Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu

NOVEMBER 2022

MAHALO for your donations
Hitomi Abe
Lara Alcosiba
Masahisa Amano
Yuki Anglim
Yuka Ariyoshi
Yuko Barretto
Yuki Basso
Tae Basta
Jennifer Bruggemann
Mayumi Burnett
Erick Cabal
Kazumi Cabansag
Yuko Ching
Laura Craigo
Jane DeLaney
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Yuka Duldulao
Megumi Elliott
Mai Flourry
Kayoko Funakoshi
Bryson & Reiko Goda
Oscar & Erika Gomez

Nanami Gushi
Stacie Hata
Dena Higashi
Cindy Hotema
Alan Ichiriu
Teri Ichiriu
Kei Inoue
Rodney & Sharon Isa
Kellie Iwai
Akiko Iwamoto
Emily Iyomasa
David & Masako Jimenez
Chizuko Kanayama
Miho Kawai
Kae Kawarazaki
Yumie Kim
Ayako Kimoto
Ai Kinuhata
Teresa Kono
Ken Koseki
James & Melba Kurashige
Milton & Kathy Kwock

Jan Lau
Keiko Le
Hiroko Lehano
Jamie Loo
Shiho Lopp
Nozomi Lulker
Misato Maitland
Ayumi Mathias
Ryosuke Matsubayashi
Saori Mayeda
Makiko Mimura
Steve Miwa
Scott & Mami Miyaki
Kotomi Miyamoto
Megan Motosue
Lisa Mukuyama
Airi Mullowney
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Mark Nakamura
Diane Nakashima
Shari NakayamaTsugumi Nguyen

Craig & Diane Nishida
Marc Nishio
Narumi Nuber
Hiroyuki Ohkura
Nami Ohtomo
Jaelyn Okamura
Betty Ozaki
Michiko Padgett
Shiori Pang
Itsuko Park
Ryoko Piler
Ashlyn Ponteras
Manami Prodanovic
Yoshie Reder
Yukako Rogers
Cierra Saito
Meagan Saito
Anna Sakagawa
Akiko Sanai
Erin Santos
Mai Sasaki
Naomi Servano

DONATIONS VETERAN'S DAY
Aiko Shibuya
Ayumi Shigano
Satsuki Shimabukuro
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Justine Shively
Nanami Simmons
Robert Stallings
Noriko Tanaka
Rie Tanaka
Mariko Taniguchi
Nina Tokunaga
Mana Tseng
Dale TsuhaYoshiko Tsujihara
Ai Watson
Rie Yamashita
Erica Yamauchi
Quinn Yang
Yuko Yore
Lissa Yoshida
Akemi Yoshikawa

CALENDAR
Decem ber"The veterans of our military
services have put their lives
on the line to protect thefreedoms that we enjoy.
They have dedicated theirlives to their country anddeserve to be recognized fortheir commitment."~Judd Gregg

42 pm
Tsukinamisai Monthly Service

26

9 am - 4 pm
Early Hatsumode (Personal Visit)
Early Omamori Selection (In theBasement)30

5:00 pm
Cleanup and setup in the Preschool31

8:30 am - 4 pm (Closed 4 pm - 8 pm )8 pm - 2 am (Closed 2 am - 8 am )(1/ 1 New Year s Day) 8 am - 4 pm
Hatsumode - Omamori available inthe preschool
Off-site parking at Damien School withfree shuttle
11:30 pm (In t er n al)
Toshikoshi no O-harae
Yearend Purification RitualGokito Private Blessings
An Inurnment ceremony
was performed for
4th-generation shrine
supporters that live a few
doors down from theshrine.

May this be your best birthday yet !

Family members gatheredat a grave site in Honolulu
Memorial Park which willbe the final resting place
for the two women who
lived in Los Angeles andin Hilo.
Inurnment is the processof placing ashes into acremation urn or placing
the urn in the grave,tomb or crypt.

A Car Blessing was performed on 11/14

Whereas, interment is theburial of a casket-encased
corpse in a grave, tomb orcrypt.

MAHALO Shichigosan Volunteers
Ken g Hsien Ch ao
Clar k Fu jih ar a
Gayle Fu jih ar a
Br yson Goda

Reik o Goda
Kat h y Ham ada-Kw ock
St acie Hat a
M ilt on Kw ock

Mahalo Nui Loa volunteers!
We couldn't have blessed thechildren this Shichigosan
season without you -- theheart and soul of the shrine's
events! Thank you for wholeheartedly embracing ourM ar ilyn Nait oh
Sh in k en Nait oh
Cr aig Nish ida
Dian e Nish ida

mission to share theendearing traditions ofShichigosan, Jusan Mairi andTotose no Oiwai with thegreater community.
It isn't easy to work in thesame spirit week after week.

Gar y Sh in sat o
Lin da Sh in sat oNaom i Ter am ot oJasm in e Um en o

We would like to express ourheartfelt thanks to Han ayagi
Dan cin g Academ yinstructors and to all who
have devoted their time andenergies with their highestcommitment.

Shichigosan Cleanup
Gayle Fujihara
Bryson Goda
Reiko Goda
Kathy Hamada-Kwock

Stacie Hata
Milton Kwock
Marilyn Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato
Jasmine Umeno

The shrine's Shichigosan wasfeatured in an article on various
Shichigosan events on Oahu.
The shrine celebrates 28 years
since initiating kimono dressing
and have blessed over 8,000
children.

Maintenance
The light switch inthe Kotohira-side of
the shrine
malfunctioned inlate October.
Rev. Takizawa
opened the switch
cover to find arusted wall platefrom the 1980s andan army of ants.
A switch is only one
component in acomplex electricalcircuit that begins at
the circuit breaker
panel, runs throughelectrical wiring in
the walls to the lightswitch, thenthrough additionalwires to a light

fixture.
Mahalo nui to shrine
friend M ik e Lee forpurchasing andinstalling a new
replacement - resolving theelectrical issue andpreventing a
potential fire.

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MAHALO for keeping the shrine in your hearts andminds !!