July 2017 The Newsletter of Mililani Hongwanji Mission Volume 40 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.

2 Sun 9:00 AM Joint Memorial & Family Service

2 Sun 10:15 AM BWA Meeting

4 Tue 10:00 AM Wahiawa Nursing & Rehab Center: Carpool at Temple at 9:30 AM

7 Fri 7:30 PM Mindful Meditation

9 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service/No Dharma School

11 Tue 9:00 AM Parkinson's Support Group Meeting

12 Wed 7:30PM Kyodan Board Meeting

14 Fri 7:00 PM Music Jam Session

16 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service/No Dharma School

18 Tue 8:00 AM Flower Arrangement Class

22 Sat 7:00 AM No-Host Kyodan Breakfast at Zippy's: All Welcome

23 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service/No Dharma School

25 Tue 7:00 PM Bon Dance Meeting # 3

27 Thu 9:00 AM Lotus Connection

27 Thu 7:00 PM Public Bon Dance Practice

28 Fri 7:30 PM Music Jam Session

30 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service/No Dharma School

1 Tue 8:00 AM Flower Arrangement Class 3 Thu 7:00 PM Public Bon Dance Practice 4 Fri 7:30 PM Mindful Meditation 5 Sat 8:00 AM Yagura Set Up w/Lights Installation 6 Sun 9:00 AM Joint Memorial & Family Service 6 Sun 9:30 AM Dharma School Activity/Service at Wet-n-Wild Waterpark 8 Tue 9:00 AM Parkinson's Support Group Meeting 9 Wed 7:30 PM Kyodan Board Meeting 10 Thu 7:00 PM Public Bon Dance Practice 11 Fri 7:00 PM Music Jam Session 13 Sun 9:00 AM OBON Service 13 Sun 4:00 PM Hatsubon Service 14--16 7:00 PM Public Bon Dance Practice (Mon, Tue, Wed) 17 Thu 7:00 PM Food Prep. Night. Bring Knife, Cutting Board, Peeler, Apron 18 Fri 6:45 PM Lantern Parade 18 & 19 Fri/Sat 7:00 PM Bon Dance 20 Sun 8:00 AM No Service (Clean-Up & Yagura Break-Down) 25 Fri 7:00 PM Music Jam Session 27 Sun 9:00 AM Family Service & Dharma School Rally Day 28 Mon 6:00 PM Bon Food Comm. Dinner/Evaluation Meeting

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Are YOU Living Life, or is Life Living YOU? For many of us, we have a hard time accepting who we are. We attempt in many ways to alter who we are

and what we are. In effort, we struggle on a daily basis to achieve who we WANT to be. We let is consume us and sometimes, we let it overtake our life and then suddenly we are not living life, we allow life to live us.

Rev. Atsushi Nobukuni once told a bunch of Ohtani Senshu Gakiun Students, “If you are compared to flowers, you are not a natural flower, rather you are an artificial flower, even if your flower blooms beautifully. Your life is such that you try to bloom as an artificial flower and wish to soar to lofty heights. If we don’t accept the Buddha’s Heart and instead place our priority on ego-consciousness, it means we doubt the Buddha’s Wisdom.”

One should celebrate the life that we are given, not try to alter it. In the Letters of Rennyo Shōnin states, “Life swiftly passes and who among us can maintain our human form of even a hundred years?” It goes on to say, “There is nothing more real that this truth of life. The fragile nature of human existence underlies both the young and the old, and therefore we must, one and all, then to the teachings of the Buddha and awaken to the ultimate source of life.” Rennyo concludes this letter by saying that one should “fully appreciate the meaning of THIS life, which is unrepeata-ble and thus to be treasured above all else. By virtue of true compassion, let us realize the irreplaceable value of hu-man life and let us together live the Nembutsu in our hearts.”

What does this mean for us? Once, a minister was asked, “I am afraid to die.” To which the minister relied, “What are you saying? Before you make such a statement, you should ask yourself, “am I truly living?” it sure doesn’t look like you are dying.”

A lady was so unsatisfied with her appearance that she spent thousands of dollars and many years trying to look like the ideal woman. She was never satisfied and kept on going for more and more surgeries. What she didn’t realize was that as she was getting older, she was going through so much natural physical changes, that she could never be happy, and that she missed so much in life.

We cannot take our life for granted, true living is the daily reflection of the quality of our relationship we have with our emotions and the coping mechanism we have to the life we ae given. The Buddha teaches in the Contempla-tion Sutra how to cope with one’s challenges rather than the ego-centered battles with our challenges.

In my life, I have had many challenges. I am sure all of us can attest to that. However, in the end, as I reflect on it, I am very grateful for these challenges in that I am have the opportunity to learn about myself and received so much through my challenges, rather than moping and letting it consume my life.

Once we realize what we have in life, the Buddha teaches us to work to overcome the stresses and not be consumed with it. It is not to say, we just give up, we should learn to adapt to it, then we realize how much more we can do in this life.

Rev. David Fujimoto

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Aloha Everyone! Have you noticed that the Mililani Hongwanji Ohana is striving to be a Dharma -Centered Organization, trying to be inclusive, open; and compassionate relationships are the highest priority . . . not outcomes. Our members look for-ward to meeting each other on Sundays, and concerned when we hear of illness in the family, or worry if someone is missing for a while. So we call and are relieved to find out everything is okay - for now. I am inspired by just observing the various social and/or working groups that meet at the temple and even schedule activities away from the temple because they have a bond, a similar interest, friendship and respect for each other, or they simply enjoy sharing their time and efforts to helping others. Whether sharing the joy of meticulous card making with the Lotus Connection gang, or the sweat equity of the Thursday Gang, the quietness of the Mindful Meditation session, the sincerity of the BWA members supporting opportunities for improvement, the electricity and energy of the MH Jammers who just want to enjoy singing, playing ukulele, learning new gathas, laughing at funny songs, and even the tireless planning and meetings of the Bon Dance Committee. In every instance, we try to put ourselves in others shoes to try to help to make things better. We say “Namo Amida Butsu” as our expression of gratitude for the absolute and unchanging love and compassion with which Amida embraces us and connects us one to another. We can feel for each other, understand each oth-er’s stories, and often intrigued with each other’s humanity including age, family profession, and interests. Our Mililani Hongwanji Ohana is solid, focused, interdependent, and encourage our youth in Dharma School, Jr. YBA, and our seniors just want to listen, learn, and simply enjoy, Ichigo Ichie, a once in a lifetime experience. Finally, I want to thank the Oahu District temples for sharing the changes evolving as related to our Hongwanji theme -“Embrace Change: New Vision - Open Communication: Pearl City Hongwanji does presentations of their temple altar (continuation of Dharma Light Studies), Wahiawa Hongwanji participated in the Ekiden Relay race as part of the Honolulu Ekiden and Music Festival 2017, Aiea Hongwanji started a new taiko group that meets weekly, led by a young Dharma School student, Ewa Hongwanji thanks Aiea and Mililani temples for helping at their bon dance, Waialua Hongwanji, as a member of the Waialua / Haleiwa Buddhist Council partners with Haleiwa Shingon Mission, Haleiwa Jodo Mission, Wahiawa Soto Mission, offered incense at 4 cemeteries and the Haleiwa Veterans Memorial. Great ideas! Have a great summer! Enjoy the Bon Dances and remember to shout “Namo Amida Butsu” when you feel that Nembutsu moment of gratitude. Namo Amida Butsu. In gassho, Rene Shaku Shinkai Mansho

President’s Corner

Rene Mansho

Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii HEADQUARTERS UPDATE

(Go to Mililani Hongwanji’s website for complete update.)(

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THE 59th ANNUAL HAWAII HONPA HONGWANJI MINISTERS ASSOCIATION SEMINAR The 59th Annual Hawaii Honpa Hongwanji Ministers Association Seminar was held on June 13-15, 2017 hosted by the ministers of Hawaii District with the support of the Hawaii District members. Annually, a lecturer is dispatched from the Honzan (Main Temple) to provide kaikyoshi ministers with an opportunity to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the Buddha-Dharma. The theme of this year’s seminar was “Shin Buddhist Living & medicine” and ministers received very informative and time-ly sessions from Professor Masahisa Tabata who is a medical doctor and also a pro-fessor of Ryukoku University. He has been advocating the integration of Buddhist perspectives into the world of medicine. Simultaneously, there is a movement pro-moting the inclusion of spiritual care into health care in the United States. In Janu-ary 2017, HHMH participated in a seminar on “Making Healthcare Whole.” Ministers express their deepest appreciation to the members of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii for their support which makes it possible for ministers to gather for learning, reflection, discussion, fellowship and revitalization.

CONCLUSION OF DENTO HOKOKU HOYO Dento Hokoku Hoyo (The Commemoration on the Accession of the Jodo Shinshu Tradition) is a series of services at Honzan in Kyoto, Japan to formally announce that His Eminence Kojun Ohtani has taken on the responsibilities of Monshu and is following the footsteps of his predecessors to spread the Dharma with an emphasis on sharing the Nembutsu teaching to a greater number of people throughout the world. This Com-memoration started in October 2016 and successfully concluded a total of 80 services conducted on May 31, 2017. About 2,000 people attended each service, and members from the Overseas Districts (BCA, Canada, and Hawaii) were able to participate in this auspicious observance on October 21, 2016 and March 31, 2017. On May 24, 2017, the Overseas’ Bishops (Bishop Kodo Umezu of Buddhist Churches of America, Bishop Tetsuei Somayama of Federacao Budista Sul-Americana Jodo Shinshu Honpa Hongwanji, Bishop Tatsuya Aoki of Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada, and Bishop Eric Matsumoto of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii) partici-pated in the Hoyo representing their respective Kyodans as they gathered for the World Jodo Shinshu Coordinating Council Meeting. PRESIDENT’S DENTO HOKOKU HOYO REPORT I had the honor of representing Hawaii Kyodan and joining Bishop Matsumoto in personally congratulating the Gomonshu as he assumed leadership of the Hongwanji worldwide. These are excerpts from my congratulatory remarks: “On behalf of the members in Hawaii, we congratulate Gomonshu on his accession to head of our Jodo Shinshu spiritual tra-dition. I am a member of Jikoen Temple in Kalihi in the city of Honolulu. In front of our temple is a large boulder from Okinawa with the kanji SHIKAI KEI TEI carved in it. SHIKAI KEI TEI translates to: Within the four seas, all are brothers. Our presence here today is proof of the truth of this saying. We have come from across the Pacific Ocean to congratulate and wish you well, our brother in Nem-butsu, as you lead us into the future. We are proud, motivated, and honored that you are clearly communicating the joys and our re-sponsibilities as Jodo Shinshu followers. You are pointing the way into the future, and we will follow you. Again, congratulations from Hawaii.“ After attending the ceremonies in Kyoto, we traveled north to follow in the footsteps of Shinran. On the seventh day of our trip, we visited the Kotagahama Beach. It was desolate, cold, windy, and cloudy. As I gazed out over the beach, the breaking waves, feeling the cold and wind, I felt in my bones the desolation and loneliness that Shinran must have felt as he approached the beach in his unsteady boat. And yet out of such despair, he was able to nurture the spirit of the Namo Amida Butsu. As we held a short service above the beach, in the cold, and Reverend Hasebe read a Gobunsho, “The Tradition of Shinran Shonin,” I was completely overwhelmed by where I was. In that moment, Shinran was real for me, living and breathing. Namo Amida Butsu was real. At that moment, our pil-grimage has accomplished its purpose. Pieper Toyama President, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii

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On July 4th, BWA members and Rev. Fujimoto will be going to the Wahiawa Nursing and Rehab Center where Rev. Fujimoto will conduct a ser-

vice for the residents. The BWA ladies, as in past o-bon seasons, will be performing several bon dance numbers for the residents. For many of the resi-dents, watching the dancers and hearing the music will bring back fond memories of yesteryear. We encourage all kyodan members to come and join us for a fun time. Meet at the temple at 9:30 to car-pool or at the hospital at 10:00. This is a worth-while community service for everyone. Another on-going community service

undertaken by the BWA is collecting toiletries for the homeless. Thank you for your donations and we would appreciate your continued sup-port for this worthy cause. Our last donation was made to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Center’s Outreach Program. A toiletries box is located in the closet in the back of the temple. See Lyn or Sharon if you have any questions. BWA members are looking forward to the 2017 State Lay Con-vention at Aiea Hongwanji on Sept. 9. It should be a momentous occa-sion with the new Gomonshu, His Eminence Monshu Kojun Ohtani pre-sent. The guest speaker will be Jay Sakashita who teaches religion courses at LCC and UH Manoa and has a column called Misfit Spirit in Midweek. For lunch we’re having a luau type buffet. Sounds like a special and rewarding event to attend.

Chloe Oshiro

and

Xander Babcock

YBICSE Participants from

Mililani Hongwanji

received Bon Voyage

gifts from the

BWA and Kyodan.

Happy Travels to Japan!

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We celebrated the end of our Dharma School year on Sunday, June 11th. Co-Director Roger Babcock served as emcee and after the service gave out awards to our Dharma School students. First of the awards were for this year’s poster contest sponsored by the Dharma School Teachers of Oahu (DSTO). Our Mililani students did very well in all divisions. The winners were recognized and given cash awards and will later receive their acknowledgment certifi-cates. Their posters will be displayed at each Oahu District bon dance this summer. We are very proud of our stu-dents for their hard work and artistic talent in their presentation of this year’s theme “Embrace Change: Open Com-munication”: Division I. Preschool/Kindergarten Division II. Grades 1-2

1st Place: Dayton Uehara 2nd Place: Brennan Uehara 2nd Place: Mari Nakamoto 3rd Place: Maya Nakamoto 3rd Place: Amaya Hayase 4th Place: Lily Nagai 4th Place: Sarah Noia

Division III. Grades 3-5 Division IV. Grades 6-8

1st Place: Courtney Uehara 4th Place: Grant Lau 2nd Place: Diandra Thomson

3rd Place: Danny Noia Division V. Grades 9-12 4th Place: Gabriel Hess 2nd Place: Chloe Oshiro

4th Place: Xander Babcock

Danny Noia, who is also a Webelo Cub Scout, was awarded the Metta emblem by

Rev. Fujimoto. This medal is awarded to Cub Scouts who have completed their re-

ligious study in Shin Buddhism. Also, Chloe Oshiro and Xander Babcock (who was

represented by dad Roger) were recognized by the BWA and Kyodan with checks

to help fund their upcoming trip to Japan to participate in the Young Buddhist In-

ternational Cultural Study Exchange (YBICSE) program.

All our Dharma School students were given goodie bags with our wishes for a great

summer. And then came the best part of

the day…ice cream sundaes!

We would also like to recognize the Naka-

moto ‘Ohana who emceed the June 18th

Father’s Day service. And also Chloe Oshi-

ro, who emceed the Ewa Hongwanji

Hatsubon service on June 17th.

We would like to thank all the parents,

grandparents, Sangha members, and

teachers who helped make this past Dharma School year a successful one! We

hope all of our students learned more about the Dharma with fun and fellowship.

We hope to see everyone at our activity at the Wet 'n' Wild waterpark on Sunday, August 6, 2017! Please re-

fer to the flyer for more info. Please sign up/pay by Friday, July 28th. We hope our students enjoy their summer

break and stay tuned for our Dharma School Rally Day in late August.

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Next month is our Bon Dance already! We will have our famous

Country Store on both nights! Our sales have been very good!

We look forward to your generous donations of cookies,

brownies, energy bars, mochi, pizzelles, jams, jellies and many

other goodies. Please price all items in dollar amounts.

Please sign up on the temple bulletin board or you can phone Di-

ane Yoza at 342-1629 or Claire Doi at 372-2198. More details

such as drop off times will be given in the August Dharma Con-

nection.

The Silent Auction committee is busy preparing for

our Annual Sale at the Bon Dance, with proceeds to the

BWA. We've got a new mini refrigerator, California Pizza

Kitchen gift certificates, Ruth Chris Steak House certifi-

cates, plants and more lined up. Contact: Chari Watanabe

223-6077 or email: charijean@aol.com for dona-

tions. Mahalo.

Yagura & Lights Set Up

Saturday, August 5,

2017

8:00 am

Bring your tools.

Food Prep Thursday, August 17, 2017, 7:00 pm, Ed. Bldg.

Bring your knives, cutting boards, peelers & aprons. Most im-

portantly, bring your relatives, friends, neighbors for a fun-

filled night of chopping, slicing, dicing and a bit of merry-

making. The more the merrier and the faster we finish. Since

we are prepping for Friday night only, the work will get done

faster than in previous years.

Various Sub-Committee Chairs may be

calling on you to help in their respec-

tive areas. Please kokua to make this

year’s Bon Dance a huge success!

In Gassho,

Bon Dance Committee Yes, I can help.

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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: dharma.connection@gmail.com

Weekly Services on Sundays, 9:00 am

Visit us at mililanihongwanji.org

Summary of Mililani Hongwanji Meeting, June 14, 2017

Updated bank signatory authorization form for temple checking account.

Approved Brandon Hee as Kyodan Board of Director replacing Zakry Akagi-Bustin who is moving to the mainland.

Approved 2017 Budget Request of $700 for Ki-Aikido.

Approved use of facility for Project Dana to hold the Eden at Home workshop at MH tentatively scheduled for 8:30 am-2:00 pm on 9/30/2017.

Adopt-A-Hwy: Xander Babcock is the new coordina-tor. Remaining events for this year are Sept 2 and Nov 18.

Jr YBA State Convention on June 30-July 1

BWA membership up to 54.

Nominating Committee formed to seek officers and directors for 2018. Members are encouraged to par-ticipate in temple governance.

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.

In Need of a Minister? Please call Rev. David Fujimoto at Mililani Hongwanji at 625-0925. If no one answers, please leave a detailed message, and he will get back to you. In case of a religious emergency such as a bedside service, please call Rev. David Fujimoto on his cell at 492-6649. Rev. Fujimoto’s office hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:00 am—11:00 am. Please call ahead or feel free to make an appointment.

Joint Memorial Service for the families of the following will be held on Sunday,

July 2, 2017, 9:00 am 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 Kiyano Koike Shigeto Matsuda Yukiyo Matsumoto Teruo Matsumura Henry J. Meyer Toshio Miyamoto

Please call the minister at 625-0925 and/or email dhar-ma.connection@gmail.com if there are corrections or addi-tions to the published list. Families may call the minister to schedule special family memorial services for their loved ones. For 2017, special memorial years are observed for loved ones who passed away in:

2016 1st Year 2001 17th Year 1985 33rd year

2015 3rd Year 1995 23rd Year 1968 50th year

2011 7th Year 1993 25th year 1918 100th year

2005 13th Year

Shintaro Murata Hisao Miyasaki Michael Nakamura Robert Nakata 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 Tomoyoshi Junichi Ukita

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General Donation Line Dancing Class Mililani Hongwanji Bon Dancersize Class (2) Mililani Hongwanji Qi Gong Class Theodine Hirai John K. & Ann Y.M. Ishikawa Gloria Okada IMO Usuke Okada on Father's Day Gloria Okada IMO Saneo Okada (49th passing day) Joint Memorial Service Thomas & Gertrude Akamine IMO Tsune Ueki Melvin & Eileen Hayase IMO Tsune Ueki Momono Hayashida IMO Akira Hayashida Harry & Itsuko Honda IMO Yone Honda, Matsue Honda, Peggy Imamura & Ume Tashima Elsie Morikawa IMO Akira Hayashida Herbert & Hiroko Nakamura IMO Ryoichi & Shizue Nakamura Lawrence & Joyce Nishioka IMO Isaburo Iida Karen Oda IMO Satoru Ota & Jitsuichi Ota Karen Oda IMO Sumie Rodero Carol Saito & Family IMO Shoji Saito Margaret Tanabe IMO Beatrice Young & James Young Nancy Tanaka IMO Asayo Yamashita George & Irene Toguchi IMO Akira Hayashida Gordon & Lyn Watanabe IMO Miyuki Watanabe & Kimi Watanabe Ethel Yamashige IMO Shizue & Ryoichi Nakamura Diane Yoza IMO Noboru Yoza Valerie Yoza IMO Noboru Yoza Memorial Service George Horibata IMO Amy Horibata (1 Yr) Gotan-E Janet Abe Robert & June Asato Roger & Jill Kyhos Babcock Claire Doi Richard & Joyce Fujimoto Myra Fujino Warren & Nora Hahn Melvin & Eileen Hayase Brandon Hee Harry & Itsuko Honda Arynn Ishikawa Karl & Carol Ann Kakehi Sharon Kaneko Mamoru & Ethel Kawahara Dennis & Carrie Kawamoto

(May 23, 2017 to June 19, 2017)

Gotan-E, continued Thomas & Thelma Kushimi Howard & Amy Nakamura Earl & Amy Nishimoto Lawrence & Joyce Nishioka Lester & Joyce Ogawa Patrick & Susan Oshiro Frances Saito Dean & Doreen Sakamoto Jean Sanehira Richard & Gail Taira Itsue Tamamoto Margaret Tanabe Nancy Tanaka Hiroyoshi & Satoko Terao Gordon & Lyn Watanabe Ethel Yamashige

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Dharma School

students with

their goodie

bags and show-

ing off their

award winning

posters.

Mahalo to Harry Honda who

refurbished our temple signage.

Mililani Hongwanji Jammers singing “Oh, My Papa” on Father’s Day!

Exercise, fellowship and FUN! Positive health benefits in developing

flexibility, strength, endurance, and well-being. Mililani Hongwanji

sponsors Line Dance classes every Wednesday morning (High Beginners

@ 10 am; Novices @ 11:20 am); taught by Mrs. Sachiko Morikawa.

Contact Warren or Nora Hahn @ 625-4925.

Dharma

School

students

play

Shinran

Twister.

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 2017

EWA HONGWANJI MISSION

Ca lendar July 22 (Sat) 9:30 am Before-service clean-up

23 (Sun) 11:00 am English Service

Gotan’e Service Mrs. Jean Abe Ms. Rae Wakimura Mrs. Fujie Fukeda Mrs. Yemiko & Ms Amy Yamamoto Ernest & Ruth Wakimura

Mr. Bert Yasui ~ Parking Lot cleanup

MAHALO for your Donat ions

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.

Thank you everyone for your kokua at our Bon Dance on June 17th. An overflow crowd and lots of dancers honored our ancestors with joyful dancing and camaraderie. The weather was perfect with a little shower to cool us off during a lively Fukushima Ondo. Thank you to Elliot Peters and the Oahu District Bon Dance Club, in their beautiful kimonos, for leading all the dances, and thank you Ewa Fukushima Bon Dance Club for another signature performance. And thank you also to MC Arynn Ishikawa from Mililani Hongwanji for an awesome and energetic job!

Bon Dance

We lcome to Our Ne we st MemberAloha and welcome to Pamela Sakuma, the newest member of the Ewa Hongwanji ohana. Pamela has attended monthly services since last year and has helped at projects and during O’Bon. Thank you for your continued support.

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