Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha
Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu

September 2024
Shubun no Hi or the Autumn
Equinox fell on 9/23 this year
and is a day to honor, respectand express gratitude to ourancestors and the departed.
In Japanese culture, ritualcare for our ancestors is botha social obligation andreligious practice.
A memorial service was held
for all those whose memorialtablets are kept at the shrine.

Au t u m n u n f olds n ew
color s, lon ger sh adow sof sh or t er days - pr om ise
Bill Dou gh t yDONATIONSCALENDAR

Bill & Keiko Doughty
Scott Fuke
Miyoko Hanahara
Tajen HouArt Isa
Arthur & Becky Isa
Rodney & Sharon Isa
David & Masako Jimenez
Katsumi KatoJames & Melba Kurashige
Yae Miko
Sylvia Mitsuyoshi
Steve Miwa
Shinken & Marilyn Naitoh
Craig & Diane Nishida
Tricia Ruiz
Akiko Sanai
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Robert Stallings
Dean & Naomi Teramoto
Lance Tsujimura

OCTOBERMAHALO for your donation of sake
Mitsuru & Pam Igarashi
Gary & Linda Shinsato
Takenoko Sushi
Masa & Irene Takizawa

1310:00 am
Shichigosan Cleanup & Prep20 - 27

9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Shichigosan

NOVEMBER
2 - 17 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Shichigosan
17Mahalo Nui Loa Sylvia, for giftingyour vehicle!
We know you have many choices
when it comes to donating, and weare so grateful that you chose todonate to the shrine.

12:00 pm
Shichigosan Cleanup

DECEMBER
1

2:00 pm
Tsukinamisai Monthly ServiceTBA

5:00 pm
Cleanup & move into Hall

GOKITO Private Blessings
Driving is the most dangerous
thing we do on a daily basis
and it has the highest cost aswell.
In Shinto, it is customary to
bless cars and other modes oftransportation.
A Car blessing was performed
on 9/11 for shrine friends toexpress gratitude for the giftof a new vehicle and forprotection from harm.

Congratulations to Rayce Manriki,
the shrine's 2020 Scholarship
recipient on his graduation from
Pacific University in Oregon.
Rayce was accepted to Pacific
University's School of Audiology, a3-year curriculum leading to a doctorof Audiology (AuD) degree.

In Shinto, there are many
passages of life and rituals that
support and guide people throughthe spiritual dimensions of thosepassages.
A Yakudoshi blessing wasperformed on September 22 for ashrine friend.
Yakudoshi years are said to holdmany physical and emotional
challenges, especially Honyaku(Major Yaku) years which are 42for men and 33 for women.

AUTUMN THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL
The Autumn Thanksgiving
Festival is meant toremember the things wehave to be grateful for.
It's a special time to give
thanks... not just for thefood we partake, but for
the thousands of fortunate
moments and themultitude of blessings that
we receive everyday of ourlives.

by partaking of kikuchrysanthemum wine.
Choyo no Sekku originatedin China and is known as
the Double Nine Festival.
In Taoism, the number nineis thought to be mostauspicious and drinking
alcohol laced with kiku
petals is thought topromote longevity.
The spiritual powers of the full moon has
been revered since ancient times in Japan.

The 104th Autumn
Thanksgiving Festivalcommenced at 2:00 pm on
Sunday, September 1,
officiated by Rev. Masa
Takizawa in the presence ofDirectors and Officers.

Chushu no Meigetsu or the Harvest Moonis said to be the brightest moon of theyear and it is also the day that theMid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in
Chinese culture to celebrate the end of
the Autumn harvest.

The festival ended with aNaorai observing thetraditions of Choyo no Sekku

On September 19, 15 dango mochi balls
were made and placed under the moonalong with some sake.

TIDBITSOn August 3, Love A Keiki
Learning Center announced
that they were moving out of
the shrine's hall after morethan 28 years in operation.

A warm, happy welcome toKyle !!!
Omiya mairi is a Japanesetradition for newborns to be
blessed at a Shinto shrine.
Many celebrate the occasion
on the 31st day of birth forboys and 33 days for girls.
So many happy and wonderfilled times ahead for you!
Congratulations Bryson andReiko!!!

E Komo Mai Rev. Midori !
Rev. Midori Abe and family
visited the shrine on 9/16.
Rev. Abe interned at theshrine for several months in2018, upon ordination as a
Shinto priest.
She now resides in Tokyo as
Chief of Staff for her father, amember of the House ofRepresentatives and is still
actively involved with herfamily shrine in Fukuoka.

The preschool is downsizing it's
operation from 48 children to24 children out of concern for
financial stability and the longterm viability of their program.
They vacated the shrine hall on
September 9 to move to theKalihi & Moanalua Church on
Kam IV Road.
Mahalo to shrine president
Diane Nishida for coordinating
and stream-lining the move-outprocess.
We bid Aloha to Love A Keiki
Learning Center and wish themmuch success in all futureendeavors !!

MAINTENANCE
The Shide papers were changed
on 8/27 in preparation of theAutumn Thanksgiving Festival

Labor Day honors thecontributions of workers in every
field that propels our society
forward.

Pesky, persistent weeds
growing through cracks in theasphalt were removed
manually in late September.
With an asphalt covering, it's
impossible to remove theentire root network, howevermonthly weeding seems tokeep the weeds at bay.

The first Labor Day was celebrated
in 1882 in New York. By 1894, 23
more states had adopted theholiday and on June 28, 1894,
President Grover Cleveland signed
a law making the first Monday of
September a national holiday.
It is a day to recognize the spirit ofhard work that America was built
on by all the immigrants whocame for a better way of life.