The May 2010 issue of the Jodo Mission of Hawaii.

1. JODO MISSION OF HAWAII
BULLETIN - May 2010
(#1162-0510)
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
Address Service Requested
Message from Rev. Nakano Page 1-2
Announcements Page 2-4
Japan Yoshimizuko Page 5
Perpetual Memorial Service Page 6-7
Calendar Page 8
Message from Rev. Kanjun Nakano
More than a month has passed since I came to Hawaii. Be-
cause of your warm welcome and the various ways you have
helped me, I was able to start my life in Hawaii smoothly. I
would like to thank you again.
I came here from Osaka, Japan, by myself. My wife is a
musician like me. She has her own piano class at home for
many children and adults from our community. She has been
teaching piano for about 30 years since we were married. Be-
cause of that, it is not easy for her to stop teaching her piano
class right now.
Our long awaited help for
Rev. Yubun Narashiba has Also, the biggest reason she cannot come to Hawaii now is
now arrived. Rev. Kanjun that although both of my parents have passed away, her parents
Nakano has arrived. Please still live in Osaka. Though her parents live in peace together
do not hesitate to introduce on their own now, her father is getting weaker after an opera-
yourselves when you see tion for cancer.
him.

2. Message from Rev. Nakano (cont’d):
Hawaii is on the other side of the ocean for her parents. If both my wife and I move to Ha-
waii, they will feel uneasy. And also, we will have to worry about them, too, all the time.
Therefore, my wife decided to stay in Japan for now. However, eventually, she will come to
Hawaii though it is not in the near future. Actually, both of us are thinking of settling down in
Hawaii and applying for the VISA for permanent residency.
Now, I am a minister and a musician. As a musician, I am always looking for an inspira-
tional sound. There are good sounds and bad sounds. There are happy sounds, inspiring
sounds and also uncomfortable sounds which make you cover your ears. Sounds can be made
by human voices or musical instruments. These are the sounds that can be heard with your
ears.
On the other hand, there are sounds which cannot be heard with your ears. They are the
sounds which you can hear only with your heart.
The sound of the blue sky of Hawaii, the sound of the ocean, the sound of the wind, the
sound of your hometown and the sound of your beloved ones.
What is the sound of your life? Is your life playing a good sound? Is your sound making
people around you happy? Or, is your sound annoying others and you don’t know it?
The sound of your life becomes meaningful only when people around you listen to it. The
people will hear all of your sounds even if your sounds are good or bad. And then, there are
sounds from the infinite universe. You are supposed to be hearing them. The sounds from the
infinite universe are the sounds from the Buddha.
Buddha is emitting wonderful sounds which everyone can hear with his or her heart. How-
ever, many times, our hearts are too dirty to hear those sounds. But, don't worry. There is a
way you can hear the sound anytime, anywhere.
That is Onenbutsu.
Honen Shonin told us that we should live a life so we can always say Onenbutsu at anytime
and in any place.
Let's keep our hearts clean by Onenbutsu so that we can hear many wonderful sounds, as
well as the sounds from the Buddha.
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Fujinkai Meeting Sewing Circle Turkey Fundraiser
(Women’s association) May 9: Deadline to turn
5/8 & 5/22
5/2/10 at 8:30 am 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in tickets.
Any interested person is welcome
May 23: Pickup 9 am
YBA Meeting to participate to 2 pm at Jodo
5/23/10 at 8:30 am Mission

3. Outstanding Youth Award
Each year the Oahu Rengo Fujinkai (women’s organi-
zation comprised of Honolulu and Haleiwa Fujinkai
members) honors an Outstanding Youth Award to a Sun-
day School student who has good attendance, . This year
two persons were selected: A’Marie Paraso and Himawari
Kaneda. CONGRATULATIONS!
Photo to the left shows Oahu Rengo president Jo Ann
Matsuo with A’Marie and Himawari with Rev. Dwight
Nakamura (Ret.) in the background.
Below is A’Marie and Himawari with their mothers
Hitomi Paraso and Naomi Kaneda and Sunday School ad-
visor Kay Oshiro and Jo Ann Matsuo.
New Addition to Ezaki Family
Oahu Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai Honors Keiro
Rev. and Mrs. Koji Ezaki of Haleiwa
Jodo Mission are enjoying their new baby
girl named Miku Ezaki.
On April 18, 2010, Oahu Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai hon-
ored its keiro or those over 80 years old. Oahu Rengo
consists of Haleiwa and Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai

4. Announcements
Sunday School
5/9/10
Mother’s Day Service 10 a.m. Mother’s Day Contest
******
5/30/10 at 10 a.m. May 9th is Mother’s Day. What do
Sunday School will join Memorial you remember most about your Mother,
Day Service and Mom, Okaasan? Was it the delicious
Baccalaureate Service food she made, the clothes she made for
you, the wonderful words of wisdom she
had, the encouragement she gave for study-
O-Bon Service Schedule ing hard, for doing the best you can, to en-
joy life to the fullest, etc.
O-Bon Services will be held as follows:
In 100 words or less, please send in
Thursday, August 5: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. your thoughts to Jodo Mission by Saturday,
Friday, August 6: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. May 8.
Saturday, August 7: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, August 8: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Please come to our Mother’s Day Ser-
vice on May 9th at 10 a.m.
Sign up for O-Bon Service will be-
gin 2 hours prior to each service. This
is on a first come, first serve basis. No
phone orders will be taken. Flowers Needed for Lei Making
on Friday, May 28, 2010
Toro Nagashi (lantern floating
Please bring Plumeria or other small flowers
from the boat: Sunday, August 8 at 8
for leis to Jodo Mission on Thursday, May 27,
p.m. (Pier # to be announced later).
Boat capacity is limited so we must 2010.
limit this to Hatsubon (first O-Bon) Sr. YBA is inviting everyone to join us on
families. If you are part of a Hatsubon May 28, 2010 beginning
family, please sign up for this event at at 8 am for our Memorial
the office and you must be at the an- Day lei making project.
nounced Pier by 8 p.m. Please come and help us
sew leis for our
O-Toba Service Appointments veterans at Punchbowl
If you would like to request an O-Toba Cemetery. Lunch will be
prayer in front of your O-Toba, please provided.
call the Temple at 949-3995 to schedule
your appointment. O-Toba Service ap- ******************************
pointments will be accepted from 8:00 Visitations
a.m. to 6:45 p.m. from Wednesday, July If you know of anyone who is either in a
28 through Sunday, August 8. care home or hospital, please let us know.

5. JAPAN YOSHIMIZUKO Hawaii Kaikyoku no Goeika
CONVENTION IN HAWAII Over 100 years have passed since the teach-
ing of the Nembutsu was brought to Hawaii
On June 25, 2010 commencing at 9:30 with the arrival of Japanese immigrants. Since
a.m., the Japan Yoshimizuko Convention then, this teaching has flourished in the islands,
will be held at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. We despite great social changes and struggles. To-
day in Hawaii, there are 14 Jodo Shu temples,
are expecting 480 members from Japan to
devoted to the spread of the spirit of Nembutsu.
participate in this Convention.
The Chief Abbot Shinko Kishi of the Jodo
Jodo Shu high priests and dignitaries Shu Head Temple, Chionin, visited the islands
will also arrive with the Japan Yoshimizuko on two occasions to officiate the 750th Com-
group. This group will consist of three ma- memorative Memorial Service for Saint Honen
jor Jodo Shu grand temples—Chionin, Zo- in 1959 and the 800th Anniversary of the
Founding of Jodo Shu in 1972. On each visit,
joji and Zendoji.
he met with Jodo Shu members on all islands
This event will take place in two parts: and composed poems expressing his gratitude
Part I is the pre-800th Grand Memorial Ser- and the meaning of Nembutsu, and dedicated
vice of Honen Shonin, officiated by the these poems to each of the temples.
Archbishop Kisho Yagi of Zojoji Temple, In spring 2000, Bishop Kido Matsunami led
which is located at Shiba Park in Tokyo. a Yoshimizuko seminar in Hawaii and com-
Part II is the Eisanka (Goeika/Gowasan) posed musical scores to the Chief Abbot Ki-
presentation by Chionin Yoshimizuko, Zojoji shi’s poems as goeika to sing. On January 12,
2001, these goeika were officially recognized
Yoshimizuko and Zendoji Yoshimizuko. The
by the Jodo Shu Eisho Committee of Jodo Shu
presentation will include Otonae (singing
headquarters in Japan as “Hawaii Kaikyoku no
Goeika which are poems created by St. Honen Goeika.” We hope that these songs will be
and high priests adoring Buddha and Masters) sung at our temples and that visitors to our is-
and performing Omai (Buddhist dance). land temples may also enjoy singing these
This is a very historical event for Betsuin to goeika to better understand the deep meaning of
accommodate Archbishop Yagi and the three the Nembutsu. The Hawaii Yoshimizuko no
grand temple Yoshimizuko groups. What an Goeika are as follows:
honor! And such a once in a life-time event. Hawaii Jodo Shu no Goeika
On June 26th, this Japan Yoshimizuko Mioshie wa totsukumi Hawaii ni
group will split into three groups. Approxi- Tsuta warite
mately 200 will visit Hilo Meishoin and par- Kyo no sakae wo miruga to u toki
ticipate in their centennial celebration. Also Hawaii Jodo Shu no Goeika (translation)
approximately 120 Zojoji Yoshimizuko mem- I witness with exultation
bers will visit Maui temples and there will be a The thriving teaching of Nembutsu
special service at Lahaina Jodo Mission. Also Perpetuated on these foreign shores
over 100+ will travel to Kauai and hold
Hawaii Jodo Shu Betsuin no Goeika
Goeika presentation at Koloa Jodo Mission. (translation)
Hawaii Jodo Shu Betsuin no Goeika The youthful countenance of St. Honen
Honolulu no Betsuin no niwa Stands in august dignity
Wakaki hino In the garden of the Betsuin
Soshi no dozo genzen toshite tatsu

6. What is “Perpetual Memorial
Service?” (Eitaikyo) Obituaries
This record of a perpetual memorial The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends
service and is called Eitaikyo in Japa- its sincere condolences to the family
nese. When the date of death occurs members and loved ones of the follow-
for a person listed on this record, the ing members who have recently left
ministers pray for that individual during this world for the Pure Land.
the morning service. The prayers will
Mrs. Edith Mariko Arakawa 79
continue each year for as long as Jodo Mr. Richard Tetsuo Hamanaka 80
Mission exists. Mrs. Masaye Oyama 80
Anyone can be included in it. You Mr. James “Jim” Isasmu Tomita 79
may put your own name on the list, too. Mrs. Gladys Chiyoko Wataoka 98
This also helps when it is difficult to
have memorial services. We also wel- Barrier-free Memorial Service
come you to attend the morning service Memorial services can be held in Ikoi
at 8:30am. Hall, which is located on the ground level
How to apply of the temple with bathrooms. If you are
Stop by the office, and fill out the ap- having a hard time going up stairs or even
plication form. Each name costs $200. using an elevator, please feel free to call
After the application is accepted, the the office to make an appointment.
name will be listed on the record. (Phone : 949-3995)
Wedding Services and Baby Blessings are
available upon request. If you are planning
Jodo Mission Office to get married or know someone who is plan-
ning a wedding or if you would like to renew
Hours: your wedding vows, you are welcome to rec-
Monday to Saturday ommend our Temple. To pledge eternal love
8am—5pm between husband and wife to Amida Buddha is
very important.
Sunday & Holidays
Baby Blessings: May Amida Buddha’s
8am—3pm love surround our children with love.
Please call for an appointment.
Your Opinions
Your opinions are important
to us. Please feel free to
send your opinions to Jodo
Mission of Hawaii, 1429
Makiki St., Honolulu, HI
Rev. Yubun Narashiba 96813. Your opin-
Senior Resident Minister Rev. Kanjun Nskano Rev. Dwight Nakamura ions will be treated
Resident Minister Retired Minister confidentially.
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7. EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for May
1 Tome Iwamoto Kenji Otani Kenzo Hashimoto
Tome Toishigawa Hichizo Nishimura
13 Konzo Nakai
2 Bishop Buntetsu Miyamoto The Nakai Family
Etsuo Nakagawa Hikoichi Hirai 24 Zensuke Yokomichi
The Hirai Family The Yokomichi Family
3 Mitsuyo Nakahara Moushi Uehara The Kondo Family
The Fukunaga Family Teruo Sawamura Kaizo Goto
Mitsuko Sasai Fumiko Yogi The Goto Family
4 Eikichi Hirouji Kenichi Hayashi Kichizo Yamamoto
The Miyamasu Family Teruo Sawamura The Miyashige Family
Tamotsu Takaoka The Sawamura Family The Yamamoto Family
Toshio Yoshioka Betty Oshita Takeji Ogata
Katsutoshi Kano Kiseno Nakano
5 Sadaichi Mito Satsuki Nakano
The Mito Family 14 Kiku Miyashige Kamazo Teruya
Michie Makino The Goto Family Natsu Muramoto
The Makino & Okamura Family The Miyashige Family
Morita Kokubun Fui Yamato 25 Keiichi Mineishi
The Yamato Family The Mineishi Family
6 Tokusaburo Fukuda Toshio Karamatsu Kazuo Shidaki
The Fukuda Family Kiku Matsumoto The Shidaki Family
The Fukuda Family Kura Harada Yoshio Nishimura
Tora Kanayama Shinichi Yanagihara Shinsuke Uchiumi
Tokusaburo Fukuda Minoru Yamane
The Kanayama Family 16 Kamekichi Hayashi Yonosuke Ikuta
Tora Kanayama The Hayashi Family The Takazawa Family
Hitoshi Nitta Kozo Okamoto
Kamato Uyehara Peggy Miyako Ogi 26 Senkichi Fukuda
Tamayo Matsumori The Fukuda Family
17 Hiromu Hayashi Fukuji Muranaka
Laurie T. Cho Wallace Kazuyo Sakai
Kazuo Karimoto Rikio Kunihisa
Kuma Tachikawa 18 Hatsuyo Yamamoto Mitsuki Kimoto
Kuma Tachii The Yamamoto Family Toshiko Higa
Tadami Uemoto 27 Kichi Hisamura
7 Minetaro Katagiri Chizuko Koto
The Katagiri Family Torakichi Miyao
Haru Shimizu Takashi Saiki
Tsuyako Kishii The Kawabe Family
The Imamiya Family Takashi Saeki
The Mitsujiro Kurashige Family
Kiyoshi Hirano Kiyoshi Narahara 28 Iro Yamane
Satoru Miura Kayoko Miyamoto Misao Yasuda
Toshiko Yamanaka Shuso Gushikuma
8 Toshiko Kusunoki Shurei Gushikuma
Tami Kawasaki 19 Kamechiyo Uyehara Kamaru Gushikuma
The Kusunoki Family Fumio Fujiwara Kama Gushikuma
Tsuru Kitamura
The Kawasaki Family 20 Sukeo Matsuno 29 Mayo Yamamoto
Yasuo Kagihara The Matsuno Family The Yamamoto Family
The Nakagawa Family Hatsue Tsuda The Suzukawa Family
The Kitamura Family The Tsuda Family Yazaburo Shoji
Seki Tamura Kamei Akamine T0he Shoji Family
Haruyo Iwamoto Joji Sakaguchi
10 Sada Kurihara Koan Takara Tomiko Yamanaka
The Kurihara Family Benzo Takahashi Haruo Kito
The Ajimura Family The Kito Family
The Ito Family (Stillborn) 21 Fuji Yamamoto Hatsuko Toishigawa
The Yamamoto Family Sumie Ito
11 Masataka Fukuda Shigeko Fujikami
The Fukuda Family The Fujikami Family 30 Tamezo Yanagihara
Shuzo Mitsutani The Yanagihara Family
The Mitsutani Family 22 Tsunekichi Tamanaha Heikichi Ichida
Ayataro Nanbu The Tamanaha Family The Ichida Family
The Nanbu Family Masuo Tomita Setsu Yamamoto
Kimiko Fujii Haruo Nakagawa Mackay Umeichi Yanagisawa
Kikuyo Hayashi 23 Hichizo Nishimura Tsunejiro Iwamoto
Kinuyo Matsui The Nishimura Family Yoshiko Moritsugu
Matsuichi Onaga The Aoki Family 31 Hideo Kuniyuki
12 Konosuke Tsuda Harukichi Hirohama Ichiro Obara
The Tsuda Family The Hirohama Family Tahei Harada
Kimie Takaoka Ishi Onaga
Mieko Takara The Onaga Family
Yasu Ogi The Nakamura Family
Tomoko Hayashi

8. 8:30am Morning Service May 2010 Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Everyday Phone: 949-3995
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 8:30am Fujinkai Meeting 3 4 5 6 7 8
10:30am Maunalani ***3:15 pm Jodo Shu 8:30 am Sewing Class
10:00am Obetsuji Service Visitation hour
9 10am Mother’s Day Service 10 11 12 13 14 15
10:30am Sunday School 10am CCH visitation
11:45am Board Meeting
Deadline: Turkey Drumstick Tickets
16 10am Sunday Service
17 18 19 20 21 22
**3:15 pm Jodo Shu hour 8:30 am Sewing Class
10:30am Sunday School
23 8am YBA Meeting 24 25 26 27 28 29
8am Sr. YBA Lei
10am Juzukuri Service Making
Pickup: Kala Kokua frozen turkey
drumsticks
30 31 ***Jodo Shu Hour Radio K-ZOO (AM1210Khz, Japanese station)
10am Memorial Day Service
Baccalaureate Service will May 9: Please mail your remittance and/or return any unsold tickets for Kala Kokua Smoked Turkey to
follow Jodo Mission
May 23: PICK-UP 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Your Kala Kokua Frozen Smoked Turkey Drumsticks
at Jodo Mission
June 25: Japan Yoshimizuko Convention at Jodo Mission