The COVID-19 Pandemic is a real threat. We must take it seriously, and upcoming events will be disrupted at times. In light of the disruption, consider this:
...the very last thing we need right now, is a mindset of mutual distancing. We actually need to be thinking in the exact opposite way: Every hand that we don’t shake must become a phone call that we place. Every embrace that we avoid must become a verbal expression of warmth and concern. Every inch and every foot that we physically place between ourselves and another, must become a thought as to how we might be of help to that other, should the need arise.
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
Los Angeles
The Hakalau Farmers Market has reopened!
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Hakalau Farmers MarketTuesday's Market on Chin Chuck Road
Come to the next Hakalau Market at the same time on the same day (Tuesday 3:00-5:00ish) in a new location. Vendors will be setting up along Chin Chuck Road, outside of Michael Doolittle's property at 29-545. A few guidelines:
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!
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Currently Scheduled Events, Subject to Change:
"We Watch Day-by-Day and Then Decide"
Photo courtesy of Susan Forbes
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Modest Group Practice* yoga at Akiko's Buddhist Bed and BreakfastContact 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 |
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.
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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Contact Akiko Masuda in advance to see if this event will still take place, 963-6422.
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 14 July 12 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. |
December 12, 2019, photos from Kukuihaele and Honoka`a, courtesy of Beau Atkinson
November 4, 2018, O`okala
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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 28 July 26 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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Services at Hakalau Jodo Mission
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The Practice:
Photo courtesy of Michele Gamble.
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Bon Dance Practice sessions with the Big Island Bon Dance Queen, Odori Sensei Jane Heit at the Hakalau Jodo Mission suspended through June 30, 2020.
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 Donation: $5.00 per class per person |
Photo courtesy of Jan Nakamura
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Senior Luncheons at the Hakalau Jodo Mission suspended through June 30, 2020.
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dates: To be announced 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. |
Jennifer Weinert, CPYI, E-RYT 500.
Click photo for bio.
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Purna Yoga classes at the Hakalau Jodo Mission suspended through June 30, 2020.After the first class back at the Hakalau Jodo Mission, there will be a "reunion", complete with tea and treats and an opportunity to "catch up". There is so much for all of us to share! 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. |
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Music and Movement Class
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New Programs Starting in July...
“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 |
Join us for Practice Yoga at the Hakalau Jodo Mission starting July 6!Our instructor, Alison Simpson, is a recent 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).
All are welcome to join as she begins as a new yoga teacher. Classes will 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. Day: Mondays, weekly Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm Cost: $10 per class, cash or check paid onsite Feel free to contact Alison at 808-825-7856 or alison@mahanahouse.com |
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang-style_t%27ai_chi_ch%27uan
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Join us for Tai Chi at the Hakalau Jodo Mission starting July 1st!Calm the Mind
Strengthen the Body Activate Internal Energy 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.
Day: Wednesdays, weekly Time: 11:00 a.m. - Noon Cost: $10 per session |