Haw aii Kot oh ir a Jin sh a - Haw aii Dazaif u Ten m an gu
JULY 2020

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M AHALO
f or you r don at ion s
Thomas & Linda Agawa
Lois Arakaki
Lisa Ashimine
Bill & Keiko Doughty
Eientei Animations
Rodney & Sharon Isa
Miho Ishimoto
Lelle Mills
Steve Miwa
Irina Monk
Eri Murakami
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Craig & Diane Nishida
Akiko Sanai
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Koji & Miyuki Takahashi
Lena Yafuso
Lisa Yafuso

Our website will beupdated in lateAugust with the latest
procedures for the2020 Shichigosan,Jusan Mairi, Totose noOiwai and Seijin Shiki.

Sh ich igosan Blessin g Don at ion$65

Blessin g - Om am or i - Ch it ose Am e - Goodie Bag Eco bag
Com plim en t ar y Kim on o Dr essin g - No Hairor m ak eu pWe've added several
Fridays and holidays
to the schedule as we
can only accept one
child per time slot or a
maximum of 10
children per day.
Reservations will beaccepted from
September 1.
Online reservations
with prepayments will
now be required.

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Visit ou r w ebsit e: w w w.jin ja.u sGok it o Pr ivat e Blessin gs
Hatsumiya Baby Blessings
were performed on June 27
and July 15. Congratulations
on the birth of your littletreasure!
Baby blessings are traditionally performed about 30 days
after birth. Please consult
with your physician as towhen your baby may ventureout of the home.

Private Blessings areperformed daily, between thehours of 9 am - 3 pm. Pleasereserve a spot by phone
841-4755 or email
kotohira@hawaiiantel.net.

A Safe Birth Blessing wasperformed on July 1

Happy Birthday! A Yakudoshi Blessing wasperformed on June 29

Please wear a mask and limit
accompanying family
members or friends to 9people. Mahalo for yourcooperation andunderstanding.

Dog Days of Su m m er
Chinowa for People & Pets wascanceled this year due to COVID-19.
The event draws over 500 people andpets which exceeds the State'srecommendation of a maximum of
100 people per event, to protect thepublic's health and wellbeing.
A private Blessing was performed onJune 27 for Cosm o, a regularparticipant of our event since 2004 !!!

A visitor was found napping on theshrine steps on July 9.
No ID tag was on her collar andany attempts to capture her werethwarted by aggression andvicious growls.
Eventually a Humane Society
officer was called and the stray
was whisked away to her
temporary shelter after a grueling
30 minutes of attempting to catchher.

Hok u lan i, a 17 year
old Pomeranian wasanother regular that
attended the Chinowa
event since 2004.
Hokulani passed awayin her sleep in lateJune. E moemoe me kamaluhia - Sleep
Peacefully, Hokulani.

CALENDAR
Shinsen or food offerings
are presented to the kami
and may vary according to
the shrine, the kami
honored, geographic
location or the occasion ofworship.
Shinsen basically consistsof water, salt, rice, sake.
For ceremonies or festivals additions of mochi ricecakes, different varieties
and colors of rice, fish,birds, animals, mountain,
field and sea vegetables,
fruits and sweets areusually added to the basic
items.
The Shinsen is prepared by
the priest with meticulous
care before each ceremony.
Shinsen are placed on Oshiki
small trays or Sanbo stands
The offered food is usuallyeaten after the ceremony or
festival with those who haveattended

The shrine's first Dragon
Fruits were offered during
the July Tsukinamisai
monthly ceremony.

In Buddhism, the offerings
do not include meats oralcohol.

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10 am - 2 pm (Can celed)
Back -To-Sch ool Blessin g

Sept em ber
1

8:30 am - 4 pm (On lin e on ly)
On lin e Reser vat ion s accept ed f or
Sh ich igosan , Ju san M air i, Tot ose n o Oiw ai
an d Seijin Sh ik i

293 pm (In t er n al)
An n u al Au t u m n Th an k sgivin g Fest ival
(100t h An n iver sar y of Haw aii Kot oh ir aJin sh a)

Oct ober
18

9 am - 3 pm
Sh ich igosan
3 pm
Tsu k in am isai M on t h ly Ser vice

The Institute for Human
Services (IHS) will be
opening a Triage andTransfer Station at thecorner of North King andLong Lane, a few blocks
from the shrine.
IHS was planning toacquire a building at 65
Beretania Street, but wasmet with vast opposition

from the neighboring
residents and businesses.
The Center is scheduled
to open in September
and will provide shortterm housing andservices including
medical treatment for thedisplaced who have been
infected with COVID-19.
According to the National
Alliance to End
Homelessness, at the endof 2019, there were 6,530

people homelesson any given nightin Hawaii.
The homelesspopulation has
been slowly
moving to Olomea
Street - in front ofthe shrine.
Bulky trash has been left
on Olomea everyday thismonth, leaving Rev.
Takizawa to clean thearea several times a day.

Late night altercations
with other homelesswhich requires HPDintervention is also on
the rise.

M ain t en an ce
Hot summer
weatherbrings a brandnew crop ofweeds tolawns andcracks in theasphalt.

Cans of decades old paint wasprepped for discarding in earlyJuly. Paint was poured into a
cardboard box lined withnewspaper and allowed to dry
one layer at a time until it
hardened completely.
Leftover gray paint was recycled
by painting the shrine walkway
and steps.

The shrine exterior waswashed and prepped on
July 10. Cracks in theconcrete were filled withputty and unevensurfaces grinded.
On July 11 and 12, thewalkway and steps were
given a fresh coat ofpaint.

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