Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
NOVEM BER 2020

A Hou se Blessin g w as per f or m ed f or a h om e in Waik ele on Novem ber 1

M AHALO f or you r don at ion s
Mariko Ancheta

Kimberly Gueco

Jan Lau

Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh

Yuka Soda

Masahiro Atsumi

George & Junko Hakozaki

Mike T. Lee

Miyuki Nakata

Karen Steward

Kaoru Banuilos

Jeffrey Hattemer

Sian Yik Lim

Craig & Diane Nishida

Rie Sumida

Yuko Barretto

Dana & Dena Higashi

Jamie Loo

Rie Okamura

Kirsten Szabo

Tae Basta

Mario & Aili Hill

Shiho Lopp

Suzuyo Okano

Jammie Takagi

Megumi Blanton

Akiko Hokutan

Nozomi Lulker

Jana Onosaki-Yabes

Kylie Tamashiro

Yoshiko Burris

Chung Yin Hung

Mia Maneha

Andrew & Kimi Perez

Eri Tamayo

Akiko Chankhamany

Naomi Iho

Yayoi MarshallLynnsey Puahala

Yuri Tateno

Heather Chavez-Vega

Kenneth Ishimatsu

Russell May

Rika Putorak

Hanako Tsuruta

Kyle Chikazawa

Akiko Iwamoto

Toshimi McChrystal

Ben & Yoshie Reder

Colleen Udarbe

Sarah Chow

Megan Johnson

Eriko Mendel

Chiaki Reppen

Yumi Ueda

James & Atsuko Chung

Mika JohnsonRick Mito

Mayuko Riter

Yuri Ueno

Ema Crisp

KyKyBebs LLC

Akiko Miura

Akiko RoweEiichi & Yuko Ui

Tomoka Cubellis

Seira Kawabata

Steve Miwa

Saki Sakaguchi

Nadine Uratsuka

Kaitlyn Doyle

Sang Ho Kim

Kimiko Miyake

Akiko Sanai

Kylie Uratsuka

Bill & Keiko Doughty

Michael & Ayako Kimoto

Alex Mizumoto-Gitter

Aiko Shibuya

Hiromi Wereszczynskyj

Yuko Fadigan

Becky Knight

Scott & Darcy Motoda

Reid & Tammy Shigezawa

Hiroko Yamada

Remi Fowler

Collin Kobayashi

Maki Myenek

Gary & Linda Shinsato

Yuko Yore

Jon & Chika FujinakaTeresa Kono

Mark Nakamura

Kana Sin

Momoko Yoshihama

Eriko Gardner

Kenji & Mara Kwock

Shari Nakayama

Dany Smith

Justina Vantassel

Genbukan Fukuryu Dojo

Milton & Kathy Kwock

Yoshimi Nakano

James Smith

Mayumi Villanueva

Visit ou r w ebsit e: w w w.jin ja.u sGok it o Pr ivat e Blessin gs

Best wishes on this wonderful journey,as you build your new lives together.
Wedding on 10/31

New business , new responsibilities,
new visions - may you reap yourrewards and reach your dreams! Newbusiness blessing performed on 11/12

Shinto is the spiritual source of manymartial arts traditions.
A blessing was performed via Zoom forthe opening of a martial arts dojo inGallatin, Tennessee on November 16.
The dojo was symbolically purified ofold negative energies, making way for apositive and balanced atmospherewhich encourages proper training andShichigosan continues until
November 22 however, we are fully
booked for the 2020 season. Pleasekeep us in mind for 2021

growth on many levels.
A special prayer was written for theFukuryu Dojo and Sensei Scott Griffin so
he may continue to share his wisdomand strength with the next generationof martial artist.
Congratulations Sensei Griffin - you arean amazing gift to your students andthe Gallatin community.

View sh r in e pics: w w w.f lick r .com / kot oh ir a-dazaif u

M AHALO Sh ich igosan Volu n t eer s
Br yson Goda
Reik o Goda
Kat h y Kw ock
M ilt on Kw ock
M ar ilyn Nait oh

Sh in k en Nait oh
Dian e Nish ida
Gar y Sh in sat oLin da Sh in sat oJasm in e Um en o

As Covid-19 continues to impact our islands, theshrine is so appreciative of the volunteers thathave helped the shrine meet the evolving needsof the community with a safe and spirituallyenriching Shichigosan.
Mahalo nui for spending your weekends at theshrine warmly welcoming participants in theparking lot, guiding families from start to finish,for constantly cleaning high-touch surfaces,
sanitizing kimonos and accessories while making
sure that everyone adheres to mask wearing andsocial distancing, dressing and undressing thechildren and for providing lunch, snacks andrefreshments.

The shrine was notable to offer hairstyling this year due
to new safety
protocols underCovid-19.
Mahalo Nui to shrine
VP Dian e Nish ida forcrafting and donatinghair decorations togive to children
celebrating
Shichigosan
at the shrine.

Kapalam a Can al
The City is planning a linear park
along Kapalama Canal near thefuture Kapalama rail transit
station. The project is named theKapalama Canal Catalytic Project.
The project will include waterfront
promenades, gathering places,
improvements to Kokea andKohou Streets, green
infrastructure and water quality
improvements, pedestrian bridgeover the canal and developments
to Honolulu Community College.
A bike and pedestrian path is

The $80 million construction
project is anticipated in phaseswith completion by early 2026.

The original course of the Kapalama Canal
was the Niuhelewai Stream, pictured herein 1937.

planned along both sides of thecanal from the rail transit station
at the corner of Kokea Street andDillingham Boulevard to North
School Street.
The Department of Planning andPermitting published a draftenvironmental impact statement
for the project that includes achallenging permitting processthat could take over two years toobtain approvals for dredging anddisposing of sediment.

Over the last two centuries,
Kapalama has undergone
transformations, from a lo'i
covered floodplain to a working
class neighborhood and industrialcenter.
In 1938, with financial assistancefrom the Federal Public Works

Niuhelewai Stream in 1938. Kyugo
Watanabe's home was located where
Olomea meets Kokea today.

Administration, the City andCounty of Honolulu built theKapalama drainage canal in theahupua'a of Kapalama.

administers the portion of thecanal between Nimitz Highway
and the old Oahu Rail bridge andalso the portion between Kalani
Street and Nimitz Highway.

The canal was designed to control
flooding and freed up the adjacentland for development.
Until the 1940s, the area along
North King Street from Aala Parkto Houghtailing was known as
Palama Japan town.

Canal construction below School Street.
next to Damien School. Damien School
was agricultural land in 1937.

Many of the businesses andhomes of Japanese Issei wereaffected by the construction.
Some shops lining North King
Street was split right down themiddle in order to accommodate
the new canal.

North King Street looking towards Waikiki.
The white building on the left is where
Palama Market now stands. The steeple ofKaumakapili Church can be seen in thebackgroundThe canal is a mile and a half longand six feet deep. The City andState share jurisdiction over thecanal and the State Department ofTransportation Harbors Division

The City governs the majority of
the canal from Kalani toHoughtailing Streets. The portionof the canal below H-1 is tidal andconsidered waters of the Federal
government administered by theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers andthe U.S. Coast Guard.
Jurisdictional complexities also
exist within rights of ways, bridges
over the canal and ownership andmaintenance of pubic lands.
Questions of ownership andmaintenance may arise withmodifications to canal banks as
proposed in the new Kapalama
Canal Catalytic project.

CALENDAR

M ain t en an ce

Novem ber1 - 22 9 am - 2:30 pm
Sh ich igosan
15

3 pm
Tsu k in am isai M on t h ly Ser vice

23

8 am
Niin am esai (Internal)

The shrine's incredibly
heavy and deep
concrete laundry sinkcracked and requiredreplacement.
Constructed in the1950s, it has stood thetest of time and served
many families of thepriests. Magaling
Kubetero replaced itwith a plastic utility sink.

Cleaning and prepping
for Shichigosan

The shrine's
Edamame soybean
plants have matured
and were ready for
harvest late October.
Edamame is thename given to
immature soybean
pods. Edamame isusually steamed orboiled and eaten bysqueezing the beansout of its pod.

Decem ber
63 pm
Tsu k in am isai M on t h ly Ser vice26

9 am - 4 pm
2021 Om am or is available30

5:30 pm
Clean u p an d set u p

31

11:30 pm
Tosh ikosh i n o O-h ar ae
Year en d Pu r if icat ion Rit u al