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Higashi Hongwanji
Hawaii Betsuin
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August 2013

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii

Temple Activities Calendar
SEPTEMBER 2013

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7:30 pm Palolo Hongwanji bon dance (7 pm service)
7:30 pm Palolo Hongwanji bon dance (7 pm service)
10 am Shotsuki service
12 pm Basic Buddhism study classhe July 26 & 27 bon dance began with the Manto-e service, the Service of aThousand Lights. Special lanterns are hung with names of deceased family
and friends written on cards that dance in the breeze. The service starts with aprocession of members who deliver candles to the altar and offer incense, followed
by a short chant and dharma message. After the bon dance those who requested
lanterns get to keep them.
Please plan to participate next
year in this annual tradition.
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Lists. Man’s great invention.
They are my best friends. I can’t function without them. They enable me to be
dependable, keep food in my pantry and my bills paid on time. Ever since turning
40, I needed a personal secretary to keep track of what I ate yesterday, what I said
one minute ago, and what I just said.
It happens the same way every year. Approximately two months before bondance day for our temple, my lists start to develop: a list of new menu items, thelong list of volunteers, the messy shopping list, the valuable donation list andsometimes, I think I even need a list of lists.
Every year, volunteers come to the plate to offer their valuable time. Dream
Teams are usually a part of a city, school or large organization. Higashi is fortunate tohave our own Dream Team, led by captains Susan Kanemoto and Gayle Rich,
heading the popular Andagi Team. Over the years, they’ve taken their members
under their wings, insisting that I shouldn’t be involved and concentrate on theother menu items. The team consists mostly of Farrington High School Class of 1964
graduates: Susan Kanemoto, Gayle Rich, Stella Shinkoethe, Carole Iha, Judy
Morimoto, Sheila Okamura, Alice Nunogawa and her husband Joe Nunogawa, Lynn
Shigemoto, Alvin Mew and Kathy Mew, Selma Kelly from California, Diane Smith and
Brandon Smith from Las Vegas, Karen Yabiku, and Roy and Karen Hatakeyama.
The martial arts groups had their contingents present, with the hard-working
Tyler Uetake, Jan and David Nabeshima, Jackie Oshiro, Courtney Oh, Krista Gould,
Danny Asami, Ron Hughes and Clarise Ikena. The most visible member of this group
was Tyler Uetake of the Aikido Ohana. Unfortunately for him, he shows such stellar
performances every year that it’s become
expected of him, so it’s no surprise to us. Again
this year, he was the BEST! Susan and Gayle
couldn’t say enough about him. I think theywant me to give Tyler a gold medal. He camethe earliest, did all the art work on the spot,
and was always on the watch for things hecould do. I think he has another set or two ofeyes around his head. We’ll think of something
to honor this young man later. If he’s notcareful, he’s in jeopardy of becoming my
adopted son. It only shows the importance ofgreat parents and grandparents.
The great sellers this year were the
Hawaiian plate and curry plate. The Hawaiian
plates were sold out within two hours and we
couldn’t keep up with the orders. Curry plates
were next to run out. Cindy Aoki and Lani Hee
took care of the somen which was the next one
Dancing under the manto-e lanterns.
to sell out. Also new to the menu was Joyce

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Sun 10 am Shotsuki service
Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study classਠ৻ୁदบઇ॑ୂऒअ

led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference Roomਠ৻ୁदบઇ॑ୂऒअ
9/8 Sun 10 am Sunday service
led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
9/10 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceThu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
Fukuhara Conference Room
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
9/12 Thu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
Sat 10 am What on Earth is Namuamidabutsu?
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Study class led by Rev. Frank Childs
Fukuhara Conference RoomSun 10 am Sunday service
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Sun
10
am
Sunday service
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/17 Tue 7 pm O-ko: Informal dharma discussion
Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji
Sun 10 am Sunday service
9/22
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10
am
Ohigan service
Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meeting
12 pm Betsuin board meetingTue 7 pm O-ko: Informal dharma discussion
Fukuhara Conference Room
Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji
9/24 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceSun 9-2 pm Chicken & sushi sale (no Sunday service)
6:30 pm Movie night: Shall We Dance?
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceJapanese audio/English subtitles
Tue 6:30 pm Movie night: Tora-san, His Tender Love
9/28 Sat 1pm Recitation circle
Wed 1:00 pm Recitation circle
9/29 Sun TBA
Bazaar at Otani Center
Fukuhara Conference Room
Everyone is welcome to join in on our sutra chanting at 7 am daily (except Sundays) in the Betsuin Main Hall.

At Higashi Hongwanji, we
remain true to our origins
as an open Sangha,
welcoming anyone who
wishes to learn more
about the Jodo Shinshu
tradition of Buddhism.
A registered 501(c)3 organization

President: Faye Shigemura
Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Makoto Honda
Associate Minister:Frank Childs
1685 Alaneo Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Tel: (808) 531-9088
Fax: (808) 531-3265
Email: hhhb@me.com
Wa is published monthly byHigashi Hongwanji Mission of
Hawaii for its members andfriends. Comments, articles andother items for publicationconsideration are welcomed.
Editor: Ken Saiki

Masaki’s nishime, the next item to disappear. Joyce used to help with Waimea’s bondance while living on Kauai. Now that she has retired from teaching, shevolunteered to help with our cooking. Joyce Masaki, Janet Kahaunani Landfried ofCalifornia, Karen Ching of Clinical Labs and the team of Craig Kagawa, former fire
captain, and Shawn Kagawa from Japan came to prep and cook every day.
We’re grateful for the help with our dango jiru, prepared by Kumiko Saiki. She
managed to help us in spite of her baby-sitting duties, same with her daughter
Rika, also from Oita, who was hard at work at the shave ice machine.
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BON DANCE RECAP (cont’d from p.1)
If you caught whiff of the barbecue
smells in the air, that was due to the grill
work by Dennis Saiki, Milton Hee andVince Flores. BBQ sticks and hot dogs
were continuously grilling over the fire.
The chicken long rice was preparedby Darryl Okamura, a chef at Michel’sin Waikiki, a cafeteria manager at
Keoneula Elementary and also works
at Kamaaina Catering, and Chrislin
Flores, loud expeditor to keep the foodmoving in the noisy kitchen.
Betty Nishida and her sister workedon the Spam musubi. Jeanne Kawawata
cooked the azuki beans for the zenzai.
My sister, Debra Saiki, saves my day withher overseer skills, and making sureof the steady stream of the rice. John
Ishikawa was the leader of the shave
ice booth. Cashiers Wendy Kaneko
Kuwahara and the Nakano family were
essential volunteers who were there
throughout the bon dance activities.
Roy Nakamoto and Peggy Arita manned
the choba. Karen Kamihara and Jane
Sasabuchi were the busy game booth

Peggy and Roy keep track of obon donations.
operators. Karen donates the prizes
every year for the game booth. Stacey
Yamaguchi ran the popular facepainting and hair glitter station.
Sadly, we weren’t able to have
Shimazu Shave Ice because of thepassing of Kelvin Shimazu. Kelvin,
who built his business to what it istoday, was ailing for a few years, but
still wanted to help his temple’s bondance as long as he could. Although
we were forwarned that he might
not be able to participate this year, heinsisted he could. We send our deep,
deep appreciation and condolences to
his family, especially his sons, Kendrick
and Kendall. Kelvin never wanted
fanfare for himself, and was very proudof his very successful business and his
devotion to his customers.
Our replacement shave ice boothsuffered two mishaps. On Friday night,

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MahaloGozaimasu

We gratefully acknowledge the following for their generous
contributions. If we’ve missed any donor’s name, please accept
our apologies and let us know by calling the Betsuin at 531-9088
so we can make corrections to our records.

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James & Edith Endo Ethel Shishido
Douglas & Esther Zakabi
Family of Yoshio Shishido

Some residents of Maluhia Home came to enjoy the bon dance action on Friday night.
the electricity went out. Like the comic
Marion Kanemori and the Iwakuni
book Superman, in steps electriciangroup always put on a nostalgic
Glenn Masuda to the rescue, tools
performance. Marion has taken overwrapped around his waist, pliers andthe role of her late husband, Dennis,
wire-cutter in hand, and ready to fix the with continued commitment. A nihon
problem. Thank you, Glenn! Then on
buyo student of Onoe Kikunobu, she
Saturday, the shave ice machine wen’
is a great asset to the group with her
brok’ shortly before closing, so although active participation in various Japanese
the joy was short-lived, most of us were organizations. I’d like to see nihon buyo
able to enjoy the refreshing treat withgroups such as Bando, Hanayagi andazuki and ice cream. Good thing Shimazu Onoe become active in bon dances in
Shave Ice will be back next year!
Hawaii, but that’s another discussion
Thank you, everyone, for yoursince nihon buyo is another style ofhard work, all our volunteers, temple
Japanese dance. In fact, wouldn’t it bemembers, and especially the watchers nice if ministers would form their own
and dancers. The bon dance clubs
Bonsan Bon Dance Club.
are instrumental to the success of any
Thank you, everyone—volunteers,
bon dance. Iwakuni Odori Aiko Kai,dancers, observers, silent revelers,
Fukushima Bon Dance Club, Koolau
taggers-along—we appreciate your
Bon Dance Club and the Ryukyukoku
participation. Next year, plan to join
Matsuri Daiko Hawaii groups added to in the dancing. It’s fun. You may hide
the excitement and fun.
your face if you shame. Make yourDylan Sogawa is the smallest andspecial style and costume. We had
youngest member of Ryukyukoku
dancers with green hair, beautiful
Matsuri Daiko Hawaii. He begged his
kimonos (especially the ones worn byparents to allow him to perform from
Dazz Toguchi and Rev. Makoto Honda),
age 2½, but had to wait until this year
and people with okame, hyottoko andwhen he turned 5. How proud his
dojo-suki masks. What about yourparents must be! His cute, energetic
last year’s comic Halloween mask forfemale counterpart is Alicia Luke.
next year? No scary ones, please. You
Another key member of this group ishave one year to plan!
Melissa Ching, whose husband, John,is (excuse me) haole, but he seems tohave been morphed Okinawan when
you watch him perform.
Call me old-fashioned, but the
selection of music last year and this yearby the Fukushima Bon Dance Club was
wonderful. In addition, the recordings
were crisp and the rhythm nostalgic.
Last year, the group lost its dance leader
Lorraine Ikeda, who suddenly passed
away. Joyce Gushiken graciously took
over her role and continues to work
hard for the group, which is led bypresident Keith Tatsuguchi.
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Wayne Ishii
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Keizaburo Tsuji
Paul Tanaka

Pat Nitta
Herbert Hamada

Wallace & Jane Naito Herbert Hamada
Walter Yamada
Family of Helen Hirata
Ronnie Murakami
Edmund Nakano
Family of Milton Shishido
Family of Ted Ishii
Stanley & Aimee Shirai Family of Otome Miyashiro
Keizaburo Tsuji

Barbara Okumura

Peggy Arita

Frances Maekawa

Roy Nakamoto
Roy Hirakawa

James Hirakawa

Frances Maekawa

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June Omura
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Murakami
Thelma Chiyoko Muraoka
Rev. Toshihisa Enoki
Miyoko Duesing
Mikiko Kishida
Katsumi & Elaine Ouchi
Elsie Fusako Unten & Family
Iwakuni Odori Aiko Kai
Taketa Family
Ann Kaneshiro
Ruth Hirahara
M Saruwatari
Moriso Teraoka
Shigeko Tachikawa Paul Nishida
Betty Nishida
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Kenneth T Doi
Mel & Ida Hori
Jane Okazaki
Marion Kanemori
Kimie Sugimoto
Edith Hatsuyo Yoshida
Gary, Joyce, Jolyne Kurihara
Paul N. Nishida Jr
Patricia Nitta
Jeanne Kawawata
Imoto Family

Kathy Mitsue Castillo Annie Malama
Misao Ujimori
Ken & Kumiko Saiki
Charlotte Tsukamoto Judy Goto
Mr. & Mrs. James Takishita
Faye Shigemura
Jane Sasabuchi
Keizaburo Tsuji
Yuko Oshiro
Patricia Hirata
Thelma Chiyoko Muraoka
Miyoko Hebaru
Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
Geri Tanoue
Betty Nishida
Alice & Kiyoshi Kami Dennis & Debra Saiki Tadao Iwasaki
Wayne Shinbara
Judith Kuromoto

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Frances Maekawa
Janice Fukuda
Bert Maekawa
Eiko Yoshida
Tokuo & Sadie Sakai Stanley Takemura
Paul & Ethel Umemoto Lynn Murakami Akatsuka
Nora Shiraishi
Kikue Kaneshiro
Beatrice Nakano
Florence Kanno
Natalie Matsuzaki Pearl Kurihara
Fusako Hanai Robinson
Sumiko Kubota
Toshio Kaichi
Tadao Iwasaki
Mildred Tashiro
Minako Ito
Kazuo Kono
Betty Nishida
Marion Kanemori
Peggy Arita

Richard & Arlene Yoneyama
Harold Kuda
Marjorie Hosaka
Mr & Mrs Collin Segawa
Ezra & Norma Koike Stan & Ruth Tsumoto Paul & Liane Briggs
George & Jane Lau
Roy Nakamoto
Chieko Sugimoto
Kiyoko Iwasaki
James Mimuro
Jan LeeMargaret Higa
Aileen Watanabe
Atsuko Nonaka
James & Gladys FujiwaraJoy Yamamoto
Jean Haruno
Sadao & Kazue Uechi Helen Suzuki
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Craig & Taymee GinozaKeith & Lynn Wong Kenneth Kubota
Masa, Judy Shimabuku & Family
Warren & Nora Hahn Ellen & Gerald Gon James & Toshiko Sato Ruriko Hayashi
Robert & Chris Imoto Anama Ohana
Susan Morishige
Grace Hall
Jane Okazaki
Charlene Watanabe Setsuyo Ide
Mr. & Mrs. N. Fukuda
Grace Yoshioka
Yuriko & Minoru Uyemura
Grace S. Nomura
Satsuyo Sakuma
Ken & Kumiko Saiki
Kiyoshi Fujieda Family Jan Lee
Betty Nishida
Asuko Nonaka
Karl Miyashiro
Terri Dux
EleanorTokunaga
Gladys Sakata
Sarah Miyasaki
Mr & Mrs Ryan Unten
Roy Iizaki
Mel & Ida Hori
Lori Ann Tamano
Diane Y. Shimizu
R. H. Nagata
Carol Suzuki
Rev. Hosen Fukuhara Joyce Gushiken
Gregg Nakayama
Helen Suzuki
We wish to extend
Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii
Mr & Mrs Warren K Itamura
our deepest sympathies
Mark T. Yamashita
Keevan Matsumoto Masatsugu Takai
to the families of the late
Mr & Mrs Herald Takehiro

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Faye Shigemura

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Atsuko Nonaka
Edmund Nakano

Tadao Iwasaki
Debra Saiki
Roy NakamotoJim Hirakawa
Jeanne Kawawata
John Ishikawa

Mrs. Otome Miyashiro (95)June 19, 2013
Mr. Stanley Manabu Shirai (81)June 23, 2013
Mr. Kelvin Kazuji Shimazu (58)
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Just Live!

...or, My First Year on My Own
and I’m Still Here to Talk about It
by Rev. Makoto HondaIt was August 16, 2012, when I
arrived at the airport in Hawaii. I
remember there was a beautiful bluesky, palm trees, and a gentle windagainst my face. Let me go back intime a little.
I was 28 when I applied to beoversea minister, but now I am
almost 31, even though I have only
been here for a year. It is mainly
because I had to wait for my visa. I
have no idea what took them so long.
Some people told me it was because
I was educated in England. This mademy situation more complicated. I
waited a long time before I was able
to come to Hawaii. While I was
waiting, I worried about being a
minister in Hawaii and the unknown.
There was no end to it, so I decided
to not think about what it was going
to be like.
There were many “firsts” for me:
first time in Hawaii, first time to be afull-time employee, first time to work
as minister, first time to work outside
Japan, first time to live by myself
without my parents’ support. So mytheme for the first year was “Just Live.”“Just Live” is not an easy thing to do.
The problem with me is that I
love my room too much. I have asmall cushion on which I sit, my PC
is on the table in front of me, and I
have a few DVDs. I am quite happy
with this situation. So, I do not go
out much. This may seem a little
unusual yo you for someone whocame as an overseas minister.
I have discovered two things
about myself: first, what I need to
improve, and second, what I do well.
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(compared to writing and reading)
I am not good at reading English,
but I am OK at listening to English. So
what I’m doing is starting a new classin which we just read an English text
(either a Buddhist text or in some
way related) each month on the 28th
day. With my limited knowledge,
experience and English skill, it would
be hard for me to conduct a formal
Buddhism class, so this type ofsession, where participants sitting in acircle take turns reciting text, would
be more doable. In Japan this is calledrindoku kai (୽ഭভ).
Why are we holding our recitation
circle on the 28th day of each month?
It’s the memorial day for our founder
Shinran Shonin. Back a few hundredyears ago, people gathered on thememorial day to study. The day of theweek, of course, changes from month
to month. This arrangement may
pose a challenge, but at same time it’s
just something different. Reading atext is a simple thing, but it can be
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me. A Buddhist text is especially hard.
So I hope you will find this a great
opportunity to read and study about
Buddhism--and help me while at it!
With my computer skills, I am
doing two computer projects. One isa web site, and hopefully I can put it
up soon, It’s not 100% finished yet,but it’s good enough to start off and I
will add more content when I havetime. I’m still looking for people who
can help me on this web page
project. I just created the bare bones
skeleton, or structure of the web
page, using Joomla 3. To help me,
technical knowledge is not required.
The only requirements are to know
how to type, an Internet connection
and a bit of passion. That will help us
to keep our web page up to date.
Please do not let this scare you awayfrom helping! It is only as technical as
sending an email.
Another project is a new Betsuin
database system. For this system, wemust collect data and put it into one
place. Then we will be able to see andprocess it better. An example of thiswould be updating our temple
membership list. I would like tolaunch this new database system by
the end of this year so that beginningnext year we can use the new system.
An important database function
is to keep track of people’s donations.
since the temple is a 501(c)3charitable organization. That would
greatly simplify the year-end tallyingof an individual’s total annual
donations and providing
documentation for income tax
deduction purposes.

H

ave you every played Boggle?
Boggle is a word game createdby Allan Turoff, trademarked byParker Brothers, a division of Hasbro.
The game involves a plastic
grid with sixteen lettered dice, anda 3 minute timer. Any number ofpeople with a pencil and paper may
participate. The object of the game is
to make as many three letter words
or more. Letters must be connectedhorizontally, vertically, or diagonally,
and used only once, and may be
singular or plural.
Once the dice are shaken andlands in the plastic grid with the top
letter showing, the timer is turned
over. The game begins, and you
begin writing your words. When thetime is up, pencils down.
One player reads their list ofwords, and everyone who has thesame word crosses the word off. If

Bogglethe next player has any remaining
words, the player reads them off.
If the player is the only one withthat word, that player gets points
depending on the length of the"EBZUSJQUPBQMBDFDBMMFE.BO[BOBST

he first thing I noticed was
the beautiful Sierra Nevada
mountains.
But the minute we turned fromthe two-laned highway onto the dirt
road my mood changed from happy
to solemn. The former Manzanar
Relocation Camp was up ahead.
There was a slight breeze but it washot, 103º in the desert.

At recitation circle meetings, Rev. Honda
hopes to improve his reading skills while
participants learn about Buddhism.
I have now completed my first year
in which my theme was “Just Live.”
For my second year my theme is“Learn.” Through the year, I hope you
will observe that my writing andreading are improving!

Let’s PlayThe visitor center formerly served as anauditorium for the wartime internees.

I was with my husband Dennis, sonArnie, grandson Otto. About fourhours out of Los Angeles and 50
miles into the desert from the mainhighway, the area is desolate where
three original buildings and a guard
tower stand.
A few days earlier while talking
with my aunt, she shared that she
was interned there and recently
participated in a pilgrimage, so thisgave a deeper meaning to my visit.
The Visitor Center is the original
auditorium built by the internees
in 1944. It houses exhibits, photos,
and a wall with names of the many
incarcerated here for over 3½ years.
We watched a short film on themindset of America in 1942, thesigning of Executive Order 9066 andhow the Japanese came to arrive
at Manzanar. A film crew was in the“barracks” so we were unable to enter
the other buildings. However, I’m
glad we made the time to visit.
– Debra Saikiword. 3 and 4 letter words – 1 point,
five letter words – 2 points, 6 letterwords – 3 points, 7 letter words – 5
points, and 8 letter words and more
– 11 points. The player with the mostpoints wins.
To me, the letters represent all
the choices in life we have. We cango right, left, up, down, or sideways.
It’s our choice. Every waking momenta choice must be made, even to
make the choice to do nothing.
The timer represents time, which
was created by man, which has abeginning and an end. I am but a grainof the sand that is going through time.
I live for the short moment when mygrain of sand goes though the centerof the timer. Once it passes, my timethat was given to me is over. How
insignificant my life becomes.
Boggle anyone?
– Jeanne Kawawata

GO GREEN!
We’ve all heard of many ways wecan “go green” to help reduce theimpact on our environment, plus
save money at the same time. At the
Betsuin, we’ve taken the basic steps,
such as in recycling and switching toenergy-saving lights, where possible.
Getting your monthly Wa bulletinby email instead of on paper may be
a way for you to help us to conserve
resources.
To switch to an electronic versionof our Wa newsletter, send an email,with subject line “Email Wa,” including
your name and address, to the
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You’ll be helping us save some
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“Tora-san, His Tender Love” Is
August Movie of the Month

Masago Asai of Palolo Hongwanji honors
pioneers with a hula at Makiki cemetery.

Obon service honors pioneers

Betsuin Rinban Kenjun Kawawata
and Bishop Eric Matsumoto of Honpa)POHXBOKJPóDJBUFEBOPCPOTFSWJDF
sponsored by the United JapaneseSociety of Hawaii remembering earlyJapanese pioneers.
About 50 members of the public,
along with more than two dozen
ministers representing various
Buddhist sects and Shinto shrines,
attended the July 20 obon service at
Makiki cemetery.

The 3rd film in the classic Otoko
wa Tsurai Yo series, “Tora-san, His
Tender Love,” has the kind-hearted
vagabond falling in love with Oshizu,
a hot springs general manager.
The 90-minute comedy withEnglish subtitles stars Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Chieko Baisho and Michiyo Aratama
as Oshizu. Japanese audio.
Showtime is 6:30 pm on Aug. 27.
Admission is FREE. Ample seating in
the Fukuhara Conference Room.

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Two new temple activities debut
We’re introducting a couple of
new activities at the Betsuin thismonth, which we hope you’ll findO

ur August 2 shotsuki service is our monthly
remembrance of our temple family members who

Nathan Choy Akee
Reiko Arakaki
Irene Masako Fujiki
Masaru Fujiki
Janice Motoko Hirata
Hiroko Hiroi
Yoneko Ihara
Kenzo Ishii
Shigeru Ishimura
Toyomi IwasakiFrank Minoru Kaito
Jack Shigeru Kaneshiro

Harry Toshio Katsumoto
Leatrice Namie Kimura
Sayo Kinoshita
James Kiyoshi Kodama
Yoshimi Kubota
Helen Tamae MarquesThomas Mimuro
Mae Mitsue Miyasato
Kiyoshi Nakagawa
Toshikatsu Nakahara
Kenji Nakahara
Ryoki Nakama

While shotsuki services are observed every year,
special nenki hoyo memorial services are held duringcertain auspicious years. These years include the 1stanniversary, followed by memorial services for the4interesting enough to give a try.
First is an ukulele class at 3 pm on
the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays eachmonth. The first session is August 13.
Don’t worry if you’ve nevertouched a uke before, since we’ll all
be learning together. We have someaccomplished musicians, however, toteach and lead us.
Players of other instruments arealso welcome to join us for practice,though you’ll have to learn to playthe instrument on your own.
Then there’s a recitation circle
every month on the 28th day,beginning at 1 pm.
As Rev. Honda describes in his
artilce this month on page 6, we willtake turns reading from Buddhist orother texts.
Recitation circles are often used
for reading poetry and religious texts,
and offer an opportunity to socialize,
practice reading, ask questions anddiscuss what you have just read.
Both activities will be held in the
Betsuin’s Fukuhara Conference Roomin the main temple building. If you
have questions, please call 531-9088
for more information.

passed away in August of a past year. At this month’s
shotsuki service we honor and pay respects to:
Paul Naoto Nishida
Susan Yoshie Oi Moody
Thomas Yoshio Okuda
George Minoru Sagawa
Ruth Natsuko Sasabuchi
Helen Yoshie Shimamura
Alfred Sadamu Shimoda
Jane Masuyo Shimogawa
Shizuko Sumiye
John Choong Sur
Matsue Takayama
Moriso Takenaka

Tomie Tanijo
Hatsuko Tsunoda
Tomochika Uyeda
Florence Chiyoko Uyeno
Adeline Sugai Ventura
Chiyoko Watanabe
John Masami Yamada
Janet Setsuko Yamauchi
Wayne Atsushi Yamauchi
Chiyoyasu Yano
Fumie Yoshida
Hitoshi Yoshimura

3rd, 7th, 13th, 17th, 25th, 33rd and 50th years. These
services are usually held prior to the actual anniversarydate. Please consult a minister for more information bycalling 531-9088.

Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii District News

Alohameans...Goodbye

The time has come for me to say Aloha and farewellto all of you, and I take this opportunity to say thank you
for your ohana spirit.
Our family has been in Hawaii for two years. We wereable
to live on the Hawaii Betsuin compound where warm
Aloha, everyone!
andkindpeople gather.
My name is Takafumi Bansaka, and I have been
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beauty of your heart. I will always remember yoursince July 1.
kindnesses and smiles.
I was born in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan,
I was able to attend the 11th World Dobo Convention
in 1984. I enrolled in Otani University in 2003 andin May. It was a great experience for me to be able tostudied the teachings of Jodo Shinshu for four years.
attend the convention with our members. I especially had
Subsequently I joined
a great time going on the tour with everyone after thethe mother temple ofconvention.
Higashi Honganji in
Some Shinshu followers say, “Thank you for my arms
Kyoto in 2007, and came
– they work again this morning so that I can do things I
to the United States inneed to do; thank you for my legs – they carried my body
July 2011 as a member
again today.” I myself forget about feeling appreciationof the North America
for such things. But if I see the sky from the temple, it'LVWULFWRI¿FHVWDIILQ/RV
reminds me of these feelings. The sky is so beautiful. It
Angeles.
has many colors – pink and orange in the evening, andSince I don’t havewhite and blue in the morning. I see the sky and feel bothmuch experience as ahappiness and appreciation being able to live in this world.
staff member at theI think that you too feel themother temple andsame way living here in the
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make mistakes, or might
why you are so kind toeven cause you some trouble. In such cases, I ask thateveryone, and why there is theyou please be patient with me and give me your support
word ohana. I believe that thisand guidance.
is the strength of the members
Although I’m a little worried about my newof our Hawaii district. I’ve seen
assignment here since I’m totally new to Hawaii, I’m sopeople come from Japan, who
excited about embarking on a new chapter in my life
are so exhausted by the busy
here. I’m especially interested in learning about
lives they live in Japan, become
Hawaiian culture and history, and also about the history
so relaxed and content when
Rev. Ryoko Osa
of Japanese-Americans in Hawaii.
they visit here. They have theAs you may know, the centennial anniversary of theopportunity to meet our members and receive energy from
Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin will be held in 2016, you. I feel this is the uniqueness of our temples in Hawaii,
in conjunction with the Shinran Shonin 750th Memorial
and this is a great contribution that you all can make.
Service for the Hawaii District. I will put all my energy
Thank you again for the support you have given to myinto my work to make the centennial and memorial
family and I over the past two years. Whenever you have aservices successful. I’m looking forward to learning and
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working with all of you.
Angeles Betsuin. That is where I’ll be working.
Thank you. Or I should say, “Mahalo!”
A hui hou...until we meet again!

HELLO!

Hawaii District News insert

Just Live!

...or, My First Year on My Own
and I’m Still Here to Talk about It
by Rev. Makoto HondaIt was August 16, 2012, when I
arrived at the airport in Hawaii. I
remember there was a beautiful bluesky, palm trees, and a gentle windagainst my face. Let me go back intime a little.
I was 28 when I applied to beoversea minister, but now I am
almost 31, even though I have only
been here for a year. It is mainly
because I had to wait for my visa. I
have no idea what took them so long.
Some people told me it was because
I was educated in England. This mademy situation more complicated. I
waited a long time before I was able
to come to Hawaii. While I was
waiting, I worried about being a
minister in Hawaii and the unknown.
There was no end to it, so I decided
to not think about what it was going
to be like.
There were many “firsts” for me:
first time in Hawaii, first time to be afull-time employee, first time to work
as minister, first time to work outside
Japan, first time to live by myself
without my parents’ support. So mytheme for the first year was “Just Live.”“Just Live” is not an easy thing to do.
The problem with me is that I
love my room too much. I have asmall cushion on which I sit, my PC
is on the table in front of me, and I
have a few DVDs. I am quite happy
with this situation. So, I do not go
out much. This may seem a little
unusual yo you for someone whocame as an overseas minister.
I have discovered two things
about myself: first, what I need to
improve, and second, what I do well.
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I am not good at reading English,
but I am OK at listening to English. So
what I’m doing is starting a new classin which we just read an English text
(either a Buddhist text or in some
way related) each month on the 28th
day. With my limited knowledge,
experience and English skill, it would
be hard for me to conduct a formal
Buddhism class, so this type ofsession, where participants sitting in acircle take turns reciting text, would
be more doable. In Japan this is calledrindoku kai (୽ഭভ).
Why are we holding our recitation
circle on the 28th day of each month?
It’s the memorial day for our founder
Shinran Shonin. Back a few hundredyears ago, people gathered on thememorial day to study. The day of theweek, of course, changes from month
to month. This arrangement may
pose a challenge, but at same time it’s
just something different. Reading atext is a simple thing, but it can be
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me. A Buddhist text is especially hard.
So I hope you will find this a great
opportunity to read and study about
Buddhism--and help me while at it!
With my computer skills, I am
doing two computer projects. One isa web site, and hopefully I can put it
up soon, It’s not 100% finished yet,but it’s good enough to start off and I
will add more content when I havetime. I’m still looking for people who
can help me on this web page
project. I just created the bare bones
skeleton, or structure of the web
page, using Joomla 3. To help me,
technical knowledge is not required.
The only requirements are to know
how to type, an Internet connection
and a bit of passion. That will help us
to keep our web page up to date.
Please do not let this scare you awayfrom helping! It is only as technical as
sending an email.
Another project is a new Betsuin
database system. For this system, wemust collect data and put it into one
place. Then we will be able to see andprocess it better. An example of thiswould be updating our temple
membership list. I would like tolaunch this new database system by
the end of this year so that beginningnext year we can use the new system.
An important database function
is to keep track of people’s donations.
since the temple is a 501(c)3charitable organization. That would
greatly simplify the year-end tallyingof an individual’s total annual
donations and providing
documentation for income tax
deduction purposes.

H

ave you every played Boggle?
Boggle is a word game createdby Allan Turoff, trademarked byParker Brothers, a division of Hasbro.
The game involves a plastic
grid with sixteen lettered dice, anda 3 minute timer. Any number ofpeople with a pencil and paper may
participate. The object of the game is
to make as many three letter words
or more. Letters must be connectedhorizontally, vertically, or diagonally,
and used only once, and may be
singular or plural.
Once the dice are shaken andlands in the plastic grid with the top
letter showing, the timer is turned
over. The game begins, and you
begin writing your words. When thetime is up, pencils down.
One player reads their list ofwords, and everyone who has thesame word crosses the word off. If

Bogglethe next player has any remaining
words, the player reads them off.
If the player is the only one withthat word, that player gets points
depending on the length of the"EBZUSJQUPBQMBDFDBMMFE.BO[BOBST

he first thing I noticed was
the beautiful Sierra Nevada
mountains.
But the minute we turned fromthe two-laned highway onto the dirt
road my mood changed from happy
to solemn. The former Manzanar
Relocation Camp was up ahead.
There was a slight breeze but it washot, 103º in the desert.

At recitation circle meetings, Rev. Honda
hopes to improve his reading skills while
participants learn about Buddhism.
I have now completed my first year
in which my theme was “Just Live.”
For my second year my theme is“Learn.” Through the year, I hope you
will observe that my writing andreading are improving!

Let’s PlayThe visitor center formerly served as anauditorium for the wartime internees.

I was with my husband Dennis, sonArnie, grandson Otto. About fourhours out of Los Angeles and 50
miles into the desert from the mainhighway, the area is desolate where
three original buildings and a guard
tower stand.
A few days earlier while talking
with my aunt, she shared that she
was interned there and recently
participated in a pilgrimage, so thisgave a deeper meaning to my visit.
The Visitor Center is the original
auditorium built by the internees
in 1944. It houses exhibits, photos,
and a wall with names of the many
incarcerated here for over 3½ years.
We watched a short film on themindset of America in 1942, thesigning of Executive Order 9066 andhow the Japanese came to arrive
at Manzanar. A film crew was in the“barracks” so we were unable to enter
the other buildings. However, I’m
glad we made the time to visit.
– Debra Saikiword. 3 and 4 letter words – 1 point,
five letter words – 2 points, 6 letterwords – 3 points, 7 letter words – 5
points, and 8 letter words and more
– 11 points. The player with the mostpoints wins.
To me, the letters represent all
the choices in life we have. We cango right, left, up, down, or sideways.
It’s our choice. Every waking momenta choice must be made, even to
make the choice to do nothing.
The timer represents time, which
was created by man, which has abeginning and an end. I am but a grainof the sand that is going through time.
I live for the short moment when mygrain of sand goes though the centerof the timer. Once it passes, my timethat was given to me is over. How
insignificant my life becomes.
Boggle anyone?
– Jeanne Kawawata

GO GREEN!
We’ve all heard of many ways wecan “go green” to help reduce theimpact on our environment, plus
save money at the same time. At the
Betsuin, we’ve taken the basic steps,
such as in recycling and switching toenergy-saving lights, where possible.
Getting your monthly Wa bulletinby email instead of on paper may be
a way for you to help us to conserve
resources.
To switch to an electronic versionof our Wa newsletter, send an email,with subject line “Email Wa,” including
your name and address, to the
Betsuin at IIIC!NFDPN Then, starting next month, yourWa will arrive in your email inbox
instead of being delivered to yourmailbox by your mail carrier.
You’ll be helping us save some
paper and receive a bonus while at it.
Your bonus? The emailed version of
Wa comes in color!

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“Tora-san, His Tender Love” Is
August Movie of the Month

Masago Asai of Palolo Hongwanji honors
pioneers with a hula at Makiki cemetery.

Obon service honors pioneers

Betsuin Rinban Kenjun Kawawata
and Bishop Eric Matsumoto of Honpa)POHXBOKJPóDJBUFEBOPCPOTFSWJDF
sponsored by the United JapaneseSociety of Hawaii remembering earlyJapanese pioneers.
About 50 members of the public,
along with more than two dozen
ministers representing various
Buddhist sects and Shinto shrines,
attended the July 20 obon service at
Makiki cemetery.

The 3rd film in the classic Otoko
wa Tsurai Yo series, “Tora-san, His
Tender Love,” has the kind-hearted
vagabond falling in love with Oshizu,
a hot springs general manager.
The 90-minute comedy withEnglish subtitles stars Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Chieko Baisho and Michiyo Aratama
as Oshizu. Japanese audio.
Showtime is 6:30 pm on Aug. 27.
Admission is FREE. Ample seating in
the Fukuhara Conference Room.

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Two new temple activities debut
We’re introducting a couple of
new activities at the Betsuin thismonth, which we hope you’ll findO

ur August 2 shotsuki service is our monthly
remembrance of our temple family members who

Nathan Choy Akee
Reiko Arakaki
Irene Masako Fujiki
Masaru Fujiki
Janice Motoko Hirata
Hiroko Hiroi
Yoneko Ihara
Kenzo Ishii
Shigeru Ishimura
Toyomi IwasakiFrank Minoru Kaito
Jack Shigeru Kaneshiro

Harry Toshio Katsumoto
Leatrice Namie Kimura
Sayo Kinoshita
James Kiyoshi Kodama
Yoshimi Kubota
Helen Tamae MarquesThomas Mimuro
Mae Mitsue Miyasato
Kiyoshi Nakagawa
Toshikatsu Nakahara
Kenji Nakahara
Ryoki Nakama

While shotsuki services are observed every year,
special nenki hoyo memorial services are held duringcertain auspicious years. These years include the 1stanniversary, followed by memorial services for the4interesting enough to give a try.
First is an ukulele class at 3 pm on
the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays eachmonth. The first session is August 13.
Don’t worry if you’ve nevertouched a uke before, since we’ll all
be learning together. We have someaccomplished musicians, however, toteach and lead us.
Players of other instruments arealso welcome to join us for practice,though you’ll have to learn to playthe instrument on your own.
Then there’s a recitation circle
every month on the 28th day,beginning at 1 pm.
As Rev. Honda describes in his
artilce this month on page 6, we willtake turns reading from Buddhist orother texts.
Recitation circles are often used
for reading poetry and religious texts,
and offer an opportunity to socialize,
practice reading, ask questions anddiscuss what you have just read.
Both activities will be held in the
Betsuin’s Fukuhara Conference Roomin the main temple building. If you
have questions, please call 531-9088
for more information.

passed away in August of a past year. At this month’s
shotsuki service we honor and pay respects to:
Paul Naoto Nishida
Susan Yoshie Oi Moody
Thomas Yoshio Okuda
George Minoru Sagawa
Ruth Natsuko Sasabuchi
Helen Yoshie Shimamura
Alfred Sadamu Shimoda
Jane Masuyo Shimogawa
Shizuko Sumiye
John Choong Sur
Matsue Takayama
Moriso Takenaka

Tomie Tanijo
Hatsuko Tsunoda
Tomochika Uyeda
Florence Chiyoko Uyeno
Adeline Sugai Ventura
Chiyoko Watanabe
John Masami Yamada
Janet Setsuko Yamauchi
Wayne Atsushi Yamauchi
Chiyoyasu Yano
Fumie Yoshida
Hitoshi Yoshimura

3rd, 7th, 13th, 17th, 25th, 33rd and 50th years. These
services are usually held prior to the actual anniversarydate. Please consult a minister for more information bycalling 531-9088.

Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii District News

Alohameans...Goodbye

The time has come for me to say Aloha and farewellto all of you, and I take this opportunity to say thank you
for your ohana spirit.
Our family has been in Hawaii for two years. We wereable
to live on the Hawaii Betsuin compound where warm
Aloha, everyone!
andkindpeople gather.
My name is Takafumi Bansaka, and I have been
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beauty of your heart. I will always remember yoursince July 1.
kindnesses and smiles.
I was born in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan,
I was able to attend the 11th World Dobo Convention
in 1984. I enrolled in Otani University in 2003 andin May. It was a great experience for me to be able tostudied the teachings of Jodo Shinshu for four years.
attend the convention with our members. I especially had
Subsequently I joined
a great time going on the tour with everyone after thethe mother temple ofconvention.
Higashi Honganji in
Some Shinshu followers say, “Thank you for my arms
Kyoto in 2007, and came
– they work again this morning so that I can do things I
to the United States inneed to do; thank you for my legs – they carried my body
July 2011 as a member
again today.” I myself forget about feeling appreciationof the North America
for such things. But if I see the sky from the temple, it'LVWULFWRI¿FHVWDIILQ/RV
reminds me of these feelings. The sky is so beautiful. It
Angeles.
has many colors – pink and orange in the evening, andSince I don’t havewhite and blue in the morning. I see the sky and feel bothmuch experience as ahappiness and appreciation being able to live in this world.
staff member at theI think that you too feel themother temple andsame way living here in the
GLVWULFWRI¿FH,PD\islands of the Hawaii. That isRev. Takafumi Bansaka
make mistakes, or might
why you are so kind toeven cause you some trouble. In such cases, I ask thateveryone, and why there is theyou please be patient with me and give me your support
word ohana. I believe that thisand guidance.
is the strength of the members
Although I’m a little worried about my newof our Hawaii district. I’ve seen
assignment here since I’m totally new to Hawaii, I’m sopeople come from Japan, who
excited about embarking on a new chapter in my life
are so exhausted by the busy
here. I’m especially interested in learning about
lives they live in Japan, become
Hawaiian culture and history, and also about the history
so relaxed and content when
Rev. Ryoko Osa
of Japanese-Americans in Hawaii.
they visit here. They have theAs you may know, the centennial anniversary of theopportunity to meet our members and receive energy from
Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin will be held in 2016, you. I feel this is the uniqueness of our temples in Hawaii,
in conjunction with the Shinran Shonin 750th Memorial
and this is a great contribution that you all can make.
Service for the Hawaii District. I will put all my energy
Thank you again for the support you have given to myinto my work to make the centennial and memorial
family and I over the past two years. Whenever you have aservices successful. I’m looking forward to learning and
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working with all of you.
Angeles Betsuin. That is where I’ll be working.
Thank you. Or I should say, “Mahalo!”
A hui hou...until we meet again!

HELLO!

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August 2013

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii

Temple Activities Calendar
SEPTEMBER 2013

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7:30 pm Palolo Hongwanji bon dance (7 pm service)
7:30 pm Palolo Hongwanji bon dance (7 pm service)
10 am Shotsuki service
12 pm Basic Buddhism study classhe July 26 & 27 bon dance began with the Manto-e service, the Service of aThousand Lights. Special lanterns are hung with names of deceased family
and friends written on cards that dance in the breeze. The service starts with aprocession of members who deliver candles to the altar and offer incense, followed
by a short chant and dharma message. After the bon dance those who requested
lanterns get to keep them.
Please plan to participate next
year in this annual tradition.
#Z'BZF4IJHFNVSB
Lists. Man’s great invention.
They are my best friends. I can’t function without them. They enable me to be
dependable, keep food in my pantry and my bills paid on time. Ever since turning
40, I needed a personal secretary to keep track of what I ate yesterday, what I said
one minute ago, and what I just said.
It happens the same way every year. Approximately two months before bondance day for our temple, my lists start to develop: a list of new menu items, thelong list of volunteers, the messy shopping list, the valuable donation list andsometimes, I think I even need a list of lists.
Every year, volunteers come to the plate to offer their valuable time. Dream
Teams are usually a part of a city, school or large organization. Higashi is fortunate tohave our own Dream Team, led by captains Susan Kanemoto and Gayle Rich,
heading the popular Andagi Team. Over the years, they’ve taken their members
under their wings, insisting that I shouldn’t be involved and concentrate on theother menu items. The team consists mostly of Farrington High School Class of 1964
graduates: Susan Kanemoto, Gayle Rich, Stella Shinkoethe, Carole Iha, Judy
Morimoto, Sheila Okamura, Alice Nunogawa and her husband Joe Nunogawa, Lynn
Shigemoto, Alvin Mew and Kathy Mew, Selma Kelly from California, Diane Smith and
Brandon Smith from Las Vegas, Karen Yabiku, and Roy and Karen Hatakeyama.
The martial arts groups had their contingents present, with the hard-working
Tyler Uetake, Jan and David Nabeshima, Jackie Oshiro, Courtney Oh, Krista Gould,
Danny Asami, Ron Hughes and Clarise Ikena. The most visible member of this group
was Tyler Uetake of the Aikido Ohana. Unfortunately for him, he shows such stellar
performances every year that it’s become
expected of him, so it’s no surprise to us. Again
this year, he was the BEST! Susan and Gayle
couldn’t say enough about him. I think theywant me to give Tyler a gold medal. He camethe earliest, did all the art work on the spot,
and was always on the watch for things hecould do. I think he has another set or two ofeyes around his head. We’ll think of something
to honor this young man later. If he’s notcareful, he’s in jeopardy of becoming my
adopted son. It only shows the importance ofgreat parents and grandparents.
The great sellers this year were the
Hawaiian plate and curry plate. The Hawaiian
plates were sold out within two hours and we
couldn’t keep up with the orders. Curry plates
were next to run out. Cindy Aoki and Lani Hee
took care of the somen which was the next one
Dancing under the manto-e lanterns.
to sell out. Also new to the menu was Joyce

9/1
9/1

Sun 10 am Shotsuki service
Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study classਠ৻ୁदบઇ॑ୂऒअ

led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference Roomਠ৻ୁदบઇ॑ୂऒअ
9/8 Sun 10 am Sunday service
led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
9/10 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceThu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
Fukuhara Conference Room
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
9/12 Thu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
Sat 10 am What on Earth is Namuamidabutsu?
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Study class led by Rev. Frank Childs
Fukuhara Conference RoomSun 10 am Sunday service
9/15
Sun
10
am
Sunday service
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/17 Tue 7 pm O-ko: Informal dharma discussion
Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji
Sun 10 am Sunday service
9/22
Sun
10
am
Ohigan service
Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meeting
12 pm Betsuin board meetingTue 7 pm O-ko: Informal dharma discussion
Fukuhara Conference Room
Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji
9/24 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceSun 9-2 pm Chicken & sushi sale (no Sunday service)
6:30 pm Movie night: Shall We Dance?
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceJapanese audio/English subtitles
Tue 6:30 pm Movie night: Tora-san, His Tender Love
9/28 Sat 1pm Recitation circle
Wed 1:00 pm Recitation circle
9/29 Sun TBA
Bazaar at Otani Center
Fukuhara Conference Room
Everyone is welcome to join in on our sutra chanting at 7 am daily (except Sundays) in the Betsuin Main Hall.

At Higashi Hongwanji, we
remain true to our origins
as an open Sangha,
welcoming anyone who
wishes to learn more
about the Jodo Shinshu
tradition of Buddhism.
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President: Faye Shigemura
Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Makoto Honda
Associate Minister:Frank Childs
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Editor: Ken Saiki

Masaki’s nishime, the next item to disappear. Joyce used to help with Waimea’s bondance while living on Kauai. Now that she has retired from teaching, shevolunteered to help with our cooking. Joyce Masaki, Janet Kahaunani Landfried ofCalifornia, Karen Ching of Clinical Labs and the team of Craig Kagawa, former fire
captain, and Shawn Kagawa from Japan came to prep and cook every day.
We’re grateful for the help with our dango jiru, prepared by Kumiko Saiki. She
managed to help us in spite of her baby-sitting duties, same with her daughter
Rika, also from Oita, who was hard at work at the shave ice machine.
(cont’d on p. 2)