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FRIEND OF THE DHARMAWAILUKU HONGWANJI BUDDHIST TEMPLE

1828 VINEYARD STREET, WAILUKU, HI 96793TELEPHONE: (808) 244-0406 – 244-9647

Website: www.wailukuhongwanji.org

VOL. LV, No. 10 Email: [email protected] October 2018Help needed to prep green onions forMaui Fair

EMBERS HELP ARE NEEDED TO CLEAN, CUT,and pack 300# of green onions on Tuesday, Oc-tober 2, and 225# of green onions on Wednesday,

October 3, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at noon.If the green onions are not cut and packed by noon on

the first day, plans are to cut and pack the remaining greenonions after 4 p.m. The goal is to have 370 bags of greenonions in the reefer by the end of the first day. If you areavailable, drop by any time after 4 p.m. and begin cutting theonions.

On Wednesday morning, members are needed to pre-pare an additional 225# of green onions. Plans are to com-plete packing 278 bags of green onions by noon. BoardChair Michael Munekiyo asks that all members assist in thisproject.

Members are reminded to pick uptheir chow fun

OARD CHAIR MICHAEL MUNEKIYO REMINDSMEMBERS to pick up their chow fun at the MauiFair (War Memorial Complex) during the following

hours:Thursday, October 4 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.Friday, October 5 5 p.m. to 12 midnightSaturday, October 6 10 a.m. to 12 midnight

Members may also pick up their chow fun on Saturday,October 6, at the Wailuku Hongwanji Social Hall from 8a.m. to 10 a.m. However, they MUST INFORM the officethat they will pick up the chow fun at the temple. Eventhough the deadline for informing the office has passed, youMUST CALL (244-0406) so enough quarts of chow fun willbe prepared.

BWA Autumn Craft and Food Fair setfor October 27

HE ANNUAL BUDDHIST WOMEN’S ASSO-CIATION Autumn Craft and Food Fair will beheld on Saturday, October 27, at the Wailuku

Hongwanji temple grounds from 7:00 a.m. to 12noon. President Janet Kubota reported that foodand craft booths will be set up around the templegrounds. She said that food such as barazushi,nishime, sekihan, okara, pickled vegetables,

baked goods, chicken bento, and hamburger cur-ry will be sold. Crafts made by the BWA mem-bers and by local craft vendors will be sold.Plants will be available for sale. In addition,commercial vendors, many from Oahu, will beselling their wares. The BWA helps to provideassistance to the temple.

College Orientation to be held on Sun-day, October 14

IGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN, SOPHO-MORES, and juniors, along with their par-ents, are invited to a College Orientation

that will be held at the Wailuku Hongwanji SocialHall on Sunday, October 14, beginning at 10:30a.m. The workshop will be presented by LloydYonemura, a retired high school counselor. Thepresentation will: Provide students with questions they need to

ask their high school counselor on collegepreparation.

Provide students and parents with informationon developing a four-year school schedule.

Help students plan their extracurricular activi-ties.

Help students refine their note-taking skills. Assist students and parents to get an early

start in applying for and selecting a college. Provide students with information on taking

the SAT/ACT exams. Provide students and parents with information

on how to schedule college visitations. Provide students and parents with options to

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SuccessionNamo Amida Butsu

October is a busy and exciting month for the people on Maui.Why? Because we will welcome our once-a-year biggest event,The Maui Fair. Wailuku Hongwanji Mission has been participatingin this special event for many years. For over 50 years, we havebeen sharing our tasty flat noodles, Chow Fun. I asked one of ourold timers why our Chow Fun is so tasty and well known, especial-ly at the Maui Fair. Have we kept the same taste for 50 years? Hereplied, "Well, we used to cook dried noodles before. We wouldboil it first and then cook with the iron casting pans so the textureof the noodle is a little bit different. But we used the same ingre-dients, same way of cooking, and the same amount of salt andpork hash, so the taste is almost the same as before.

Even if it is busy, we trained the cooks to follow the sameprocess regardless of how busy they are. That is the reason whywe can keep the same taste of the Chow Fun for all these years.So, the people of Maui are waiting for our Chow Fun at the MauiFair. Many people from Maui feel that "I have to eat Maui Fair'sChow Fun otherwise no sense in going to the fair."

Wailuku Hongwanji's Chow Fun has a wonderful reputationwithin our community. As you may know, our workers are all vo-lunteers who are mainly parents from the preschool, Scouts, CubScouts, Japanese School, Judo, and Karate. Every year the cook-ing staff is different, but we are keeping almost the same taste withour Chow Fun. Our Chow Fun is not salty and not oily, but alsohas lots of vegetables with bacon and pork. We have been pass-ing our legacy, values, and sincere hearts to the next workers forthe past 50 years. I think that is the reason why Wailuku Hong-wanji's Chow Fun is very famous at the Maui Fair and always sellsout before the end of the day. Why? Because it is so "ONO!" Ontop of that all our members and friends' "Magokoro" (the "sincereand thoughtful minds) are in the Chow Fun.

Great History

As you may know, Wailuku Hongwanji Mission will reach its119th years of service this month—October 2018. We will be ob-serving our 120th Anniversary next year—October 2019. We willexpress our sincere appreciation to our great honorable Keirokaimembers who will be recognized at the anniversary services onOctober 20, 2019.

With countless difficulties and hardships, our Wailuku Hong-wanji Mission's members and ministers together propagated theNembutsu teaching for the past 119 years in our community. Dur-ing this time, a number of churches and temples have closed dueto closing of the plantations and for other reasons.

However, we, Wailuku Hongwanji Mission, have been able tosustain and assume leadership in our community in many ways.Yes, our community is counting and relying upon our services inmany areas and in many ways. Why? Because of the reputationthat we have built in our community during the past 119 years. Ourmembers and their children have provided the leadership in manyareas of the community by sharing their sincere hearts of theBuddhist way of life.

What are the sincere heart and caring of the Buddhist way oflife? First of all, respect others. Second, making extra efforts,which is not for your own benefit but also for others. Third, is torejoice in the happiness with others.

Their sincere and kind hearts came from their parents andgrandparents' guidance. One of the wonderful slogans says, "Ko-domo no tameni" the English translation is as follows: "For thesake of the children." With these great spirits, our Wailuku Hong-wanji Mission was able to operate for the past 119 years and willoffer these great spirits for many years to come.

Shinran Shonin gave an example; "We all are human be-ings—just like a little stream of water and it is floating down fromhigh to low and those different waters flow from different streams,and will merge with the larger river and finally all the water in thestreams will reach into the ocean and become one. Following hiswonderful teachings, each member of our temple is able to be-come one and accomplish many projects with one mind and beable to rejoice in the happiness with others.

One of the passages Shinran Shonin shared with us is as fol-lows; "People who have been born first guide those who comelater, and those who have been born later follow the great guid-ance and values at the people who left." (Passages on the Land ofHappiness by Master Tao Cho)

Even if we have different capabilities and personalities, follow-ing the great guidance of the Nembutsu, amazingly without know-ing, we will become one as Shinran Shonin explained to us. Indi-vidual people are like small streams but through helping and re-joicing in our lives, these different people are mingled togetherwith the great wisdom and compassionate heart of Amida Buddha.All of us are able to unite as one and be able to rejoice in thegreatest happiness together with others. Regardless of who youare, we are all able to rejoice in the happiness under the infinitelight and compassion of Amida Buddha. When you discover thesetrue facts, we are all able to realize Buddha's great words and it issaid, "Your happiness is my happiness and your sadness is mine,too." We are all interdependent but we are connected with eachother through our great karmic relationship. We follow and sharethe great guidance of the Nembutsu life and share joy and happi-ness with each other. Yes, we are all succeeding with the help ofour great ancestors’ guidance and values and pass it on to thenext generation through the great guidance of the Nembutsu.Namo Amida Butsu

A message from Reverend Shinkai MurakamiResident Minister – Wailuku Hongwanji Mission

Friend of the DharmaDeadline for submitting information for publication is the 15th of the month

prior to the publication date.The Wailuku Hongwanji Mission, 1828 Vineyard Street, Wailuku, HI

96793, publishes the newsletter monthly. Phone: 244-0406. The opinionswritten by individual contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflectthose of the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission.

STAFFJoan Tamori ......................................................................Rev. Shinkai MurakamiFranklin Hamasaki .......................................................................... Itsuyo KusudaRichard Ouchi ..................................................................................... Mae OmuroStella Kuwae

Contributing Reporters

Buddhist Women’s Association ................................................. Ms. Janet KubotaBoy Scouts ........................................................................ Mrs. Shelley PellegrinoCub Scouts....................................................................................Mrs. Erin FerrerDharma School ......................................................................... Ms. Sandra HirataJudo Club ......................................................................... Mr. Ronald HiyakumotoPreschool ............................................................................... Mrs. Karen YoshidaSTEM Scouting .................................................................. Mrs. Courtnie Morihiro


Transportation to the Maui Fair avail-able for workers

OLUNTEERS WORKING AT THE CHOW FUN boothat the Maui Fair are invited to take the temple’s van,which will be operated daily before opening of the fair

and up to closing time at about 45-minute intervals. TheMaui Fair has informed our Chow Fun Committee that thevan may only transport booth workers with tickets to the fair.

VAN SCHEDULE – FIRST & LAST TRIP

DATE FIRST TRIP LAST TRIPThursday, Oct.4 3:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m.Friday, Oct. 5 3:30 p.m. 12 midnightSaturday, Oct. 6 9:00 a.m. 12 midnightSunday, Oct. 7 9:00 a.m. 11:00 p.m.

Help needed to dismantle booth

ELP IS NEEDED TO DISMANTLE THECHOW Fun Booth on Monday, October 8,beginning at 7:00 a.m. Aldon Mochida

requests that members bring their tools and meetat the fairground. The dismantled booth will betransported to the temple for storage by Tri-IsleTrucking. Lunch will be served upon completionof the project.

Manpower Co-chairs remind templeand affiliate members

ANPOWER COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS FAITHTengan and Susan Gushiken would like to remindtemple and affiliated organization members that

their help is needed at the chow fun concession at the 2018Maui Fair. As of Monday, September 24, all slots have notbeen filled. Each affiliate Sign-up Coordinator is beingasked to fill in the blank slots with their members.

On Sunday, please volunteer to work at the Maui Fair.Temple members and friends are asked to help. Assign-ments are shown below but are not limited to the assignedtime; volunteers can work at any time they are available.

MAUI FAIR HOURS & WORK ASSIGNMENTS

Thu, Oct. 4 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 4.0 Kendo ClubJudo Club7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. 3.5

Fri, Oct. 5 4:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 4.5 Cub Scouts

8:00 p.m. – 12 midnight 4.0 Cub Scouts

Sat, Oct. 6

9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 4.0 Gakuen

1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 4.0 Preschool

5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 3.5 Boy Scouts

8:30 p.m. – 12 midnight 3.5 Boy Scouts

Sun, Oct. 7

9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 4.0 Mixed Group

1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 4.0 Mixed Group

5:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. 5.5 Mixed Group

Deadline to submit Dana Award appli-cation is October 31

EADLINE TO SUBMIT NOMINEES FORthe Tadaichi Fukunaga Dana Award forWailuku Hongwanji Mission members is

Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Nominationforms may be picked up at the temple office. Thecompleted form must be submitted by the dead-line.

The award, established by the family of thelate Tadaichi Fukunaga, recognizes a member’soutstanding dedication, services, and contribu-tions to Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. The awar-dee’s selection is based on criteria, with the finalselection being made by the Tadaichi FukunagaDana Award Committee. The 2017 Dana Awardrecipient was Mary Tokumaru.

Preschool registration for templemembers to begin on November 1

AILUKU HONGWANJI MEMBERS ARE IN-VITED to register their child early for Preschoolfor the 2019-2020 school year. An applicant

MUST be a Wailuku Hongwanji Mission member at least 3months prior to submitting an application. Members will beginthe registration process starting Thursday, November 1,2018.

Preschool Director Karen Yoshida stated that a non-member would have to wait to register their child until Mon-day, January 8, 2019, when the school’s Fall Term begins.

Primary qualification to enroll at the Preschool is that achild must be 2 years, 8 months of age or older and under 5years old. Parents must come to the school to register theirchildren. No telephone reservations will be accepted.

Days off for Gakuen students in themonths of October and November

APANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL COORDINATOR,Rev. Shinkai Murakami, would like to remind parentsthat there will be no Gakuen classes on the following

days during the months of October and November.

Thursday October 4 2018 Maui Fair ParadeFriday October 5 2018 Maui FairMonday October 8

Fall Intersession

Tuesday October 9Wednesday October 10Thursday October 11Friday October 12Tuesday November 6 Election DayMonday November 12 Veterans’ Day HolidayThursday November 22 Thanksgiving DayFriday November 23 School Holiday

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Buddhist Women’s NewsJanet Kubota, Reporter

BWA to meet on Sunday, October 14RESIDENT JANET KUBOTA REMINDS BWA mem-bers that the next monthly meeting is scheduled forSunday, October 14, immediately after the Sunday

Service. On the agenda will be the Autumn Craft & FoodFair and the Fall General Assembly.

Joyce Kang donates oriental cards forCraft Fair

WA MEMBERS SEND THEIR DEEPEST APPREC-IATION to Mrs. Joyce Tsuchiyama Kang of Wahia-wa, Oahu, for her most generous donation of her

beautiful, very unique, one of a kind oriental card creationsthat will be sold at the Craft & Food Fair.

The donation was made in memory of her beloved fa-ther, Takeshi Tsuchiyama, who was a long-time dedicatedmember of our temple, who actively participated in templeactivities.

BWA to hold Autumn Craft & FoodFair on Saturday, October 27

EMBERS OF THE WAILUKU HONGWANJI BWAare busy planning for their Annual Autumn Craft &Food Fair, which will be held on Saturday, October

27, on the temple grounds. The fair hours are from 7 a.m. to12 noon. Members are asked to support the following chair-persons:

Apple Turnovers...............................................Bette NomuraBaked Products.........Members asked to donate/Mae OmuroBarazushi .................................................... Grace HamasakiBooths & Layout................................................ Lori KanamuBooth Setup & Breakdown ........ Dave Merchant, Boy ScoutsCookies ....................................Mae Omuro, Lydia FuromotoChicken Bento....................................................Sharon HigaCraft Vendors .....................................................Sharon HigaDry Mein............................... Grace Hamasaki, Janet KubotaFinance ............................. Lillian Satoshige, Helen OhigashiManju & Tarts............................................... Nancy ShimodaNishime ...................................................... Emiko SakagawaOkara .................................Janet Inamasu, Grace HamasakiPickled Vegetables...............Stella Kuwae, Yoshiko FujiwaraPlants ............................................................ Mike NishimotoPublicity.............................................................Sandy HirataSekihan, Gobo Kimpira .............................Machiko MoriyasuShiso Rice .................................................. Frances TeshimaSpam Musubi ....................................................Gwen HiragaStuffed Somen Salad ........................................Janet Kubota

Members are reminded that help is needed on the fol-lowing days and times for preparation of pickled vegetablesand chicken, nishime, rice dishes, and baked items:

DATE TIME DUTIESWednesdayOctober 24

8 a.m. • Preparation of pickled vegeta-bles.

• Preparation of chicken andnishime. Pack food items.

• Bake items. Prepare food.• Cook chicken. Prepare rice

dishes.

ThursdayOctober 25

8 a.m. &5:30 p.m.

FridayOctober 26

8 a.m.

SaturdayOctober 27

4 a.m.

Donations of Spam and Kokuho rice would be appre-ciated. Also, baking ingredients such as flour, sugar, andbutter are needed. BWA members are asked to bring do-nated baked goods to the temple on Friday, October 26, soitems may be priced. Mahalo!

Plants needed for Autumn Food andCraft Fair

IKE NISHIMOTO, CHAIR OF PLANT SALES,would like to remind members to grow and donateplants for the Autumn Food and Craft Fair. Flo-

wering and tropical plants, as well as seedlings of fruits andvegetables (tomatoes, Italian squash, and herbs) are espe-cially wanted. Plants may be brought to the temple onThursday-Friday, October 25-26, during temple office hours.

Fall General Assembly set forNovember 3 at Wailuku Hongwanji

HE MAUI UNITED BUDDHIST WOMEN’S ASSOCI-ATION Fall General Assembly will be held on Satur-day, November 3, at Wailuku Hongwanji Buddhist

Temple from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. MUBWA President Ja-net Shimada will preside over the Assembly. Informationabout the Assembly and lunch details will be announced atthe club meeting on Sunday, October 14.

BWA HOSHA DAY ASSIGNMENTSOctober 4, 2018 Groups 3 and 5October 17, 2018 ACCW – Team #4October 18, 2018 Groups 2 and 4November 1, 2018 Groups 1 and 6Eitaikyo Refreshment 11/18 Group BNovember 15, 2018 Groups 3 and 5November 21, 2018 ACCW – Team #5

Donation of sewing machines welcomeEMBERS OF THE “SEWING BEE” ARE SEEKINGdonations of second-hand sewing machines ingood working order for their sewing projects. This

would help the ladies who currently transport their machinesweekly and allow more ladies to participate in the sewing.

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Dharma School NewsSandra Hirata, Reporter

No service to be held on October 7

ECAUSE OF THE MAUI FAIR, DHARMASCHOOL students are reminded that therewill be no service or Dharma School on

Sunday, October 7. The next Dharma Schoolclass will be on Sunday, October 14.

Anna Fosbinder to MC Sunday Ser-vice on October 14

NNA FOSBINDER WILL BE THE MI-STRESS of Ceremonies at the SundayService on October 14, beginning at 8

a.m. Eric Ikeuchi will be the lay minister andGrace Topp will be the guest speaker. KarstenShishido will ring the kansho bell and Takashi Leawill read the aspiration. Meiko Kurokawa andGracelyn Nishida will welcome members and visi-tors to the service and do the collection of offer-ings. Dharma School class will be held imme-diately after the service.

Reverend Mieko Majima to be guestspeaker at the Hongwanji Day SundayService on October 21

N ADULT VOLUNTEER WILL BE THEMaster of Ceremonies at the HongwanjiDay Sunday Service on October 21,

beginning at 8 a.m. Reverend Mieko Majima, res-ident minister at Kapaa Hongwanji BuddhistTemple, will be the guest speaker. Eric Ikeuchiwill ring the kansho bell and an adult volunteer willread the aspiration. Two adult volunteers willwelcome members and visitors to the service anddo the collection of offerings. Dharma Schoolstudents will host a bingo game in the social hallfollowing the service as part of the Hongwanji Daycelebration.

Jencyn Shishido and Donavan Ikeuchito MC Family Service on October 28

ENCY SHISHIDO AND DONAVAN IKEU-CHI will be the Co-Mistress/Master of Cere-monies at the Family Service, which will be

held on Sunday, October 28, beginning at 8 a.m.Tamara Manley will be the guest speaker. Dona-van Ikeuchi will ring the kansho bell and LouisFosbinder will read the aspiration. Aaron Tsaiand Kingston Poon will welcome members andvisitors to the service and do the collection of of-ferings.

Karsten Shishido and Anna Fosbinderto co-MC Sunday Service on Novem-ber 4

ARSTEN SHISHIDO AND ANNA FOS-BINDER will be the Co-mistresses of Ce-remonies at the Sunday Service on No-

vember 4, beginning at 8 a.m. Meditation beginsat 7:15 a.m. Anna Fosbinder will ring the kanshobell and Bee Shuster will read the aspiration. AceShuster and Angel Acevedo will welcome mem-bers and visitors to the service and do the collec-tion of offerings. A meeting of parents and staffwill be held after the service to discuss the trip inApril to Kauai.

G R A T I T U D E

GRATITUDE TO PARENTS

• The attitude of respect for family life and par-ents is to be nurtured as the basis for his/herlater development as a human being, citizen,and Buddhist.

GRATITUDE TO ALL LIFE

• The attitude of appreciation for life and non-injury of living beings is to be cultivated as thefirst step in developing character and personali-ty, in becoming a real human being.

GRATITUDE TO COUNTRY

• To be taught the meaning, role and responsibil-ity of being a citizen in a given society. Fromthe attitude of this gratitude there arises con-cern for the welfare of the country and itsproper functioning, the development of a realcitizen.

GRATITUDE TO BUDDHA, DHARMA, ANDSANGHA

• The appreciation for the Three Treasures is thesource of spiritual development. The Buddhistgrows in spirituality as he/she grows in the gra-titude to Buddha; the light of compassion whois with us in the Nembutsu; gratitude to Dhar-ma, the truth of Life which is the source oftimeless peace; gratitude to Sangha, themen/women who selflessly devote their timeand effort to spreading the teachings so we mayshare in its wisdom.

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Boy Scouts NewsShelley Pellegrino, Reporter

Scouts keep themselvesbusy by hiking toWaihe’e Ridge and hold-ing a Welcome Back Camp by travel-ing to East Maui

At the Welcome Back Camp in Hana, Scouts assisted in installing afish pond as part of their Community Service.

Scouts do the finish work in completing the fish pond.

To stock the fish pond, Scouts use fish nets to catch them.

During their Welcome Back Camp, scouts were taken to a East Mauifishing spot.

Scouts get their fishing poles ready for fishing.

Enjoying a game of cards are members of Troop 40, along with theirleaders.

After a long ride to the campsite,it’s nice to eat pizza.

Being served pizza before settingup camp is great!


Troop 40 Boy Scouts are happy to begin their hike to the top ofWaihe’e Ridge.

Members of Troop 40 get ready for a hike while attending summercamp at Camp Maluhia in July.

After reaching the lookout at Waihe’e Ridge, scouts have their phototaken. “The view is outstanding! It was well-worth the hike.”

TROOP 40 MEMBERS AND SCOUT LEADERS: Mission accomplished. Scouts have their photo taken to mark the success of their hike.

Scouts climb the stairs to Waihe’eRidge on September 8.

Scouts take a break climbing on thetrail to Waihe’e Ridge.


HONPA JOINT CONFERENCE

Janet Kubota and Norma Tamashiro were members of the BuddhistWomen’s Association who attended the Joint Honpa Hongwanji Confe-rence at the Ala Moana Hotel.

Attending the banquet at the Honpa Hongwanji Conference were MaeOmuro and Mary Tokumaru. They represented Wailuku BWA.

Junior YBA members, along with Reverend Murakami, have their phototaken at the Conference banquet.

Sandy Hirata shows off her calligraphy skills. She represented theDharma School and the Wailuku BWA at the conference.

Wailuku Hongwanji Buddhist Temple members attending the 2018 Joint Honpa Hongwanji Conference – Janet Kubota, Danny Topp, MaryTokumaru, Margaret Honda, Paul Gushiken, Donavan Ikeuchi, Susan Gushiken, Norma Tamashiro, Denise Allaire, Mae Omuro, Edward Tamori, JoanTamori, and Sharon Higa.


MORE JOINT CONFERENCE

Lt. Governor Doug Chin was the keynote speaker at the Joint HonpaHongwanji Conference on September 1-3, at the Ala Moana Hotel. Healso participated in a discussion with Bishop Eric Matsumoto.

Ed Tamori, Diane Lee, Susan and Paul Gushiken, Sandy Hirata, andJoan Tamori participated in the joint conference.

Members of the Jr. YBA have their photo taken with Lt. Governor DougChin and Bishop Eric Matsumoto.

Janet Shimada, Sharon Higa, and Danny Topp represented their tem-ples at the Honpa Hongwanji Conference.

Norma Tamashiro, Grace Hamasaki, Nancy Shimoda, Helen Ohigashi, Yoshiko Fujiwara, Lillian Satoshige, Peggy Honda, and Toshiko Sugiki holdOriental Cards that will be sold at the BWA’s Autumn Crafts and Food Fair, which will be held on October 27, at the temple.


Cub Scouts NewsErin Ferrer, Reporter

Cub Scouts and Parents atthe Obon Festival

Dominic, Tate, and Tyce take a break after working at the food boothduring the festival on August 3.

Cub Scout Alex and parents are ready to serve customers at the foodbooth during the Obon Festival.

Cub Scout parent Jeb Kaneshiro joins scout, Alexander, at the re-freshment table during the festival.

MORE SCOUTING ACTIONS

Three members of Troop 40 learn an important part of camping—preparing their dinner.

.At their Welcome Back Camp, scouts learn about the Hawaiian cultureduring their visit to a cultural village in Hana.

Scouts have their photo taken after visiting a cultural village in Hana.


Preschool NewsKaren Yoshida, Reporter

Welcome—Kayla and Hilina’i

New students, Kayla and Hilina’i went to the art table in the morning topaint a picture. Nice painting, girls!

One summer activity the children had a chance to string their own leiusing yarn, straws, paper stars, and flowers. This helps them gainmore small muscle coordination and strength.

Kaden and Raiden concentrate on pouring paint while their paper isspinning around. We call it “spin art.”

Xoe and Xanna came up to look at our growing crystal animals. Thepink one became a unicorn and the blue one became a dinosaur.Once dipped in a special solution, crystals began to form.

Mrs. Katt did a Japanese lesson with all of the children. She taught thechildren about different facial features and taught the children how tosay them in Japanese. Kukilakila came up to make the face.


Reverend Kawagoe

Reverend MajimaReverend Hasebe

Dis-n-Dat NewsJoint Nembutsu Seminar & Henry Ta-saka BuddhaFest to be held at KahuluiHongwanji on October 20-21

JOINT NEMBUTSU SEMINAR AND THE 4TH AN-NUAL Henry Tasaka Memorial BuddhaFest will beheld at the Kahului Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on

Saturday, October 20, and on Sunday, October 21. On Sat-urday, the seminar begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m.Lunch and refreshments will be provided. On Sunday, ser-vice will be held at 9 a.m. with the final session of the semi-nar beginning at 11:30 a.m. Cost to attend the seminar is$15 for both days and $5 for Sunday only.

The theme of the seminar is “Women’s Voices inBuddhism.” The history of the participation of women inBuddhism has been one of cultural and doctrinal gender bi-as. We know that women were fully involved in Buddhist ac-tivities almost from the very beginning of the Sangha, notonly in the role of ordained practitioners (nuns), but also aslay sponsors and supporters of the Sangha.

Yet, it was mostly men who articulated and chronicledBuddhist doctrine and history, so women's voices, express-ing their unique experiences, views, understanding, andperspectives are rare. For this seminar and BuddhaFest, wewill welcome two speakers, women who are ministers ofHonpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii.

Keynote speakers for the seminar will be Reverend Yui-ka Hasebe of the Hawaii Betsuin and Reverend Mieko Maji-

ma of the Kapa’aHongwanji Budd-hist Temple. Theywill share their ex-periences, know-ledge, and insightsinto Buddhism'spast and present -as well as their un-

derstanding of the Shin Buddhist Path – from their perspec-tives as women. They will also provide an historical survey ofwomen in Buddhism, focusing on the lives of importantwomen practitioners from the earliest times, through Eshinniand Kakushinni, up to the modern era, including the forma-tion of the Fujinkai (Buddhist Women’s Association) and theimportance of women as Buddhist role models in the home.Our journey will also emphasize the ways in which the PureLand teachings, especially the Shin Buddhist Path taught byShinran Shonin, helped to overcome and transcend all typesof biases, especially those against women.

For more information about the seminar, contact KahuluiHongwanji at [email protected] or 871-4732.

Reverend Mieko Majima to speak atHongwanji Day on October 21

EVEREND MIEKO MAJIMA, RESIDENT MINISTER ofKapaa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, will be the guestspeaker at the Wailuku Hongwanji Day special service,

which will be held on Sunday, October 21, beginning at 8:00a.m.

Reverend Mieko Majima was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.Majima Sensei has studied at Ryukoku University in Kyoto andhas a BA and MA in Buddhist Studies. She has completed re-quired course work at Ryukoku University as a PhD candidateand is a researcher in the Department of Buddhist Studies. Herareas of study are: Epistemology in Yogacara doctrine; Cul-tures and Beliefs reflected in Buddhist Arts in Central Asia, 5thcentury; and Contemplation Sutra and visualization in CentralAsia, 5th Century.

Prior to the ministry, Reverend Majima worked in corporateindustry for companies such as Minnesota Educational Compu-ting Corporation, Time Warner, and A.D.A.M. Soft-ware/Panasonic to name just a few. She is married to Dr. Yo-shiyuki Majima, Director at Pancreatic Cancer Network. TheMajimas have one son.

Reverend Shinji Kawagoe to speak atVeterans Day/Eitaikyo Service on No-vember 11

EVEREND SHINJI KAWA-GOE, Resident Minister atHamakua Hongwanji Budd-

hist Temple and also serving Honomu,Papaikou, Honohina, and Papaaloatemples, will be the guest speaker atthe Wailuku Hongwanji Mission’s Vet-erans Day/Eitaikyo Service on Sun-day, November 11, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Reverend Shinkai Murakami encourages members andfriends to attend the Eitaikyo Service. He said that "Eitaikyo"is defined as "perpetual memorial service." The word Ei-taikyo actually means "perpetual sutra." Eitai means "perpe-tual" and Kyo means "sutra," or "teaching of Buddha.”

This service is to perpetuate the memories of our de-parted by means of dedicating the sutra-chanting to remem-ber our debt to them and remind ourselves of what is essen-tial for us to receive our spiritual strength during this life oftravail through listening to the Teaching of the Nembutsu. Inparticular, we will honor those names, which have beenplaced in our temple’s Eitaikyo Register.

A donation to the Eitaikyo Fund is encouraged and thisfund will help preserve the memory of loved ones forever atthe temple. This fund is rigidly controlled and used for thepreservation of the temple, especially for the Onaijin (altararea), and may be used in extreme emergencies. It cannotbe used for general temple maintenance.

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Social Concerns Fund Drive set for themonth of November

ONPA HONGWANJI MISSION OF HAWAII’SCommittee on Social Concerns asks each temple toconduct a worthy drive during the month of Novem-

ber. The Committee reminds members that the spirit of Da-na should be practiced all year-round, 24 hours a day, but forthose of us who need to be reminded, this time of the year isfocused on counting our blessings, giving thanks, and giving.It is our annual Social Concerns Fund Drive.

You can help this Fund Drive in many ways. One sug-gestion is to make this a family project, donating the equiva-lent of the cost of a meal. Get your children involved athome, school, Dharma School, or neighborhood, keeping inmind that it is the spirit of dana or selfless giving that is ofprime importance.

A designated envelope will be sent with the Novembernewsletter. Please make checks payable to Wailuku Hong-wanji Mission. Thank you for your generosity.

Jodo Shinshu Etiquette

There are several Jodo Shinshu etiquettesthat we follow. Common courtesy, cordiality,grace, and beauty, along with tradition, are all in-volved. We are concerned with the refinement ofour behavior in relationship to the Buddha, theTeachings, and the Sangha. Reverence and grati-tude for the Wisdom and Compassion of theBuddha are integral aspects of Buddhist etiquette.

Entering and leaving the temple

The temple should be entered quietly and withreverence. Upon entering, bow facing the shrine.Bowing is a gesture of humility that represents thefeeling of trust when greeting people andrepresents the feeling of “taking refuge in” or “en-trusting” when entering the temple. Take yourseat and quietly wait for the service to begin.Avoid being late and try not to enter the templeduring the meditation service.

Before leaving the temple, when the service isover, turn to face the shrine and bow before leav-ing.

Gassho

Gassho means putting your hands together.The palms of both hands are placed together withthe fingers and thumbs extended and with theOjuzu (rosary) encircling both hands and heldlightly between the thumbs and the fingers. Bothelbows should be fairly close to the body and thehands should be at mid-chest level. To bow dur-

ing the gassho, the hands should be held steadily,while the body is bent forward from the hips andthen back to the upright position.

Gassho is the natural expression of reverenceand gratitude.

Oshoko (Offering Incense)

Regardless of whether one is Buddhist or not,everyone is welcomed to burn incense. The fol-lowing steps describe the correct way of burningincense. These steps are being provided to helpthose who have never participated in incenseburning before to gain a sense of familiarity withthe ritual. One should keep in mind, however, thatwhat is more important than doing the ritual cor-rectly with one’s body, is to do it sincerely withone’s heart.• Approximately two steps from the incense

burner, stop with your feet together (side byside).

• From the standing posture, bow. Return to anupright standing posture.

• From the standing posture, take a step (ortwo) forward beginning with your left foot. Youshould be close enough to the incense burnerto easily place ground incense inside theburner.

• Take a pinch of incense from the incense cad-dy that is placed just before the incense burn-er with your right hand and drop or sprinkle(please do not throw) the ground incense in-side the burner.

• Place the palms of both your hands togetherand place your joined hands chest high. Ifpossible, your hands should be at a 45 degreeangle. This gesture is known as Gassho (lit.“palms joined”).

• While in Gassho, bow.• Finish the bow by returning to an upright posi-

tion (with your hands still doing Gassho).• Lower your hands and place them by your

sides.• Take a step (or two) back beginning with your

right foot.• Finish with a bow.

Although there is quite a bit of detail, part ofthe reason for the practice of incense burning is tohelp teach us to be mindful. Left, right for exampleis typically not a difficult concept for us. However,it is remarkable how often we take for granted ourleft foot and our right foot. Oshoko reminds ushow to be mindful of something that because it is

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obvious, becomes invisible to us. At the funeralservice, we are reminded to be mindful of justhow rare “today” really is. It is also a ritual thathelps us to be mindful of how connected we reallyare. Each grain of ground incense placed in theincense burner produces that much more smoke,allowing the incense to share more of its wonder-ful aroma with others. In this connection we arehopefully able to see how sharing life makes alllife that much bigger and that much more wonder-ful.

Ojuzu (Nenju)

The Ojuzu should be treated with the utmostrespect at all times. At home it should be kept in aspecial place, such as in a drawer near the familyshrine. At other times, the Ojuzu should be car-ried in the purse or in the coat pocket so that it willalways be available. During the service, the Ojuzushould be held in the left hand. The Ojuzu encir-cles the hand during gassho symbolizing One-ness.

Namo Amida ButsuUsually pronounced namo—ami—da—butsu.

This phrase means I take refuge in Amida Budd-ha. This recitation is the most important practice forJodo Shinshu Buddhists. It is considered to be boththe call of Amida leading us to the Pure Land of en-lightenment, and our response in gratitude for theteachings that will lead us there.

Business Manager’s MessageBy Franklin Hamasaki

I want to share with youI came across an article that was published in

the Kona Hongwanji’s E Jiho August 2018 issueand wanted to share part of it. It reads:

"I was recently talking with a BCA [Buddhist Churches ofAmerica] member who said right after he was released fromthe World War II concentration camp, he lived for a shorttime in the same town where I grew up. He told me that hisfather died when he was only 1-1/2 years old, before WorldWar II started, so he never got to know his father and didn'tknow if he was buried here in America or Japan. However,he recently learned that his dad passed away in the neigh-boring town from where I was raised.

I told him that I would contact that town's temple and seeif they might have his dad's death record. I called the minis-ter's assistants at the temple. It just so happens that theyconduct a monthly service at the temple's nokotsudo (urnvault) in the local community cemetery. There are about 20urns of temple members inside this long-maintained nokot-

sudo. When my minister's assistant friends looked, theycame across the urns of this BCA member's father and hisgrandparents as well. He was overjoyed to hear the goodnews that we had located the urn of his father he neverknew. At the time of this writing he was making plans to go tothe cemetery, place flowers at the nokotsudo, and put hishands together in gassho to express his gratitude to the fa-ther he had lost at such a tender age..."

I wanted to share this article with you becauseYOU may be looking for your long-lost moth-er/father or relatives. You may know of a relativeor friend who may be looking for their parents,grandparents or great-grandparents. We do haveurns “stored” at our nokotsudo that have not beenclaimed by relatives. Wouldn’t it be nice to bringlong-lost relatives together again?

Some of these urns are very old—some urnsare “tin-canned urns”—which means that they arevery, very old and the writing is in Japanese. Thenames on the urns have been identified but thenext-of-kins are not known.

However, it is nice to know that whenever ourtemple holds an Eitaikyo Service (next service willbe on November 11), these individuals, along withothers, are honored at the service. Please readthe article on page 12 on Eitaikyo.

If you know of someone who may be lookingfor his/her relatives, contact Reverend Murakami.He may be able to help.

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KYODAN

Igarashi, Minoru & Ann – In memory of Bill WilmoreMiwa, Lester – In memory of Hitoshi NagataOta, Minoru & Frances – In memory of Kazuichi HamasakiWHM Judo Club – 2018 59th Honpa Judo Tournament

NOKOTSUDO

Goya, Mildred – In memory of Johei Nishioka FamilyHashimoto, ValerieHonda, Margaret L.Kaneyama, Lena & Wayne – In memory of Nobue, Minoru,

and Juji HanadaKato, Mari Ann

acknowledgments

Buddha’s QuoteA man asked Buddha, “I want HAPPINESS.”

Buddha said, first remove “I” that’s ego.Then remove “want” that’s desire. See now

you are left with only “HAPPINESS.”


OFUSE

Cardoza, Betsy – In memory of Kinuyo SuedaGoodwin, Kay – In memory of Roy “Blackie” KoyanagiHamasaki, Grace – In memory of Kazuichi HamasakiHirata, Edward – In memory of Suemi HirataMatsuoka, Dr. Peter – In memory of Anne Sonoe MatsuokaShigeta, Grace – In memory of Kinuyo SuedaSueda, Shiro – In memory of Kinuyo SuedaTanaka, Hideo & Cheryl – In memory of Kay Kikue MuraokaYoshitake, Doris – In memory of Kazue Teshima

OBON

Fukushima, George & AliceFuromoto, Lydia – In memory of Harry Furomoto, Kazuichi

Hamasaki, June Kanada, and Molly TokunagaHamai, Ronald & Hamai-Iwamoto, GailHashimoto, Stanley – In memory of Betty OuraHonda, Cary & Sharon – In memory of James & Yaeko Hon-

daIshikawa, Ronald & SylviaMende, Barbara – In memory of Niimi FamilyMende, Barbara – In memory of Lorraine NashiwaMotooka, BrianMurakami, Masae – In memory of Hideo MurakamiOta, Minoru & Frances – In memory of Yoshio “Jack” Hama-

sakiSaito, JanetTanabe, Ileene & Steven – In memory of Douglas & Clara

Sodetani, M&M Tomosuke KawaharaTanaka, Florence – In memory of Hisako TamiyaTanaka, Florence – In memory of Masako SakotaniUradomo, Lloyd

BUDDHIST WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

Fujii, EthelInamasu, Janet – Azuki beans for Craft FairKang, Joyce – Oriental CardsMasuda, Roy & Lily – In memory of Molly Tokunaga

SOCIAL HALL

Haleakala Lions Club

OHIGAN

Fujii, EthelHiraga, Roy & GwenHonda, Kikuo & PeggyHozaki, CarolynMiyamoto, Harriette & RichardMori, ElaineOuchi, DennisShibano, LindaYokoyama, Elaine

WISH LIST

Grey, Jeremy, Kim, & Mitchell – Netted sponge, Grill Ligh-ters, and Dawn soap

Kawahara, Hideo & Joyce – Toilet paper, paper plates, photoalbum

OFFERTORY

Komine, Shane & Jodi

Hoji Memorial Services (October)Date Name

1st Year – 2017Oct. 26 Kanada, June Sadako I. (JO SHIN)

3rd Year – 2016Oct. 29 Yonamine, Shizue (SEI GAN)

7th Year – 2012Oct. 3 Kitagawa, Saschie (KO NEN)Oct. 7 Sera, Robert Tamotsu (HO ZEN)Oct. 9 Bal Sloper, Kimberly Akemi (MYO SHO)Oct. 10 Heirakuji, Phyllis Hinae (JO SHO)

13th Year – 2006Oct. 7 Yoda, Hatsuko (SHUN JU)Oct. 9 Yamaguchi, Sadako (TEI JUN)Oct. 21 Matsui, Chieko (E SHO)

17th Year – 2000Oct. 3 Tomimoto, Chikayo (MYO CHI)Oct. 4 Uradomo, Fujio (SEI KAIOct. 5 Kato, Masako (CHI KYO)Oct. 7 Komine, Isamu (JYO YU)

25th Year – 1994Oct. 26 Yamamoto, Asaki (JUN SHIN)

Deepest SympathyThe Wailuku Hongwanji Mission extends deep-

est sympathy and condolence to the families of thefollowing:

Myrtle Kimie Nouchi Tengan (MYO TOKU)Age 88, 2054 Kahawai St., Wailuku; passed awayon June 8, 2018.


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