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The Practice:
Photo courtesy of Michele Gamble.
The Bon Dance--inside only when it's raining:
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Join us for bon dance practice sessions with the Big Island Bon Dance Queen, Odori Sensei Jane Heit at the Hakalau Jodo Mission!
Exercise and fun - learn older traditional, as well as contemporary upbeat dances that can be danced at every bon dance, all through the summer. Sensei Jane also shares the history and background of the dances. Get ready to fully enjoy next summer's O-bon season. Welcome to a whole new world of friends & dancers. Place: Hakalau Jodo Mission (Social Hall) Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Dates: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month January 14 February 11 March 10 March 24 Donation: $5.00 per class per person |
Photo courtesy of Jan Nakamura
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Join us for Senior Luncheons at the Hakalau Jodo Mission!
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dates: Thursday, January 16 Thursday, January 30 Thursday, February 6 Thursday, February 20 Lunch is free, however, if you want to make a donation to the Temple, there is a donation calabash. (Suggested donation is $8). Call Akiko Masuda (963-6422) at least 24 hours prior to the temple lunch with a head count. |
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Purna Yoga is for EVERY body!
Jennifer has been teaching for over 20 years and has the knowledge and experience to keep every body safe and also give the appropriate instructions so every body benefits from the practice. You will leave the class feeling better than when you arrived. 
Jennifer Weinert, CPYI, E-RYT 500.
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Join us for Purna Yoga at the Hakalau Jodo Mission! Instructor: Jennifer Weinert, CPYI, E-RYT 500
Active Yoga Classes Day: Wednesdays, weekly Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Cost: $15 for walk-ins, $12 per session paid by the month (cash or check paid onsite) Have you dreamed of visiting the birthplace of YOGA- Mother India? Instructor Jennifer Weinert is taking a small group there from February 8-18. It is an all-inclusive retreat which means all you have to do is get to Chennai, India, and everything is taken care of from then on.
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Photo courtesy of Susan Forbes
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Join us for modest group practice* yoga at Akiko's Buddhist Bed and Breakfast!Days: Mondays and Thursdays
Time: 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. Cost: No charge Leader: Brad Kurokawa Place: Akiko's Buddhist Bed and Breakfast Parking: Call first to arrange parking, 963-6422 Please bring a mat. * No teaching |
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Join us for Hakalau Farmers Market at Hakalau Veteran's Park!
Please note: County rules forbid dogs at the park. Dogs are no longer allowed at market, leashed or not. |
Photo of the 2nd Sunday Green Team, December 8, 2019, courtesy of Odysseus.
Photo of the 2nd Sunday Green Team, January 13, 2019.
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Join our team to revive Hakalau School and create the Hakalau Learning Center!
We began cleaning up the grounds of Hakalau School in April 2015, and we continue every month on the second Sunday. Our vision is the creation of the Hakalau Learning Center. Date: Second Sunday of the Month: January 12 February 9 Time: 9:30 a.m. - Noon Place: Hakalau School ATTIRE: Come dressed, fully covered, gloves and hat. BRING TOOLS: Weed whackers, rakes, lawn mowers, machetes, scythes, pruners, etc. Unload your tools at Hakalau School and then park at the Hakalau Park. Be ready to work!!! BRING WATER! ENJOY LUNCH! Please contact Akiko Masuda (963-6422 or msakiko@hawaii.rr.com) in advance if you are coming. We need a head count for lunch. Luckana, Im, Ubon and Dao, our Thai angels, prepare extraordinary food, made with aloha and caring. |
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Join us in Cemetery Stewardship!
Our vision is legislation to protect graves of the immigrants – with cemeteries maintained by the community nearby. We clean 3 cemeteries each month: O’okala, Honoka’a and Kukuihaele. Contact Akiko Masuda in advance if you are coming. Akiko: 963-6422 or msakiko@hawaii.rr.com Times vary slightly month to month, depending on which cemetery needs more work Akiko will share this information with you. Date: Fourth Sunday of the Month: January 26 February 23 Time*: 10:45 a.m. Meet at O’okala, 30 Mile Marker. 11:00 a.m. pule 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - O`okala 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Honoka`a 2:50 - 4:00 p.m. - Kukuihaele, with refreshment and fellowship to follow. * A commitment to stay the entire time is requested. |
Photo courtesy of Garry Wykoff
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Join us for services at Hakalau Jodo Mission!
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