shrine is mentioned from 9:34 ~ 11:19

Sagich o - bu r n in g of t h e old om am or i
Sagicho - burning of the oldomamori was held on Sunday,
January 15 from 1 pm.
Sagicho is an ancient ceremony
originating in the 11th century
to express appreciation to andpurify by burning old omamori
and ofuda.
Vinyl covers, metal and plastic
decorations were painstakingly
removed from the omamori tominimize toxic fumes.

M AHALO
Chad Enoki
Kei Enoki
Victoria Hallet
Bob HaradaDavid Jimenez
Mako Jimenez
Kell Komatsubara
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato

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

M AINTENANCER

FEBRUARY

12/23 Power washing
12/24 Repairing Olomea gate
12/26 Cleaning of the shrine
gutters
12/26 Trimming trees
12/27 Power washing hall
12/29 Adjusting shrine lights
12/30 Cutting bamboo andpine
1/8 & 1/14 Carpet cleaning

121 pmKan r ek i Gr ou p Blessin gs
2 pm
Yak u dosh i Gr ou p Blessin gs
3 pm
Tsu k in am isai M on t h ly Ser vice

M ARCHM AHALO
Bob Harada
Craig Nishida

CALENDAR

5Mike Lee
Rudy Santigo

3 pm
Sak e Appr eciat ion Fest ival

Kama Lane was identified as a degraded and unsatisfactoryroad by the City & County of Honolulu Department of Designand Construction in 2013.

11 & 12 10 am ~ 4 pm

Repaving began 1/5 and was completed on 1/13 but stopped
about 10 ft short of the shrine's property line?!? Although
the portion in front of the shrine was scraped - without a coatof asphalt, it's just a dusty combination of dirt, gravel and oldasphalt grindings.

APRIL

Want to know if your street is scheduled for repaving? Paste
the pdf link below for a full listing of scheduled repaving
projects:

81 pm
Fest ival pr ep

93 pm

w w w.h on olu lu .gov/ r ep/ sit e/ ddc/ St r eet _List _Web_
Layou t _Repor t _20170106.pdf

Hon olu lu Fest ival

23 pm
Tsu k in am isai Ser vice

Spr in g Th an k sgivin g Fest ival