Hakalau Farmers Market

Drean and his heirloom tomatoes

Date:     Tuesday afternoons
Time:      3:00 - 5:00-ish.
Place:     In front of 29-545 Chin Chuck Road

A few guidelines:

• Please do not block the road when you park.
• Vendors set up further apart than usual.
• Masks or other face coverings are required. 
• Please stay 6 feet from others.

• If you don't want to attend the market but still would like to support our farmers and get the best produce available anywhere, you are in luck! Subscribe to the Market's newsletter to find out which farmers are continuing to provide produce and other products. 
• Check out the Hakalau Farmers Market FaceBook page!

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

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).
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​SPACE IS LIMITED TO 9 STUDENTS. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. NO DROP-INS. NO VISITORS. MASKS REQUIRED.

In advance of your first class, please:

1. Reserve your space with Alison: alison@mahanahouse.com. ​
2. Review the Safety Rules and Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. NOTE: These were revised 8/29/21. Masks required.​

Days/Times:   

• Mondays, Thursdays from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
• NEW CLASS: Wednesdays from noon - 1:30 p.m.
• Fridays from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Cost:    $10 per class, cash or check paid onsite
Bring your props: mat, strap, 2 blankets, 2 blocks. No props are available to borrow.​
Questions? Contact Alison at 808-825-7856 or by email: alison@mahanahouse.com. 

Tai Chi Class at the Hakalau Jodo Mission 

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.

SPACE IS LIMITED TO 9 STUDENTS. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
NO DROP-INS. NO VISITORS. MASKS REQUIRED.
In advance of your first class, please:

1. Reserve your space with Slade Shim: wsi808@yahoo.com. ​
2. Review the Safety Rules and Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. NOTE: These were revised 8/29/21. Masks required.​​

Day:     Wednesdays
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.

Karate Program for Kids, ages 4-6 and 7-12,
​at the Hakalau Jodo Mission 

--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.

Sensei Patricia Taniguchi. Photo courtesy of Patricia Taniguchi.

SPACE IS LIMITED TO 9 STUDENTS. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
NO DROP-INS. NO VISITORS. MASKS REQUIRED.

In advance of your first class, please:

1. Reserve your space in advance with Patricia Taniguchi: WKA.hakalau@gmail.com
2. Review the Hakalau Jodo Mission Safety Rules and Restrictions for Karate Classes During the COVID-19 Pandemic. NOTE: These were revised 8/29/21. Masks required.

Age	Class Days	Time	Cost
4-6 years	Wednesday and Friday	3:50 - 4:40 p.m.	Donation
7-12 years	Wednesday and Friday	4:50 - 5:40 p.m.,	Donation
New for 7-12 years	Saturday	Noon - 2:00 p.m.	Donation

​BENEFITS OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE KARATE

1. Sempai/kohai system where the senior students learn to take responsibility for the junior students, and the junior students learn to respect and rely on the senior students- creates an atmosphere where bullying is rare. It is also a natural progression where newer students enter and older students graduate, giving a sense of order.
2. Osoji (cleaning) - teaches children respect for place and things
3. Non-contact sport- teaches children how to defend themselves, while engaging in an effective martial art in a safe way.
4. Teaches physical and mental confidence 
5. Teaches discipline and focus

Bon Dance Practice at the Hakalau Jodo Mission

THERE WILL BE NO BON DANCE PRACTICE DURING SEPTEMBER.

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...

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SPACE IS LIMITED. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. NO DROP-INS. NO VISITORS. MASKS REQUIRED.
In advance of your first class, please:

1. Reserve your space with Sensei Jane Heit, bonqueen@gmail.com. ​
2. Review the Safety Rules and Restrictions During Pandemic.

Bring water. 
Day:​     2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month
              No classes in September
              October 12th and 26th
              November 9th and 23rd
​Time:    6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost:    Donation ($5-$10 recommended)

Scheduled Events, Subject to Change:
​ "We Watch Day-by-Day and Then Decide"

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.​

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Reviving Hakalau School 

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.

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:    
              September 12
              October 10
              November 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.

Cemetery Stewardship​

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: 
​              September 26
​               October 24
               November 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

Modest Group Practice* Yoga
​at Akiko's Buddhist Bed and Breakfast

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. 
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* No teaching

Photo courtesy of Susan Forbes

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Activities to Resume Later

Senior Luncheons 

Photo courtesy of Jan Nakamura

Senior Luncheons at the Hakalau Jodo Mission are "on hold" until further notice.

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Hakalau Jodo Mission Services

Photo courtesy of Garry Wykoff

The Temple will remain closed through the end of September due to the recent surge in COVID-19.  The decision to reopen the Temple will be made by the board of directors based on the level of risk. 
TENTATIVE JODO SHU SERVICES AT HAKALAU JODO MISSION 

• November 14-SUN: Ojuya (10-day-10-night Nembutsu service), 1 p.m.
• December 12-SUN: Jodo-e (Bodhi Day Service),       1 p.m.