Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
M ay 2022

As COVID-19 infections continue to rise in Honolulu, Rev. Takizawa thought it was safest to make the annualpilgrimage on his own to honor those who gave their all for our country. Prayers and tamagushi were offered atPunchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Makiki Cemetery and Mo'iliili Japanese Cemetery.

MAHALO
Preston Chibana
Bradley ChunBill & Keiko Doughty
Bryson & Reiko Goda
Patrick Harrington
Arashi & Pam Igarashi
Rodney & Sharon Isa
James & Melba Kurashige
Yae MikoCALENDAR
JUNE

This is the 28th yearthat Koi Nobori
Carps werebillowing above theshrine from late
April until early May
in celebration ofTango no Sekku orBoy's Day.

52 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinamisai Monthly Service

JULY
1-7

8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Tanabata Wish Tags available
in shrine

33 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinamisai Monthly Service

Steve Miwa
Irina Monk
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Craig & Diane Nishida
Akiko Sanai
Yae Santos
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Robert Stallings

Be sure to mark
you calendars forthe HanayagiDancing
Academy Hawaii
Foundation 75thAnniversary
Dance Concert

Neal & Leila Tamashiro
Shiho Wamura
James Yonemura

10 am - 2 pm (CANCELED)
Chinowa for People & Pets

Ju n e 26, 2002
12:00 pm
Rich ar d T. M am iya Th eat r e (Kaim u k i)

AUGUST7

10 am - 2 pm (CANCELED)
Back-to-School Blessing
2 pm (INTERNAL)
Tsukinamisai Monthly Service

VOLUNTEER AWARDS
Past Recipien t s of t h eVolu n t eer Aw ar d
2013
Shinken Naitoh
Robert Harada

2016
Tom Jannuzzio
From the founding of our country,
volunteerism has been integral to theAmerican culture and experience.
This year, we would like to acknowledge
3 outstanding individuals that havebeen a vital part of the shrine for manyyears.
Our deepest gratitude goes out to M ik e
Lee, M it su r u Igar ash i and Pam
Igar ash i for their outstanding
dedication.

Over the years they have demonstrated
a sustained commitment of hundredsof hours each year to the betterment ofthe shrine.
This recognition is a symbol for all
shrine supporters, that we are anorganization of volunteers, working
together in service to the community, ina unified goal of the preservation andperpetuation of our cultural andspiritual heritage.

Visit our website at www.jinja.us

2019Marilyn Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida2021
Gary Shinsato
Linda Sinsato

Memorial Day
Memorial Day, originally called
Decoration Day, is a day ofremembrance for those who havedied in our nation's service.
We can never be grateful enoughfor the sacrifices they made andare humbled by their willingness to
put their own lives aside for thebenefit of our nation.
Memorial Day is said to have begun
sometime after the Civil War. In
1971, Memorial Day was declareda national holiday by an act ofCongress.
Here are some data on America's
Wars from the Department of
Veteran's Affairs:
Am er ican Revolu t ion (1775-1783)
Total US servicemen 217,000
Total US deaths 4,435

In dian War s (1817-1898)
Total US servicemen 106,000
Total US deaths 1,000

Viet n am War (1964-1975)
Total US servicemen 8,744,000
Total US deaths 90,220

Civil War (1861-1865)
Total servicemen:
Union Army (North) 2,213,363
Confederate Army (South) 1,050,000
Total deaths: 498,332

Deser t Sh ield/ St or m (1990-1991)
Total US servicemen 2,225,000
Total US deaths 1,948

Span ish -Am er ican War(1898-1902)
Total US servicemen 306,760
Total US deaths 2,446
Wor ld War I (1914-1918)
Total US servicemen 4,734,991
Total US deaths 116,516
Wor ld War II (1941-1945)
Total US servicemen 16,112,566
Total US deaths 405,399
Kor ean War (1950-1953)
Total US servicemen 5,720,000
Total US deaths 54,246

US War s Tot al (1775-1991)
Total US servicemen 41,892,128
Total US deaths 1,190,085
In 1950, more than 1 in 3 menin the US were veterans.
From 1940 to 1973, men in theUS were drafted to fill vacancies
in the Armed Forces.
Active conscription ended in1973 when an all-volunteer
military force was created.
The number of veterans in theUS has been declining since.

GOKITO Private Blessings

Welcome back to Hawaii,
Patrick!

Animals, also members of the community of life,
have co-existed with humans for tens ofthousands of years.

Patrick has visited Hawaii forthe past few years and has
always visited the shrine fora Safe Travel blessing.

That powerful and mutually beneficial bondcontinues today, with people and animals
connecting in ways that are essential to thehealth and well-being of both.

Dazaifu Tenmangu is reveredas the shrine of culture andarts, education and travel
safety.

Long distance blessings for Zoya and Remi of
Massachusetts were performed on Sunday
May 8.

In recent years it has also
become the patron kami forthose in the airlines, travel
and aerospace industries.

The shrine's 2022
Scholarship recipient
M adisen Yasu i wasnamed Valedictorian of
Moanalua High School !!
According to the DOE,graduating seniors will bedeclared valedictorians ifthey have a GPA of 4.0 andhave met the requirements of one of the Honor
Recognition Certificates.

70th Anniversary of Dazaifu Tenmangu
Chochin lanterns arethought to have its origins
in the Muromachi Period(1336-1555).

strips of bamboo wasfabricated in a spiral andcovered with Japanese
paper with a candle inside.

Imported from China, theoriginal lanterns werebamboo baskets coveredwith paper and first used
as religious objects for
Buddhist funerals.

Two chochins were createdin commemoration of the70th year of Hawaii
Dazaifu Tenmangu.

In Japan, chochin wasredesigned to be carried
while walking in the dark.
The accordion like foldedchochin that we see today
was made sometime in
the 15th century andcontinued to be popularthrough the Edo period(1603 - 1867).
Rolled takehigo or thinMiyoshi Chochin ofKagawa Prefecture hascreated all the chochin for
Kotohiragu for the past

three generations.

MAHALO NUIThird generation artisan,Toshiya Miyoshi created
the two chochin for theshrine using ancientcalligraphy from the Edoperiod.

Thomas Agawa

Mahalo Nui to our devoted
shrine friends who havesupported the shrinethroughout the decades.

Linda Agawa
Bryson Goda
Reiko Goda
Mitsuru Igarashi
Pam Igarashi
Arthur Isa
James Kurashige
Melba Kurashige
Mike Lee
Marilyn Naitoh
Shinken Naitoh
Craig NishidaDiane Nishida
Gary Shinsato
Linda Shinsato

MAINTENANCE

The main purpose of rain gutters
is to collect the runoff water fromthe roof and channel it away fromthe foundation.
Broken gutters can lead to major
leaks in the home, cracks in thefoundation and walls. The siding
will start to rot and water damage
will seep into the windows andwalls, making it very expensive torepair.
A few months ago, one of thegutters on the second floor of thehall tore and began to spew water
onto the concrete walkway.
Sealants were used to repair thetear however the awkward
location of the tear made itdifficult for a permanent repair.
On May 1, the torn gutter wasreplaced with a new gutter which
was attached to the exterior of thebuilding.
The old torn gutter was blocked
permanently and the repair areas
were primed and painted. Mahalo
Paul Chang and crew.

Olomea Street has long been a
dumping ground for household
trash, used batteries, tires,ignitable waste, insulationmaterials, waste vehicle
lubricants, among other items.
Probably the worst case was 52
cans of oil-based paint left in frontof the shrine about 5 years ago.
The months of April and May saw

daily cases of dumping in front of
the shrine including office room
dividers, clothing, tents, flooring,etc.

The shrine rents a roll-off
dumpster which are designed forregular trash with size and weight
restrictions.

According to the State
Department of Health, illegal
dumpers may be subject toenforcement action and civilpenalties of up to $10,000/day foreach offense.

Mahalo Nui to Mike Lee forhelping in cutting the metalframes of the office room dividers
with a special metal cutter tolengths which are acceptable by
the dumpster company.