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Reverend Kawagoe

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. 11 Email: [email protected] November 2018Preschool 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.

Reverend Shinji Kawagoe to speak atEitaikyo Service on November 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 atour Eitaikyo Service on Sunday, No-vember 11, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Reverend Shinkai Murakami en-courages members and friends to attend the Eitaikyo Ser-vice. He said that "Eitaikyo" is defined as "perpetual me-morial service." The word Eitaikyo actually means "perpe-tual sutra." Eitai means "perpetual" 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. It is to remind ourselves of what isessential for us to receive our spiritual strength during thislife of travail by listening to the Teaching of the Nembutsu.In particular, 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 the

preservation of the temple, especially for the Onaijin (altararea), and may be used in extreme emergencies. It cannotbe used for general temple maintenance.

120th Anniversary Committee attachessolicitation letter

HE 120TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE WOULD LIKEto inform members that a solicitation letter, pledge sheet(yellow), and an envelope is enclosed with this newslet-

ter. Your support and donation toward these projects will beappreciated.

The Project Committee recommended that the temple un-dertake two projects to commemorate the anniversary—(1)complete the handicapped accessible restroom in the templeand (2) complete the purchase of the social hall and templephotovoltaic systems from the vendor. They estimate the costfor both projects to be $118,000. The goal is to raise $120,000with the remaining amount to be used to cover unforeseen ex-penses.

The 120th Anniversary Committee would like to ask mem-bers and friends to reserve Sunday, October 20, 2019 as thedate of the celebration. Recognition of the Keirokai membersand various activities are being planned by the committee.

No Japanese Language School on No-vember 6, 12, 22 and 23

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.

Tuesday November 6 Election DayMonday November 12 Veterans’ Day HolidayThursday November 22 Thanksgiving DayFriday November 23 School Holiday

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Expressing Our Gratitude throughEitaikyo

Namo Amida Butsu

Most of the Hongwanjis in the State of Hawaii will ob-serve their annual Eitaikyo service in November. This specialservice is also known as the "Sangha Memorial Service"here in Hawaii. The literal meaning of Eitaikyo is translatedas "Eternal Generation Sutra." The Rev. Tetsuo Unno,Buddhist Churches of America's retired minister, commentedon this service as follows: "Eitaikyo is the service of chantingthe sutra for generations as an act for the beneficences re-ceived from our ancestors."

As a minister, I have many opportunities to officiate me-morial services at the temple, at homes, and at cemeteries. Iusually express feelings of gratitude and appreciation for thedeceased person in my memorial messages. I also share the"Dharma" or the teachings and guidance of ShakyamuniBuddha with family members so they will be better able toexpress their gratitude for the deceased.

Sutra is the Buddha's teaching in the form of a chant. Atone memorial service, a family asked me to chant the Eng-lish version of the sutra, "Gassho to Amida", because of theirgrandchildren who were at the services. The family wantedtheir grandchildren to understand the meaning of the sutra."Gassho to Amida" is not a traditional sutra, but most Hong-wanji temples in Hawaii adopted its use at Sunday morningservices. I provided the service books and asked them tochant together with me. When I started chanting "Gassho toAmida" I couldn't hear the family's voices. However, slowlythe family members joined in chanting with me. After the reci-tation of the sutra, I expressed the following to the family,"When we call Amida's Name, Amida Buddha is calling us,too. This means that with Amida's guidance, Amida and weare united as one.”

The sutras that we recite today were not written by theBuddha himself because written forms of his teachings didnot exist during his time. The Buddha's teachings werepassed orally from generation to generation until finally, sev-eral Buddhist scholars gathered to share their knowledgeand understanding of the Buddha's teachings about 500years after the Buddha's passing. The late Taido Matsubaraof Komazawa University commented that, "With the passageof time, the words from the Buddha were changed becausenothing was kept in written records. Also, because differentvillages used different dialects and languages, trying to un-derstand and translate the Buddha’s messages was a diffi-cult task". Countless Buddhist scholars spent immeasurablehours organizing the Buddha's words and teachings into su-

tras. Some of the important points of his guidance may havebeen omitted or amended, but the scholars did their best toput what they believed were the Buddha's original messagesinto written recordings in sutra form.

Originally, all sutras were written in Sanskrit on bamboostalks. As Buddhism spread throughout Asia, the sutras weretranslated into different languages. When Buddhism wasintroduced into Japan over a thousand years after the Budd-ha's death, Japanese Buddhist priests originally used thesame sutras as the Chinese. Over time, the sutras graduallyevolved into a form that was closer to the Japanese lan-guage.

Jodo Shinshu accompanied the first large scale Japa-nese immigrants onto the western shores about 150 yearsago. With the spread of Buddhism in the west, many sutraswere translated into English, and the Honpa Hongwanji Mis-sion of Hawaii has played a major role in promulgating theuse of English versions of sutras. Through the use of Englishversions of sutras, non-Japanese speaking temple membersare able to understand the meaning of sutras. Although lan-guage translation is often not precise, the gist of the Budd-ha's original words is perpetuated in the current day sutras.And, sutras still serve their original intent of teaching us andguiding us down the Dharma path of truth in our daily lives.

Sutras serve to ensure that the Dharma will live on.Another means to ensure that a legacy lives on is leading byexample so that succeeding generations will model and fol-low the examples. Growing up, we all remember the manylessons we learned from our parents and grandparents. Atmemorial services, I sometimes ask people to close theireyes and think of a deceased loved one and to try to recalla lesson learned from the deceased person. Amazingly,despite losing their grandparents many years earlier,many remember their "Ojiji" (grandfather) or "Obaba"(grandmother) who always said "Gambare" which means"do your best and hang on — don't give up!" I, too, lost mygrandparents many years ago, and I still remember themtelling me, "Gambare!"

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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 .............................................................................. Meiji HiroseItsuyo Kusuda.................................................................................. Richard OuchiMae Omuro .......................................................................................Stella 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


WAILUKU HONGWANJI BUDDHIST TEMPLE Mochi Order Form

NAME:__________________________________________TELEPHONE:______________________PRINT NAME CELL PHONE (Preferred)

1. 10 – Plain Komochi .............................. _______ x $6.00 = ___________

2. 8 – An Mochi ........................................ _______ x $6.00 = ___________

3. Small Okazari Set (bottom 2” top 1”) ........ _______ x $2.50 = ___________

4. Large Okazari Set (bottom 4” top 2”) ........ _______ x $5.00 = ___________

TOTAL..................................................................................... $___________

Please make check payable to: Wailuku Hongwanji MissionPick up date and time is Friday, December 28, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Did you pay your 2018 gojikai (dues)?IRECTOR OF FINANCE PAUL HIRANAGA wouldlike to remind members that the year 2018 is com-ing to a close. Have you paid your 2018 gojikai

(membership dues)? By paying your dues, you are saying Iwant to be a dues-paying member, and I support the WailukuHongwanji Buddhist Temple in serving its members andcommunity. I believe and support what the temple is doing.

As we begin to think about our 2018 tax obligation, thismight be a good time to send in your dues for 2018. Checkwith your accountant to determine if you should pay your2019 dues early. Please do so before the end of the year.Mahalo.

Social Concerns Fund Drive set forNovember

EAN SAKAMOTO, CHAIRPERSON OF THE COM-MITTEE on Social Concerns, reminds members thatas we celebrate gratitude in the month of Novem-

ber, along with the Thanksgiving holiday and the Eitaikyoobservance, we are reminded of the countless blessings inour lives and how we live deeply connected to the worldaround us. It is in this spirit of gratitude that we continue ourAnnual Social Concerns Fund Drive. The fund drive will bethrough August 2019, and we request temples to submit theircollected donations.

Through the generous contributions of Sangha mem-bers, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii is able to sup-port worthy organizations and programs with funding to con-tinue their work in our community. Your support also allowsus to provide compassionate action during times of disasterand the ability to respond to social issues affecting our com-munity.

Because of your commitment to promoting the Buddhistvalues of compassion and loving kindness, we are able tolend our support to such organizations as the Hawaii Com-munity Foundation, Project Dana, Mana Olana Shelter,Family Promise Hawaii, Hawaii People’s Fund, A Cup ofCold Water, Hawaii, and various food banks on each island.

The Golden Chain Grant program was established topromote compassionate action through innovative communi-ty service projects. Your generosity directly helps those inneed and promotes a more humane world.

Envelopes (in the October issue of our newsletter) havebeen provided to our members. Please make all checkspayable to Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. The suggesteddonation is the cost of just one meal per person. Any dona-tion you are able to give will make a difference in the lives ofothers. Your help is needed to continue our mission of shar-ing the Dharma through compassionate action. Mahalo!

Your kokua is greatly appreciated. Please encourageyour members to continue supporting the Annual SocialConcerns Fund Drive. Mahalo!

Mochi Sale set for Friday, December28

AILUKU HONGWANJI BUDDHIST Templemembers will be producing delicious, hand-mademochi to members and the community for the

holiday season on Friday, December 28, from 7 a.m. to 10a.m.

In order to prepare enough mochi, the Mochi Committeeneeds members to submit their orders on the order form thatis attached. Please bring or send order form to the templeoffice. Deadline for submitting mochi order is Friday,December 21.

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Buddhist Women’s NewsJanet Kubota, Reporter

Fall General Assembly set for Novem-ber 3 at Kahului Hongwanji

HE MAUI UNITED BUDDHIST WOMEN’SAssociation Fall General Assembly will beheld on Saturday, November 3, at Kahului

Hongwanji Mission beginning with registration at8:30 a.m. The meeting will be called to order at9 a.m. The Assembly should end after lunch atapproximately 1:00 p.m.

BWA President Janet Shimada will presideover the Assembly. On the program will be Fed-eration President Lois Toyama, a presentationby Malama Family Recovery Center, a meet andgreet the nuns of the Vietnamese BuddhistTemple, and recognition of new members.

At the Assembly, member dana donations ofused towels, baby supplies including diapers, twinsheet sets, hotel amenities, slippers, and smallrolling suitcases will be collected for the MalamaFamily Recovery Center. The large towels will bedonated to the Maui Humane Society.

Lunch cost is $11 and count is due by Thurs-day, October 25, to President Janet Kubota.

Buddhist Women’s Association tomeet on Sunday, November 4

RESIDENT JANET KUBOTA REMINDSBWA MEMBERS that the next monthlymeeting is scheduled for Sunday, Novem-

ber 4, immediately after the Sunday Service. Onthe agenda will be an evaluation of the AutumnCraft & Food Fair, and BWA Memorial Service inDecember.

Group B members to prepare re-freshments for Eitaikyo Service onSunday, November 18

EMBERS OF GROUP B ARE RE-MINDED that they are in charge of re-freshments for the Eitaikyo Service, which

will be held on Sunday, November 18. Group Bmembers are Margaret Honda, Minae Murakami,Florence Tanaka, Faith Tengan, Janet Inamasu,Janet Kubota, and June Toma-Rose.

BWA Memorial Service set for De-cember 9

WA MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THATthe annual BWA Memorial Service for ourdeceased members will be held on De-

cember 9, beginning at 8 a.m. Sharon Higa andSandy Hirata are in charge of the service; TamaraManley will serve as emcee.

Deceased members arePatricia Mainaga..................... November 8, 2017Joyce Baker.......................... November 18, 2017Patsy Ouchi .......................... December 29, 2017Molly Tokunaga ............................... April 5, 2018Masako Sakotani...........................June 22, 2018Kay Muraoka .................................. July 17, 2018

If you have recollections or stories of theseladies’ lives, please write it down and give it toSharon or Sandy. They would be most happy toshare your recollections or stories with the atten-dees.

Members of Group C will be in charge of re-freshments. Group C Members are Lillian Sato-shige, Grace Hamasaki, Jane Shinoda, ToshikoSugiki, Machiko Moriyasu, Aileen Unemori, andMichiko Sato.

President Munekiyo expresses his ap-preciation to BWA

YODAN BOARD CHAIR MICHAEL Mune-kiyo would like to express his gratitude tomembers of the Buddhist Women’s Asso-

ciation who helped with the preparation of thegreen onions and pork hash that was used at thechow fun booth at the Maui Fair. He said, “Yourcontinued support of this project is appreciated.It’s not just the preparing of the onions, it’s thehundreds of other tasks that you do. The Boardwould like to thank you for your dedication andcommitment to the Sangha. Your kokua is appre-ciated. Thank you! Arigato!”

BWA HOSHA DAY ASSIGNMENTSNovember 1, 2018 Groups 1 and 6Eitaikyo Refreshment 11/18 Group BNovember 15, 2018 Groups 3 and 5November 21, 2018 ACCW – Team #5December 6, 2018 Groups 2 and 4BWA Memorial Service 12/9 Group CDecember 16, 2018 General CleanupDecember 17, 2018 OmigakiDecember 19, 2018 ACCW – Team #6December 20, 2018 NO HOSHA

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Dharma School NewsSandra Hirata, Reporter

Shishido and Fosbinder to MC SundayService on November 4

ARSTEN SHISHIDO AND ANNA FOS-BINDER will be Mistresses of Ceremoniesat the Sunday Service on November 4, be-

ginning at 8:00 a.m. Anna Fosbinder will ring thekansho bell and Bee Shuster will read theaspiration. Ace Shuster and Angel Acevedo willgreet temple members and guests and do thecollection of offerings. After the service, there willbe a Dharma School meeting with parents andteachers to discuss the Kauai excursion.

Donavan Ikeuchi to MC Eitaikyo Ser-vice on November 11

ONAVAN IKEUCHI WILL BE THE MASTER OF Ce-remonies at the Eitaikyo Service, which will be heldon November 11, beginning at 9 a.m. Reverend

Shinji Kawagoe, Resident Minister at Hamakua HongwanjiBuddhist Temple and Honomu, Papaikou, Honohina, andPapaaloa temples, will be the guest speaker. Jencyn Shi-shido will ring the kansho bell and Evan Fenton will read theaspiration. Evan Fenton and Sam Marie Quipotla will greettemple members and guests and do the collection of offer-ings.

Donavan Ikeuchi to MC Sunday Ser-vice on November 18; Intergeneration-al Activity to be held after service

ONAVAN IKEUCHI WILL BE THE MASTER OF Cere-monies at the Sunday Service, which will be held onNovember 18, beginning at 8 a.m. Karsten Shishido will

ring the kansho bell and Takashi Lea will read the aspiration.Bee Shuster and Takeshi Lea will greet temple members andvisitors and do the collection of offerings. Following the service,an intergenerational activity will be held by students and adults.

Adult volunteer to MC Sunday Serviceon November 25

N ADULT VOLUNTEER WILL BE THE MASTER OFCeremonies at the November 25 Sunday Service.Theme for the service will be Project Dana. Dana

means selfless giving. Dharma School students will do a Minis-ter Appreciation Activity as an expression of “Dana.”, members will undertake a project after the service. Adult vo-lunteers will be in charge of the service. They will ring the kan-sho bell, greet members and guests, collect the offerings, andread the aspiration.

Bodhi Day Service set for KepaniwaiHeritage Gardens on December 2

HE ANNUAL BODHI DAY SERVICE WILL BE held atKepaniwai Heritage Gardens on Sunday, December2, beginning at 8:30 a.m. hosted by the Dharma

School.Bodhi Day (December 8) is commemorated as the day

Gautama meditated under the Bodhi tree and attained enligh-tenment at the age of 35. He became Shakyamuni Buddha,perfect in Wisdom and Compassion. He showed that it waspossible for man to become a Buddha—a fully Enlightened Per-son. He explained that man has the potential of achieving su-preme Wisdom and Compassion. Bodhi Day signifies the dawnof man's universal emancipation from suffering and ignorance.Dharma School teachers will provide the refreshments.

Dharma School invites temple mem-bers of all Maui Hongwanjis to “ShareYour Thoughts”

EMPLE MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO “SHARE YOURTHOUGHTS” by submitting an [1] aspiration, [2] poem, [3]words of inspiration, or [4] an illustration with explana-

tions/captions within the text of Jodo Shinshu. Deadline tosubmit your thoughts is Saturday, December 15, 2018. Submit-ted thoughts will be categorized and created into a book en-titled, “Expressions of Dharma.”

Entries should be submitted to the temple office typed orprinted legibly, title (optional), illustration should be colored,photos are allowed (not copyright), first and last name, grade (ifstudent), temple name, and phone number. For more informa-tion, contact Joan Tamori at 276-5083.

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Boy Scouts NewsShelley Pellegrino, Reporter

Scouts support templeROOP 40 BOY SCOUTS ANDtheir leaders supported thetemple at the Maui Fair by assisting in the construc-

tion of the chow fun cooking booth on September 8, and thepainting of the chow fun booth on September 15. In addition,the scouts participated in the parade at the fair and workedat the chow fun booth.

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Dylan and a volunteer uses the ratchet wrenches to bolt together the wallof the chow fun cooking booth.

Dylan uses a hammer to drive the bolt through the hold securing thecorner of the wall of the cooking booth.

Matthew, Dylan, and Tristen get the metal roof ready to be carried intoplace as the roofers ask for them.

Working together, the scouts get the roofing material to the roofers.

Boy scouts and their leaders assisted the temple in construction of thechow fun cooking booth.

Matthew and Tristen install metal straps to the flooring.


Aloha from members of Troop 40

Scoutmaster David Merchant holds Malia as they extend a warm aloha tothe parade watchers at the Maui Fair parade.

Members of Troop 40 proudly march in the Maui Fair Parade.

Noah, Riley, and Adam meet at the staging area before the parade.

Sergio Lugo paints the cookingbooth at the Maui Fair.

For Cody, painting is a funproject.

Nicholas assignment was to paintthe counter in the front booth.

Steve Gima uses the roller topaint the cooking booth.

Boy Scouts from Troop 40, along with Cub Scouts, participated in the Maui Fair Parade on October 4.


Carrie Fukuoka and Joan Tamori weighed and sealed over 600 bags ofgreen onions.

After the chow fun were packed into the quart boxes, members foldedthe covers and sealed the boxes.

Buddhist Women’s Association members loosen the 1,764 pounds ofnoodles for cooking at 5:45 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Cleaning the 525# of green onions were Helen Ohigashi, Janet Kubota,Peggy Honda, and Michiko Sato.

BWA supports chow fun

Shown above are the BWA ladies who washed, dried, cut, and packedthe 525# of green onions that were used for the chow fun project at theMaui Fair on October 4-7.

The Buddhist Women’s Association members were the VIPs as theycleaned bags of green onions. There were 25 bags of local greenonions and one box of onions from the mainland.

The first step in cleaning the green onions is to cut off the roots. Someof the roots were saved for the Ag Department at Baldwin High School.


Ronald Fukumoto

Fukumoto recognized by Boy Scoutsas Distinguished Citizen

EMPLE MEMBER RONALDFUKUMOTO has been rec-ognized by the Maui County

Council of the Boy Scouts of Americaas a 2018 Distinguished CitizenAward recipient. It is considered oneof the most prestigious awards pre-sented by the Boy Scouts. In thenearly 100 year history of the MauiCounty Boy Scout Council, only 12 such awards have beengiven. The award is given to individuals who have exempli-fied the virtues of citizenship through their successes in theirprofession and in their unselfish generosity to our communi-ty. Ronald Fukumoto is president of Fukumoto Engineering.Congratulations, Ron!

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Temple activities

Wayne Matsuda, Sandy Matsuda, Grace Hamasaki, and Richard Ouchiwere some of the members who cut 525# of green onions.

Over 1,000 quarts of chow fun were packed on Saturday morning be-ginning at 5:45 a.m. The quarts were ready to be picked up at 8 a.m.

CUB SCOUTS cook chowfun at the maui fair

Cub Scout parents are busy cooking the chow fun at the Maui Fair.

Cub Scout moms Teri Claybaugh and Elizabeth Tamori are working thefront counter.

Cub Scout parents keep the three woks going as they cook the onoli-cious chow fun.

Cub Scout moms packing the chow fun for sale.


Cub Scouts NewsErin Ferrer, Reporter

Cub Scouts hold Wel-come Back Camp

UB SCOUTS HELD THEIRWelcome Back Camp at Pu’u Kukui ElementarySchool on September 15. Scouts and their families

mingled with one another at the camp, played on the play-grounds, and participated in a Tug-O-War.

In addition, scouts marched in the Maui Fair parade andsold popcorn at various storefronts on Maui.

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Pack 40 participated in the Maui Fair Parade. Each scout and theirfamilies marched their way up Kaahumanu Avenue to Kanaloa Avenueand eventually into the fairgrounds.

Each scout brought their smiles and sales pitch to sell popcorn at theAnnual Fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America.

Scouts smile for the camera wearing their popcorn costume at MauiLani Safeway.

Scouts set up their camp at Pu’u Kukui Elementary School.

Team #1 gets ready for the tug-o-war.

Team #2 members are encouraged to pull as hard as they can!!!

Pack 40 Scouts lineup by height to get ready for Tug-O-War.


Preschool NewsDawn Kina, Reporter

On our first excursion, we visited Iao Valley (Kepaniwai Heritage Gar-den). Here is the younger group taking a picture in front of a statue asthey toured the Japanese garden.

We are friends, we share!

When playing in the sandbox, Mila was being a good friend by sharingwith Elliana.

For the “I am SPECIAL” unit, the children each decorated their ownmirror so they can look at themselves in the mirror and see how specialthey are. Keina and Olivia decorate their mirror with foam stickers.

Zofia and Aria pose in front of the “Unicorn-Lion” on our first excursionto Kepaniwai Heritage Garden.

The children were so excited to finally ride the school bus! On our tour of Kepaniwai Heritage Garden, the older children posed for a photo in theChinese house.


(Continued from Page 2) [Reverend Murakami’s Message]Expressing Our Gratitude through EitaikyoAs a parent, and now a grandparent, I find myself re-

peating the same words and lessons taught to me by myfamily members who came before me. I consider the les-sons and pearls of wisdom left by them to be personal trea-sures. I am confident they will live on in the future genera-tions of my family.

In the collected works of Shinran Shonin using thepassage from "Land of Happiness" it is said, "I have col-lected true words to aid other parishioners for attainingbirth, in order that the process be made continuous, with-out end and without interruption, by which those who havebeen born first guide those who come later, and those whoare born later join those who were born before. This is sothat the boundless ocean of birth-and-death is exhausted."As this passage suggests, we are all able to learn fromthose who came before us and we are obligated to passour knowledge on to successive generations.

The Eitaikyo service provides a wonderful opportunity foreach of us to connect with Buddha's spiritual guidance. It is atime to remember that in our daily lives, we are guided by thevalues and principles held by our ancestors and the Nem-butsu. It is also a time for us to reflect on our own lives tomake an assessment of our own faults and blind passions.As the Buddha preached about 2500 years ago, in order togrow spiritually and live in serenity, we must first recognizeand address our own faults.

Because we are all humans, we can never be freefrom the chains that bind us to our blind passions. Howev-er, by trying to follow the Dharma teachings and living bythe values passed on to us by our ancestors, we each canattain some degree of "Magokoro" or a peaceful and sin-cere mind and spirit. I know I speak for each of us when Isay I would like to pass any level of Magokoro I may haveattained on to my children and their offspring to help themto be better able to experience the legacy of Amida Budd-ha's infinite wisdom and compassion. As a reverend, it ismy hope that the lessons learned from your ancestorscoupled with your acceptance of the Nembutsu teachingswill enable you to reach a some degree of Magokoro whichyou in turn can pass on to others to help guide them downAmida's path.

May we all pass our acceptance of the Nembutsu toothers and rejoice in spiritual happiness.Namo Amida Butsu

Buddha’s Quote“Teach this triple truth to all: A generousheart, kind speech, and a life of service

and compassion are the things which re-new humanity.”

Editor Note: Joyce Kawahara brought to the temple a souvenir bookletof the 14th Territorial YBA Convention, which was held on August 14-17,1947 on Maui. On pages 12 and 13, ads and information that were inthe booklet are shown. For the old timers, it should bring back pleasantmemories. Note the telephone numbers.


Dis-n-Dat NewsDeadline to nominate Dana Award isOctober 31

ECAUSE THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF THE “Friendof the Dharma” is mailed out late in October, mem-bers may still submit nomination papers to the Ta-

daichi Fukunaga Dana Award Committee. The templeoffice should receive the applications no later than Wednes-day, October 31.

This award, established by the family of the late TadaichiFukunaga, recognizes a member’s outstanding dedication,services and contributions to Wailuku Hongwanji Mission.

The awardee’s selection is based on criteria, with the fi-nal selection being made by the Fukunaga Dana AwardCommittee. The 2017 Dana Award recipient was Mary To-kumaru.

Chow Fun Committee thanks mem-bers and organizations

HE CHOW FUN COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO thankAldon Mochida for his leadership in the chow funproject. The Committee would like to thank members

of the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission, members of the affiliatedorganizations and supporters who helped at our Chow Funconcession. The committee would like to recognize the follow-ing individuals for their commitment to making this project asuccess.Finance..............................................................Sandy MatsudaManpower........................... Susan Gushiken and Faith TenganConstruction—Setup, Permits, Breakdown.........Aldon MochidaProcurement ......................Frank Hamasaki and Richard OuchiGreen Onions and Pork Hash............................... Janet KubotaPork Hash Cooking Ed Tengan, Fred Toyama, and Eric IkeuchiSecurity..............................................................Sandy MatsudaPresale Tickets ..................................................Sandy MatsudaTransportation................................ Danny Topp, Brian Hashiro,

and Mike MunekiyoHealth Certificate Holders................Eric Ikeuchi, Janet Kubota,

Paul Gushiken, and Aldon MochidaThe Committee would like to express a big thank you to the

Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts parents for cleaning of the woksand utensils nightly and for assisting in the construction of thechow fun cooking booth and Faith Tengan for coordinating thisactivity.

The Committee would like to thank Ken Fukuoka, Gary Mu-rai, Paul Gushiken, Marshall Takafuji, Richard Ouchi, FredToyama, and Frank Hamasaki for unloading the 367 cases(over 5 tons) of noodles. Thank you to Kihei Garden &Landscaping for transporting the noodles from Young Brothersto the reefer at the Maui Fair.

The Committee would like to thank Matson Navigation forproviding the reefer to store our green onions, bean sprouts,

and pork hash. A special thank you to Tri Isle Trucking fortransporting the reefer to the temple grounds, and for transport-ing the chow fun cooking booth to the fairground and back tothe temple. Thank you to Seki Machine Works for helping withthe storage of the cooking shed and Pro-Bilt Maui for providingtheir workers to assist with the construction of the booth..

The Committee would like to thank Aloha Shoyu for itsdonation of 10 cases of shoyu and Valley Isle Produce foraccommodating our request for supplies.

Thank you to the signup coordinators of the following or-ganizations for their strong support:Boy Scouts, Troop 40........................... Cub Scouts, Pack 40Judo & Kendo Clubs ................ Japanese Language SchoolBuddhist Women Association............................... Preschool

Finally, the Committee would like to thank the templemembers for supporting this project.

Ballot for 2019-2020 Kyodan officersenclosed with Honotomo

HAIRPERSON OF THIS NOMINATING COMMITTEE,Michael Munekiyo, reported that his committee has metand nominated for the years 2019 and 2020 Kyodan offic-

ers. He stated that ballots will be mailed with this month’s (No-vember) newsletter and requested that members vote and returntheir ballot to the temple office no later than Monday, November19. He reported that there is space for write-in candidates. Theelected officers will be announced in the January issue of the Ho-notomo. Shown below are the nominated officers:Chairman of the Board........................................Michael MunekiyoVice Chairman of the Board...........................................Gary MuraiDirector of Activities ..................................................... Danny ToppDirector of Finance....................................................Paul HiranagaDirector of Properties .......................................... Ronald FukumotoDirector of Records.....................................................Faith TenganDirector of Religious Affairs ................................. George OkamotoDirector of Youth Activities...................................Emiko Sakagawa

DIRECTORSAppointed by Boy Scouts...................................Appointed by BWAAppointed by Gakuen ................................Appointed by PreschoolJoan Tamori (Dharma School)........................... Franklin HamasakiEric Ikeuchi .............................................................Sandy MatsudaTamara Manley........................................................Aldon MochidaJoyce Tamori .........................................................Shelley Quipotla

Business Manager’s MessageBy Franklin Hamasaki

Your support is neededVERY FIVE YEARS, OUR TEMPLE CELEBRATESits anniversary (100th, 105th, 110th, 115th, 120th). Nextyear, our temple will commemorate its 120th Anniver-

sary on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Please reserve that dateon your calendar.

In this newsletter, you will find a request for donation let-ter. Please consider making a donation. You need not be amember. Your donation and support will be appreciated.

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KYODAN

Kunisaki, Kunio – In memory of M&M Tsugio Yamaguchi,M&M Tadashi Anbe, and Alvin Anbe

Tomimoto, Nancy – In memory of Chikayo Tomimoto

NOKOTSUDO

Bal, Eugene & Beryl – In memory of Kimberly Akemi BalSloper

Jorgensen, Ellen & Flemming – In memory of Sumi NomuraKusuda, Itsuyo – In memory of Kimberly Akemi Bal SloperTakemoto, HowardTakemoto, Howard (2nd donation)Yoshino, Harriet – In memory of June Kanada

OFUSE

Ideoka, Marie & Nolan – In memory of Ryuichi Takata andYoshio Ono

OHIGAN

Arakaki, Tony & Irene Omuro, MaeFujiwara, Yoshiko Ouchi, RichardGushiken, Paul & Susan Satoshige, LillianHamasaki, Grace T. Shimoda, NancyHashiro, Brian Sueda, Sharon & MichaelHirata, Sandra K. Sugiki, ToshikoHonda, Margaret L. Sugiki, ShigemiIkeuchi, Eric & Cathy Takemoto, HowardInamasu, Harold & Janet Taketa, Susumu & MaeKubota, Janet Teshima, FrancesKunimitsu, Lester Toyama, Betty & RaymondKuwae, Stella Toyama, DouglasMoriyasu, Machiko Unemori, AileenOhigashi, Helen Unemori, Alan & Linda Ann

SOCIAL CONCERN

Arakaki, Tony & Irene Ohigashi, HelenFukunaga, Alvin & Martha Omuro, MaeHonda, Kikuo & Peggy Ouchi, DennisHonda, Shufflo Ouchi, RichardKubota, Janet Shimizu, EriKusuda, Itsuyo Shoda, YukimiKuwae, Stella Takemoto, HowardMiyamoto, Mitsuo & Mildred Unemori, AileenMori, Elaine Unemori, Alan & Linda AnnOgata, Val & Liane Wong, Jr., Wesley & Marie

Yoshizawa, Kenji

OFFERTORY

Komine, Shane & JodiWong, Jr., Wesley & Marie

BUDDHIST WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

Ouchi, Richard – 50# of Sugar for Craft & Food Fair

CHOW FUN DONATIONS

Higa, Michael & Sharon – 1 gallon of Sriracha Sauce, 1 largebtl of Tabasco Sauce

Hirata, Sandy – 3 gallons of Aloha ShoyuKawahara, Hideo & Joyce – 8 cans of SpamMatsuda, Wayne & Sandy – 6 large btls of Tabasco SauceOtsuka, CurtisTakamiya Market

OBON

Tasaka, Florence

HONOTOMO

Miyasato, Albert & Shizue

SOCIAL HALL

Maui United Buddhist Women’s Association Fall AssemblyPacific Jobbers Warehouse, Inc.

Hoji Memorial Services (November)Date Name

1st Year – 2017Nov. 8 Mainaga, Patricia Tomie (KO RAKU)

3rd Year – 2016Nov. 6 Ageno, Shizue (SEI KEN)

13th Year – 2006Nov. 21 Omuro, Takeshi “Topsy” (CHI JO)Nov. 24 Morimoto, Robert (SHO AN)Nov. 28 Kawahara, Yukie (KO ETSU)

17th Year – 2000Nov. 9 Tokunaga, Alice Yaeko (CHI GAN)Nov. 24 Komatsu, Susumu (JYO SHIN)

25th Year – 1994Nov. 15 Kimura, Shigeru (TOKU SHO)Nov. 17 Ono, Yoshio (KYO SHO)

33rd Year – 1986Nov. 18 Fukushima, Yaeko (NI EI RO)Nov. 20 Ibara, Tsuyako (NI TEI SHO)Nov. 26 Fukutomi, Kiyo (NI CHI JUN)

50th Year – 1969Nov. 6 Takata, Ryuichi (RYU HO)Nov. 19 Inouye, Susumu (JO SHIN)Nov. 23 Miyamoto, Koreju (JOJU)

acknowledgments

Buddha’s Quote

“Long is the night to him who is awake; long

is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to

the foolish who do not know the true law.”


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