Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
SUM M ER 2018

A car blessing was performed on June 5. In Shinto, it is customary to bless cars and other modes oftransportation, so we are preserved against harm and arrive safely at our destinations.

M AHALO

Aloh a Rev. Abe !!

CALENDAR

f or you r Don at ion s
Thomas & Linda Agawa
Bill & Keiko
Eientei Animations
Eight-Point Distributors
Minako Fields
Kumiko Futatsuiwa
Bob Harada
Noriaki Kunimasa
James & Melba Kurashige
Mike Lee
Steve Miwa
Roy Morioka
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Rui & Keiko Nakamura
Craig & Diane Nishida
Alvin Oyadomari
Akiko Sanai
Danielle Sato
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Lyn Van Deren

JULY
13 pm
Tsu k in am isai

Ta naabta

1- 7 9 am ~ 4 pm
Wr it in g of Tan abat a w ish es

AUGUST

Rev. Midori Abe bade the shrine farewellon June 6, after apprenticing for 2.5
months under Rev. Takizawa. Her shrinefamily gave her a send-off with amelancholy Aloha 'Oe - reminiscing thetime shared while looking forward to theday we meet again.

41 pm
Clean u p & Pr ep510 am ~ 2 pm
Back -To-Sch ool Blessin g

SEPTEM BER
18:30 amReser vat ion s accept ed f orSh ich igosan , Tot ose n o Oiw ai
Ju san M air i & Seijin Sh ik i

A birthday blessing was
performed on June 23 for a
devoted friend of theshrine. Many things havechanged over the years, butCraig, you're still the same
great person you always
have been.
Prayers were offered forcontinued good health,fulfillment and joy.

Sh r in e Visit or sLynn Van Deren and her students fromSacred Hearts Academy made theirannual visit to the shrine on June 19

Welcome to Hawaii Mr &Mrs. Kunimasa! TheKyoto couple made theirannual visit to the shrineon June 16Tidbit sShrine Director, Br yson Goda aka
Kin eya Sak io had the privilege ofperforming on June 20 with Kineya
Sakichi VII, Grand Master of theKineya School of Shamisen andother notable shamisen artists at
Tokyo University of the Arts in Ueno.
The special lecture series isco-sponsored by the Modern JapaneseMusic Composers Association andfeatured a shamisen ensemble
performance with a rare upright Bass
Shamisen played with a bow.An Act of Kin dn ess
Mahalo nui to Neil Osat o for notifying our Board member Dian e
Nish ida of a small wallet he found in the shrine on June 13.
To date, no one has contacted or shown up to claim the wallet. Losing
your wallet, especially while traveling can be nerve-wracking andfrustrating. The shrine was unable to track the owner as this walletcontained only cash and a memo - with no IDs or credit cards.

Law & Or derRev. Takizawa was served with asubpoena to appear in court and offer
truthful testimony on an attemptedburglary case that occurred at theshrine on January 20, 2018.
A young male entered the shrine at
approximately 5:00 AM while Rev.
Takizawa was cleaning and preparing toopen for the day. The main gate onOlomea Street was closed and locked.
The shrine's main door was open.
Upon hearing strange sounds in theshrine, Rev. Takizawa came out of theoffice and proceeded to search for thesource of the strange sounds.
He encountered a young male runningout of the shrine and eventually chased
the intruder to the Olomea Streetfence.
The intruder had climbed the fence andwas on the other side but Rev. Takizawa
was able to grab his slippers andexchange a few words.
The intruder can be seen on video
rummaging through the drawers of theshrine desk, seemingly with theintention of committing theft.
This is the first time one of the shrine's
burglary cases has gone to trial.
The photo to the left is of the young
male intruder unlawfully entering theshrine.

4 Blood Types Since 1931, the Japanese believe that blood type is a common way of defining
temperament and personality. It is said that blood type is directly related to immunity, which influences behavior
and therefore character. O's have the strongest immunity because of abundant lymphocytes. On the other hand,
A's have weak immune systems with difficulty blocking bacteria and are easily overcome by stress and disease.

Type A - Th e Far m er

% of people in t h e US 40%

Best Traits: Conservative, calm, reserved, responsible, punctual, neat

% of people in Japan

Worst Traits: Obsession, sensitive, self-conscious, stubborn, impatient

Com pat ible w it h A & AB

Type B - Th e Hu n t er

% of people in t h e US 10%

38%

Best Traits: Creative, flexible, passionate, free-spirited, optimistic, positive% of people in Japan 22%

Worst Traits: Eccentric, self-centered, do things at their own pace, dreamy

Com pat ible w it h B & AB

Type AB - Th e Hu m an ist% of people in t h e US 5%

Best Traits: Cool, rational, highly organized, empathetic, unpredictable% of people in Japan 10%

Worst Traits: Aloof, critical, indecisive, unforgiving, sensitive, forgetful

Com pat ible w it h O & AB

Type O - Th e War r ior% of people in t h e US 45%

Best Traits: Outgoing, self-confident, ambitious, goal-oriented, devoted % of people in Japan 30%
Com pat ible w it h All Types
Worst Traits: Arrogant, vain, insensitive, not good with details

M ain t en an ce
Roof Pr oject #1: The shrine's
multi-purpose hut sufferedfrom rot as the result ofmoisture reaching the wood
under the shingles.
On June 12, the rotting shingles
were removed and a new
decking board was placed on
the structure. A metal L-shaped
drip-edge was installed along
the eaves to protect theshingles from potential water
damage which may cause theshingles and decking board toerode.
Roofing felt was then placed
over the drip-edge and decking
board, covered by a waterproof
barrier material and topped
with asphalt shingles secured
with nails.
Mahalo to Rob of Kim ot oRoof in g for an outstanding job.

M ain t en an ce
Mahalo Nui to M ik e Lee and Wayn e
Tak en ak a for installing an automaticwatering system in the back of theshrine.
Dragon Fruit
plantings weredonated by Val
Tsu t su m i tocreate a barrierof prickly hedge,
to keep burglars
out.

Roof Pr oject #2: A few shingles fell
off the Kotohira shrine roof during
the heavy rains and strong winds inearly April. Those shingles were also
replaced on June 12 by KimotoRoofing.
Mahalo Nui to M ik e Lee for donating
towards the two roof projects and foralso serving as project manager.