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  • Yesterday
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      • The Ross Families of Hakalau
      • Satoru Kurisu
      • Toraichi Morikawa
      • Waichi Ouye
      • Aigoro Uyeno
    • Schools >
      • Hakalau School
      • John M. Ross School
      • Hakalau Japanese Language School
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        • Hakalau Jodo Mission
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    • The Voice of Hakalau
    • Sugar Production >
      • Hakalau Mill & Other Buildings
      • Wailea Milling Company
    • Transportation >
      • Ships
      • 19th Century Hamakua Roads
      • Bridges >
        • Highway Bridges, 1950-1953
      • The Railroad
  • Today
    • Hakalau Farmers Market
    • Hakalau Jodo Mission Today >
      • Community Commitments >
        • Obon Festival
        • Memorial Day
        • Presentations >
          • American Gatha
          • Building World Peace, Local Style
          • Stronger Than a Tsunami
          • The End of Sugar
          • Ready, Set, Obon!
        • Newsletters
    • Honohina Hongwanji Today
    • Wailea/Hakalau Kumiai
    • Hakalau Reunions
    • Wailea Village Historic Preservation Community >
      • Cemetery Stewardship
      • Reviving Hakalau School
      • Senior Luncheons
  • Then and Now
    • UP & DOWN CAMPS: THEN AND NOW
    • Memorial Day: Then and Now
  • Tomorrow
    • Arsenic Remediation
    • Cliff Failures
    • Hāmākua CDP & the CDP Action Committee
栗栖悟
SATORU KURISU
​

Hakalau, Wailea
Origin: Doi-ga-hara, Hukawachi Village, Yamagata County, Hiroshima Prefecture
Born: April 10, 1894
​Immigrated to Hawaii: September 1908, age 14
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From Left to Right: Yuriko (Margaret), Satoru, Tadashi (Harold), Haruko (Alice), Goro (Albert), Satoyo, Isao (George), and Yasuko (Elaine)
In September, 1908 he moved to Hawaii and has resided at the present address. He is very well trusted in the community, and has spent many years as the president of New Hope Society (Shinrei-kai) organized by community members. In 1927 when Buddhist Study Association (Bukkyo Shuyou-kai) was founded he became the president and served for many years. 

Currently he holds a very important position as the vice president of Wailea Sugar Cane Company, and lives a very peaceful family life with his wife Satoyo and their three sons and three daughters. Since May 1928 when he was elected as an executive of the church and its Japanese language school, he has put out tremendous effort in the work of advancement in both the church and the school. In May 1932 he was elected as the vice principal of the school and worked with full devotion. The following year he was elected as the principal and continued his dedication in the work of the church and the school.    
​We know from the ganshu (the wish was made to build the Temple on 4/4/1936) and the munafuda (plaque signifying the groundbreaking for building the temple on 6/21/36) that he was the Construction Committee Chairman for the current Temple, Social Hall, and Parsonage.
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Satoru Kurisu, 1936, Hawaii Manichi
Once built, he and other key members of the Construction Committee were acknowledged as Hakalau Jodo Shu Meritorious Persons in Hawaii Mainichi, on December 5, 1936. Others mentioned were:
Vice Chairmen:
  • Toyozane Okaji
  • Toraichi Morikawa
Treasurers:
  • Shuichi Yamamoto
  • Tomeo Kawamoto​
We are grateful for Satoru Kurisu’s leadership in the development and support of the Hakalau Jodo Mission and for his steadfast commitment to the community.
For the Hakalau Kuleana, our responsibility is to care for the land, the people, and the culture. We are guided by cultural values of YESTERDAY: Engage in collective effort. Look out for each other. Honor hard work. Show respect for those who came before us. Aloha and Mālama `Aina. In 2021, Akiko Masuda added two more values to the list: Consistently show up. Whatever has to be done, jump in and do it!