Tai Chi Class at the Hakalau Jodo Mission
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Our instructor, Sifu Slade Shim, began his practice of Traditional Yang Style Tajiquan under Peter Tam Hoy in 1991. He will teach us the discipline and the forms of this centuries old practice.
In advance of your first class, please:
Time: 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Cost: $15 per session, or $12 per session if the entire month is paid for in advance. Bring water and a hat. Some of the practice may be outside. |
Bon Dance Practice
Learn some Japanese culture, learn some dances that are "standards", danced at various temples throughout the summer...Just jump in and copy Sensei Jane or someone who knows.
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Bon Dance at the Hakalau Jodo Mission is August 20th
...are YOU ready?Join us! Our instructors, Odori Sensei Jane Heit and her Tsukikage Bon Odorikai (Moonlight Dance Club) assistants, will teach us both traditional and new bon dances. Some of the traditional dances highlight the experience of early Japanese plantation workers. Great exercise, graceful movements, and fun! Place: Hakalau Jodo Mission Social Hall Day: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the Month July 12 and 26 August 9 and 16 (extra practice) Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Cost: Donation ($5- $10 recommended) Bring water! Questions? Contact Sensei Jane Heit at bonqueen@gmail.com. |
Practice Yoga at the Hakalau Jodo Mission
“Practice means choosing, applying the effort, and doing those actions that bring a stable a tranquil state…When this practice is done for a long time, and with sincere devotion, then the practice becomes a firmly rooted, stable and solid foundation.” Yoga Sutras 1.13-14
Props are available to borrow. If using your own props, bring a mat, strap, 2 blankets, 2 blocks. Questions? Contact Alison at 808-825-7856 or by email: alison@mahanahouse.com. |
Classes focus on safe and active stretching and lengthening of muscles to improve flexibility as well as increasing range of motion throughout the body. Classes are suitable for beginners and for all degrees of flexibility.
Instructor Alison Simpson is a graduate Purna Yoga College at the 200 Hour Foundation Level. In January 2020 she completed training with Jennifer Weinert of Purna Yoga Hilo and has studied with Jennifer for three years. She is certified with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200). In advance of your first class, please:
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Karate Program for Kids, ages 4-6 and 7-12,
at the Hakalau Jodo Mission
Sensei Patricia Taniguchi. Photo courtesy of Patricia Taniguchi.
BENEFITS OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE KARATE
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Our instructor, Patricia Taniguchi, began her training in Shito-ryu karate at the age of 15 and earned her black belt at the age of 19. She now holds a 4th degree black belt, and served as the head instructor of the Seto Branch of the Japan Karate Organization from many years. She is affiliated with the International Goju Karate Association.
In advance of your first class, please:
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Hakalau Farmers Market
Drean and his heirloom tomatoes
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Date: Tuesday afternoons
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm Places: Temporary location until permanent home is established: Hakalau Veterans Park in Wailea
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Hakalau Jodo Mission Services
Hanamido prepared by Yumiko (Banchan) Bamba, Mike Stolp, and John Boyer for the Hanamatsuri Service held April 10, 2022.
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Community Service:
Reviving Hakalau School
& Cemetery Stewardship
May we continue to work together, honoring our commitments and vows to be of service, adjusting and adapting to whatever is required to live respectfully and in harmony with the times. Social distancing is honored and respected. Everyone works on their own, and Thai lunch is take-home/take-out.
Contact Akiko Masuda in advance to see if this event will still take place, 963-6422 or msakiko@hawaii.rr.com. ALSO, we need a head count for lunch. Luckana, Im, Ubon and Dao, our Thai angels, prepare extraordinary food, made with aloha and caring. Lunch is take-home/take-out.
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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: June 12 July 10 August 14 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! |
Photo of the 2nd Sunday Green Team's, July 11, 2021, courtesy of Odysseus.
Photo of the 2nd Sunday Green Team's excellent work, June 13, 2021, courtesy of Odysseus.
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Contact Akiko Masuda in advance to see if this event will still take place, 963-6422.
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. 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: June 26 July 24 August 28 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. If you are coming, we ask that you commit to stay the entire time. |
December 12, 2019, photos from Kukuihaele and Honoka`a, courtesy of Beau Atkinson
November 4, 2018, O`okala
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Modest Group Practice* Yoga
at Akiko's Buddhist Bed and Breakfast
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Contact Akiko Masuda in advance to see if this event will still take place, 963-6422.
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 |
Photo courtesy of Susan Forbes
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Activities to Resume Later
Senior Luncheons
Photo courtesy of Jan Nakamura
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Senior Luncheons at the Hakalau Jodo Mission are "on hold" until further notice.
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