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AUTUMN 2017
IZUMO TAISHAKYO MISSION OF HAWAII
VOL. N1 ISSUE 2
215 N. KUKUI ST., HONOLULU, HI 96817
Telephone: 538-7778 Fax: 599-2786 E-mail: izumotaishahawaii@gmail.com
Sunday, Oct. 8
1 pm - 5 pm
In 1985, the Hiroshima Prefectural Reverend Jun Miyasaka. Continuing School Japanese Teacher, 2nd
Government presented a replica of on the Committee are Michael Generation A-Bomb Survivor, and
the Hiroshima Peace Bell as a gift to Broderick, President and CEO of 28th Kiyoshi Tanimoto Peace Prize
the people of Hawaii, in recognition the YMCA of Honolulu, and Wayne Recipient. Over the years, she
of their long-standing and strong Miyao, Chairman of the Hiroshima- donated proceeds from her Japanese
relationship. These bonds include a Hawaii Sister State Committee and language textbook sales to support
sister city relationship established President of the Honolulu Hiroshima the Hiroshima peace scholarship
in 1959 between Honolulu and Prefectural Association (Kenjin Kai). that allows students to travel to
Hiroshima and a sister chamber Hiroshima each summer to pursue
relationship between the Honolulu One day before the ceremony, peace-related projects and study.
Japanese Chamber of Commerce a group Hiroshima and Honolulu
and the Hiroshima Chamber of high school students on a YMCA- Other speakers included Izumo
Commerce and Industry created sponsored Lets Get Together Taishakyo Bishop Amano, Reverend
in 1981. The Hiroshima Peace Bell program visited the Izumo Taishakyo. Takamasa Yamamura, Head Priest
was dedicated and placed next They had folded a thousand paper of the Honolulu Myohoji Buddhist
to the Izumo Taishakyo Mission cranes (origami) for as a donation to Temple, Bishop Eric Matsumoto of
in 1990. Since 1990, a Hiroshima the annual ceremony. the Honpa Hongwanji Temple, Dr.
Commemoration and Peace Service Gregg Kinkley, Ritual Chair and Lay
has been held annually. The 28th program was held Leader of the Honolulu Congregation
Monday, August 7, at 11:00 AM at of Sov Maarav, Dr. Kahu Kaleo
From the Hiroshima Bells first the Hiroshima Peace Bell in front of Patterson of the Waianae-based
service held at Izumo Taishakyo the Izumo Taishakyo. The Mistress Pacific Justice and Reconciliation
Mission shrine to last year (2016) of Ceremonies was Lisa Ontai, Vice- Center, and Kai Uyehara, a student
for 27 commemoration events President of Marketing and Mission representative. The final Mahalo
Richard Miyao was involved in the Advancement at the YMCA of remarks came from Co-Chair Ray
ceremony planning and execution. Honolulu. Tsuchiyama.
Richard Miyao stepped down in early
2017, and two new Chairpersons The keynote speech was given by
were appointed: Ray Tsuchiyama and Hiromi Peterson, retired Punahou
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