Haw aii Kotohir a Jinsha
Haw aii Dazaifu Tenm angu

Families from Florida, New
Jersey, Tokyo and Fukuoka metin Hawaii to celebrate Hana's
Shichigosan on October 20 .
The rite of passage forchildren aged 3, 5 and 7 willcontinue till November 20.
Jusan Mairi blessings for 13
year olds are also being
performed until November 20.
Please download
Reservation forms from ourwebsite www.e-shrine.org toparticipate in a special eventthat is spiritually enriching andculturally exciting.

November 2016

M AHALO
Volu n t eer s
Gayle Fujihara
Yasumi Gojo
Kathy Hamada Kwock
Bob Harada
Stacie Hata
Elaine Komatsu
Mike Lee
Ashley Masuoka
Cindy Masuoka
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Diane NishidaDiane Ogasawara
Nikki Sakumoto
Yukiko Shishido
Sharon TomaM AHALO f or you r Don at ion s
Yuko Arai
Landri BalisacanAndrew & Chizuko Bradley
Jennifer Bruggemann
Levi & Wendy Carias
Jennifer Catanzariti
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Robert & Kristi Grilho
Miyoko Hanahara
Bob Harada
Clifton & Shari Heen
Sho Ikeda
Kyoko Isa
Akiko Ishida
Mayumi Ikeda
Joe Ishima
David & Masako Jimenez
Julie Jones
Tracy Kaita
Joy Kimura
Shigeki Koyanagi
James & Melba Kurashige
Lance & Leslie Kurata
Bryan Lee

Chiharu Lee
Lani Lee
Mike Lee
Kawika & Eileen Maeda
Fumie Marinaro
Taeko McMahon
Gayle Minakami
Craig & Jodi Morimoto
Kristi Murakami
Nobue Murphy
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Gail Nakaichi
Kenta & Miki Nakamura
Leslie Nakashima
Yoko Nelson
Craig & Diane Nishida
Layne & Kammie Nishimiya
Eric & Maya Nouchi

Quigley Ohana
Teresa Oshiro
Ikuyo Pavsek
Andrew & Kimi Perez
Jeff Quigley
Cindy Ramseyw w w.f lick r .com / k ot oh ir a-dazaif u

Stason & Sheryl Rodrigues
Jon & Aya Sakutori
Akiko Sanai
Robert & Nicolle Sanpei
Akira Sharp
Erika Shibata
Kelsey & Erika Shigemasa
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Shawn & Mari Suyeyoshi
Naoto & Rie Suzuki
Ken & Mana Takebayashi
Mitsunari Takada
Ken & Hitomi Takagi
Kazumi Takahashi
Sharon Tanigawa
Aiko Tanji
Beau Tatsumura
Brad & Pam Taura
Sawako Tyson
Yoshito Uchida
Justina Vantassel
David & Kaori WatanabePr ivat e Blessin gs

A House blessing was performed inNuuanu on October 1.

Congratulations to David and Makoon the birth of their daughter.

The owner of the home wasblessed at the shrine at birth andhoped to reconnect with his
cultural roots with a House
Blessing.

This is a beautiful time in your lives
that you will never forget. So many
happy and wonder-filled times
ahead for the two of you!!

Long time shrine member Kyoko
Isa was remembered during a
Wake service on October 1.
Rev. Takizawa also performed theMemorial service that honored,recognized and celebrated Kyoko.

Tor i n o Ich i
Tori or rooster is one of the Junishior 12 animal signs of the Asian
Zodiac.
Tori no Ichi is an open air market
selling Kumade or rakes and has ahistory of over 360 years.
Kumade rakes are said to bringprosperity and good luck and isoften displayed at various

businesses and in private homes.
The days of the Rooster (Tori)
occurs every 12 days in November.
Depending on the year, Tori no Ichi
fairs are held two or three times inNovember.
Although the Otori shrine in
Taito-ku, near Asakusa is the mostpopular, there are about 30 othershrines throughout Tokyo thatoffers Kumade on Tori no Ichi.
When a rake is sold, itscustomary for both seller andbuyer to clap their hands
rhythmically and in harmony - a
Japanese custom known as tejime.
Tejime is often performed at theend of a special event. The Kanto
area calls it tejime while those in
Kansai prefer to call it teuchi.
The purpose of tejime is toexpress gratitude to those whoorganized and managed the event.
Tejime usually starts with a shortspeech followed by "sore dewa
minasama oteo haishaku" (everyone
please get your hands ready) - thena loud shout of "yoh~" and finallytejime.
The most popular form of tejimeis the Ippon-jime or a set of 3 claps
3 times. There's a longer version
called sanbon-jime which is 3 sets ofIppon-jime.
Days of the Tori or rooster thisyear is on November 11 and 23.

Sh r in e M ain t en an ce
On July 31, 1965, a stone memorial was erected inhonor of shrine members who persisted against
overwhelming odds in a lawsuit against
discrimination by the Federal Government.
It was also meant to serve as a constant reminderof the hardships and indignities suffered at thehands of a nation misguided by wartime hysteria,
racial prejudice and fear, which we must notallow to happen again to any group, regardless ofrace, religion or national origin.
The stone monument erected 51 years ago
is suffering from granular and crumbly
disintegration due to vehicle emissions
and natural erosion.
Donations have been made towards
replacement of the monument and a new
board is being made to commemorate

the generosity of donors that will help
facilitate the procurement of a newmonument. Mahalo to Mike Lee fordesigning and constructing the board.

CALENDARNOVEM BER
5/6/12/13/19/20

9 am - 4 pm

Sh ich igosan & Ju san M air i
63 pm
Tsu k in am isai Ser vice

DECEM BER
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8:30 am - 1 pm
M och i M ak in g

43 pm
Tsu k in am isai Ser vice30

5:30 pm
Hat su m ode Pr ep