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July 2018 The Newsletter of Mililani Hongwanji Mission Volume 41 Issue No. 7
Temple activities should be posted as soon as possible on the “MASTER CALENDAR” located on the bulletin board for inclusion in the Dharma Connection calendar and for general temple planning.
1 Sun 9:00 AM
Family Service: Guest Speaker-Dr. Jeff Wilson (No Dharma School)
3 Tue 10:00 AM Wahiawa Skilled Nursing Facility Visitation
8 Sun 7:30 AM Ki-Aikido Car Wash Fundraiser
8 Sun 9:00 AM Joint Memorial & Family Service (No Dharma School)
10:15 AM BWA Meeting
11 Wed 7:30 PM Kyodan Board of Directors Meeting
15 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service (No Dharma School)
22 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service (No Dharma School)
26 Thu 7 PM--9 PM Public Bon Dance Practice
29 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service (No Dharma School)
Religious Services Meeting After Service
1 Wed 7:30 PM Bon Dance Meeting #3
2 Thu 7 PM--9 PM Public Bon Dance Practice
4 Sat 8:00 AM Yagura Set-Up
5 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service (No Dharma School)
8 Wed 7:30 PM Kyodan Board of Directors Meeting
9 Thu 7 PM--9 PM Public Bon Dance Practice
12 Sun 9:00 AM Obon Service/Joint Memorial & Family Service
Guest Speaker: Rev. Alan Urasaki
10:15 AM BWA Meeting
12 Sun 4:00 PM Hatsubon Service
13--14 7 PM--9 PM Public Bon Dance Practice (Mon, Tue)
15 Wed 5:30 PM Prep for Hekka (Boil Long Rice & Takenoko)
16 Thu 7 PM--8 PM Country Store Drop Off
16 Thu 7:00 PM Food Preparation Night
17 Fri 4:30--5:30 PM Country Store Drop Off
17 Fri 6:45 PM Lantern Parade
17 & 18 Fri/Sat 7:00 PM Bon Dance
18 Sat 4:30--5:30 PM Country Store Drop Off
19 Sun 8:00 AM No Service (Clean-Up & Yagura Break-Down)
25 Sat 8:00 AM Adopt-a-Highway
26 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service & Dharma School RALLY DAY
27 Mon 6:00 PM Food Comm. Dinner/Evaluation Meeting
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Obon: Reflect and Persevere Rev. David K. Fujimoto
Its that time of the year again! It’s Obon Season!!! There are many things that comes to mind when we think of Obon. The sounds of the taiko, the smell of fresh andagi, the festive atmosphere, the andagi, the lanterns swaying in the cool breeze, people dancing the night away, and did I mention hot fresh andagi? Obon is also a time for reflection and a perseverance. It is an occasion in which we look at ourselves and remember those who came before is and continue on a timeless tradition that generations have participated in and held in high regard. Today, it is our turn to carry on the torch of this great summer time event. Traditions, whether it be religious, social, cultural or within one’s family provides us with a crucial link to the past. I often wonder what kind of values my ancestors had. This link determines our future, just as how many traditions have evolved into the traditions we participate in today. The tradition of Obon and why we do it, has remained strong simply because every generation feels some sort of re-sponsibility to carry this tradition on. This tradition allows us to remember and contemplate with gratitude the count-less lives that came into our lives and make it possible for us to be who we are today. In this sense, we come to a cer-tain realization what we continue the lives and traditions of those what came before us. We come to understand that every facet of our existence, our words, our, thoughts, our deeds are a part of a greater reality of things and will continue far beyond even our own existence. When we understand that, and celebrate that, we truly understand Amida’s Primal Vow to aspire birth in to the Pure Land and then aspiring others. It is with that, that I cordially invite you to participate in Mililani Hongwanji’s Obon Festivities. It is a great time to re-connect with your spiritual home, so want to forge that connection. While at the same time, as you dance the night away and enjoy that hot, fresh, delicious andagi, don’t forget to take that time to reflect on the past, as it is a direct influence to your place in this world. Namo Amida Butsu.
Rev. David Fujimoto
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Aloha Mililani
Hongwanji Ohana and Friends!
Your hard-working Kyodan Board of Directors met at their monthly meeting on June
and deliberated and took the following actions: 1) approved a donation of $500.00 to Puna
Hongwanji Mission to assist their efforts in providing much needed services to residents adversely
impacted by the lava eruption; 2) approved the 3-year negotiated contract with the Waianae
Coast Comprehensive Health Care Center in providing our Mililani Adult Day Care Program at Mililani Hale- good news,
effective immediately, the State Dept. of Health approved the expansion of our program from 25 to 42 clients, and the en-
tire Education Building will be utilized daily, Monday to Friday; 3) approved a policy for Honorary Membership for Mililani
Hongwanji. We were updated with the 2018 Bon Dance Program, Food Committee/Food Trucks, BWA Country Store,
Craft Fair, Silent Auction, and Lantern Parade. Many people come from all around the island to enjoy our famous Mililani
Bon Dance. It’s the high energy of the younger crowd, homemade food, and the treasured Obon traditions that we all look
forward to sharing.
We are very fortunate to have Oahu District participation in our Special Services, Buddhist Seminars, Workshops, and fun
and fellowship activities where our 8 temples (Aiea, Ewa, Mililani, Pearl City, Wahiawa, Waialua, Waianae, and Waipahu)
are represented. We especially enjoy hanging out with our Ministers, Reverends Hashimoto (District Chairman) Fujimoto,
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agi, Nishiyama, and Soga. We hope you will also join us for our next METTA MINI GOLF outing on Saturday, July 7th, 11:00
AM at the Tropics Mini Golf at Pearlridge, next to the former Toys R Us. Please call me at 291-6151 or email: renemans-
[email protected], to make reservations. Payment accepted that day, $10 per person. Just come out for some fun!
Finally, I will always remember the recent visit by Reverend Gene Sekiya, Hongwanji International Center in Kyoto, Japan.
His dharma message during the June 17th service was sincere and interesting, but more captivating was the time he spent
after the service for refreshments and talking story, and answering questions about our changing nature of Jodo Shinshu
worldwide and in Hawaii. He spent 20 minutes for his speech, but stayed 2 hours after the service to listen to our mem-
bers, encourage questions, and share his views on Jodo Shinshu in Japan, on the mainland, in Hawaii, and what is tradition-
al, practical, and how as Buddhists we sometimes may need to be flexible. We would have stayed longer talking story be-
cause Rev. Sekiya wasn’t getting up and kept talking with us, but we got the hint when people were closing the louvers,
closing the doors, dimming the lights, folding the chairs, so I guess, we got the hint, it was time to go. So funny! I hope he
will come back to visit Mililani someday again. Our Sangha truly appreciated him.
We are always very grateful for YOUR support for Mililani Hongwanji and interest in
spreading the dharma!
See you at Metta Mini Golf and Obon on Aug. 17-18!
In gassho.
Me ke aloha pumehana, In gassho, Rene Shaku Shin Kai
President’s Corner
Rene Mansho
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BWA
BWA News for July 2018 All sangha members and friends are encouraged to join in the BWA annual Bon Dance activity at the Wahiawa Long Term Care facility on Tuesday, July 2 at 10 a.m.. Our kupuna there enjoy the music and dancing to the nos-talgic tunes. Wear your hapi and help bring the bon dance to these shut-ins. Everyone is reminded to start preparing for the Country Store at the Mililani Bon Dance. Baked goods, crafts and other goodies and our Hanafuda Hawaii products will be available. Details in the Bon Dance articles. Mahalo to all who came out to help host the OUHHBWA Open House at Mililani. The next membership grant Open House will be hosted at Pearl City Hongwanji will feature traditional food favorites from Hongwanji ba-zaars and potlucks. Tour information related to the World Convention in San Francisco in September, 2019 will be available soon. Watch for scheduled information presentations Commitment of interest will be taken at our August meeting. It’s not too late to sign up to attend the Joint Conference at the Ala Moana Hotel and Hawaii Betsuin on Septem-ber 1-3 , 2018. Major preparations for the San Francisco Convention and other tour information are on the agenda in addition to lots of intriguing workshops for all types of interests. SAVE THE DATE—The annual OUHHBWA convention and seminar will be held at Pearl City Hongwanji on Satur-
day, October 6. Details coming out soon. The changing role of women in the Hongwanji will be the theme for
the educational program.
Bon Country Store 2018 Another exciting Bon Country Store is just around the corner! Generous donations of cookies, brownies, mochi, trail mixes, energy bars, sekihan, popcorn, jams, jellies and many other goodies will be available. Beautiful and useful craft items such as scrubbies, pot holders, crochet dishcloths, Hapi coats will also be available for sale along with assortments of locally grown vegetables! We will not be selling any plants. We are so grateful for the many contributions from members, families, and friends! Please price all items in dollar amounts before bringing your goodies. Drop off times are: Thursday, August 16 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM Friday, August 17 from 4:30 – 5:30 PM Saturday, August 18 from 4:30 -5:30 PM We will be in the same area as last year in the education building. A Country Store Donation Sheet is posted on the church bulletin board so please sign up! If you have any questions, please call Diane Yoza at 342-1629 or Claire Doi at 372-2198.
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Mililani Hongwanji A Shin Buddhist Temple
Minister: Rev. David Fujimoto Kyodan President: Rene Mansho Mail to: P.O. Box 893308 Mililani, HI 96789 Location: 95-257 Kaloapau Street Mililani, HI 96789 Phone: 808.625.0925 Email: [email protected]
Weekly Services on Sundays, 9:00 am
Visit us at mililanihongwanji.org
WCCHC Adult Day Care at Mililani Hongwanji
Aloha! We would like to let everyone know that we are accepting applications for
Adult Day Care enrollment. Do you know anyone caring for a loved one that needs respite or help caring for their loved one throughout the day? We are welcoming new clients. For any interested new applicants, we are offering tuition assistance. Please contact our ADC Director Trece White for more information at (808) 561-2147. We are OPEN at Mililani Hale 5 Days a week Monday thru Fridays from 8am-5pm; with early drop off available as early as 7am.
Joint Memorial Service for the families of the following will be held on Sunday,
July 8, 2018, 9:00 am
Please call the minister at 625-0925 and/or email [email protected] if there are corrections or additions to the published list. Families may call the min-ister to schedule special family memorial services for their loved ones. For 2018, special memorial years are observed for loved ones who passed away in:
2017 1st Year 2002 17th Year 1986 33rd year
2016 3rd Year 1996 23rd Year 1969 50th year
2012 7th Year 1994 25th year 1919 100th year
2006 13th Year
Monthly Joint Memorial Service Change Mililani Hongwanji will be holding it’s monthly joint memorial service on the SECOND Sunday of each month. This is to ac-commodate various events that come up during the year. Please plan accordingly.
Memorial Services Mililani Hongwanji conducts memorial services in hon-or of those who have passed away. The Shotsuki Memorial Ser-vice is a general memorial service which are held monthly to remember members and friends who passed away during the month in which the memorial service is held. These services are held primarily for those individuals that do not fall in the yearly service interval cycle. Nenki Hoyo Memorial Services are memorial services which are held separate from the monthly memorial services in yearly intervals. These separate private services can be held before, on or after the memorial dates. It is a personal oppor-tunity to gather as a family to encounter and listen to the Bud-dha Dharma and remember your family members and friends who have passed on and through these services, we are able to
reflect on all that we have received from them in our daily lives. It also
gives families the opportunity to reconnect with members they otherwise would not see during the course of the year.
Minister’s Private Visitation Are you unable to come to the temple? Please call Rev. David Fujimoto at 808.625.0925 to request a private visit. The minister would love to reach out to you and be the bridge between you, the temple and the sangha!
Ricky Chinen
April Doi
Kodo Fujitani
Tsuruhiko Fukuda
Clarence Funasaki
Nancy Higa
Chiyono Hirano
Gisaku Hironaka
Katsunosuke Hiyakumoto
Beverly Ikemori
Gwen Inouye
Kay Iwai
Hiyano Kawahara
Kayono Koike
Shigeto Matsuda
Yukiyo Matsumoto
Teruo Matsumura
Henry J. Meyer
Toshio Miyamoto
Shintaro Murata
Hisao Miyasaki
Robert Nakata
Michael Nakamura
Chiyoko Nomura
Katsuji Nomura
Kuraichi Nomura
Owen Okada
Jitsuichi Ota
Corwin Otsuka
Richard Oya
Ukichi Sakutori
Kazumi Sanehira
June Sato
Katsumi Shigehara
Toyoko Shigehara
Masao Tashima
Stanley Tamayoshi
Junichi Ukita
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Mahalo again for the many donations already received for our Silent Auction at the Mililani Hongwanji Bon Dance. We've received gift cards, designer fashion purses,appliances, and even jewelry as donations as well as koa items. A special thanks to the ladies of the BWA, who always donate via their Spring Bazaar. Contact Chairman Chari Watanabe at 223-6077 or email [email protected] for donations. All monies received this year will go to the Kyodan. A gracious Mahalo to all.
Kahuku Hongwanji Scholarship
The funds for this scholarship was provided by Kahuku Hongwanji as an Endowment Fund as a legacy to re-member Kahuku Hongwanji.
Requirements: Must be a member of the BSC Fel-
lowship Club or an active member of a Hawaii Kyodan organization
Must be a full-time student of an accredited college, university, or a post-high school program in the State of Hawaii, and earn a minimum of 12 college credits per semester
Have a required minimum college GPA of 2.0
Be of college age up to 35 years old
Submit the an application form with an essay on "Dharma and My Life"
Application Deadline: July 31, 2018 Please contact Rev. Fujimoto for an application form. Scholarship Amount: $1,500 Contact information: Toshiyuki Umitani Chair, Scholarship Committee Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii [email protected]
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(May 22, 2018 to June 17, 2018 ) General Donation Mililani Hongwanji Bon Dancersize Class Mililani Hongwanji Qi Gong Class James & Karen Nakasone Gloria Okada
In Gratitude. Namo Amida
Butsu
Gotan-E Janet Abe June Asato Roger & Jill Kyhos Babcock Claire Doi Sharon A. Freitas Richard & Joyce Fujimoto Myra Fujino Warren & Nora Hahn Melvin & Eileen Hayase Brandon Hee Larry & Patsy Hiyakumoto Harry & Itsuko Honda Arynn Ishikawa Karl & Carol Ann Kakehi Sharon Kaneko Dennis & Carrie Kawamoto Earl & Amy Nishimoto
Gotan-E Masami & Joyce Nishimoto Lawrence & Joyce Nishioka Lester & Joyce Ogawa Patrick & Susan Oshiro & Family Dennis & Michele Oshita Dean & Doreen Sakamoto Jean Sanehira Richard & Gail Taira Itsue Tamamoto Margaret Tanabe Hiroyoshi & Satoko Terao Gordon & Lyn Watanabe Steven & Lani Yamami Ethel Yamashige Diane Yoza
Joint Memorial Service Thomas & Gertrude Akamine IMO Tsune Ueki Tony & Annette Bacalso IMO Shoji Saito Melvin & Eileen Hayase IMO Tsune Ueki Momono Hayashida IMO Akira Hayashida Mamoru & Ethel Kawahara IMO Itsuyo Kaneshiro Corri Lee & Seann Kojima IMO Asayo Yamashita Elsie Morikawa IMO Akira Hayashida Herbert & Hiroko Nakamura IMO Ryoichi & Shizue Nakamura Lawrence & Joyce Nishioka IMO Isaburo Iida Carol Saito IMO Shoji Saito Nancy Tanaka IMO Asayo Yamashita George & Irene Toguchi IMO Akira Hayashida Gordon & Lyn Watanabe IMO Miyuki & Kimi Watanabe Yoshino Yamaguchi IMO Tamotsu Yamaguchi Ethel Yamashige IMO Ryoichi & Shizue Nakamura Diane Yoza IMO Noboru Yoza Memorial Service George Horibata IMO Amy Horibata (3rd Yr)
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GOTAN-E SERVICE CAKE, CHOIR, and DHARMA SCHOOL POSTER CONTEST AWARDS
FAMILY SERVICE WITH GUEST SPEAKER REVEREND GENE SEKIYA
N E W S L E T T E R
91-1133 Renton Road Ewa, Hawaii Mail: P.O. Box 60549, Ewa, HI 96706
July 2018
EWA HONGWANJI MISSION
Ca lendar July 21 (Sat) 9:30 am Before service Clean-up 22 (Sun) 11:00 am English Service
Donations ~ Gotan-E Service Mrs. Jean Abe Ernest & Ruth Wakimura Mrs. Fujie Fukeda Ms. Rae Wakimura Ms. Myra Nohara Yemiko & Amy Yamamoto
MAHALO for your Donat ions
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2018 Bon Dance another huge success! To all our dedicated volunteers who came from near and far who spent many hours planning, cleaning up, and getting everything ready, MAHALO for your kokua! And to the Oahu District Bon Dance Club, the Ewa Fukushima Bon Dance Club, all the dancers and spectators who came to honor our ancestors, THANK YOU!
It was another beautiful evening under the crescent moon (with a little humidity) to acknowledge all who have come before us and to continue a traditon for future generations.
Donation acknowledgements will be made in next month’s newsletter.
Bon Dance 2018
Contact us: Ernest Wakimura: home: 681-3229 Rev. David Fujimoto: 625-0925 office
Rev. Fujimoto will be available to anyone needing assistance on most Wednesdays 11:00am-12:00pm at Ewa Hongwanji. Please call Rev. Fujimoto to confirm his schedule or to make an appointment.