The Daijingu Temple of Hawaii has been reroofed. Our temple was in much need of a roof repair for many years. Thank you to all your generous donations, we were able to finally get the our roof fixed in time for our new years celebration. Aloha!

         

Please join us at the December Great Grand Purification on December 31, 2017, at 10:00 p.m.

Greetings!

We are Japanese Shinto Shrine at Nuuanu, serving to the people of Hawaii from 1903.  Daijingu Kami Sama are Amaterasu Sume Ohkami and Amenominakanushi no Ohkami. Under these Kamis spirits, we receive our blessings, especially at New Year to start our new year with fresh feelings.

Mahalo!

布哇大神宮                                                                                                                                                      宮司　岡田章宏

Daijingu Temple of Hawaii offers many different omamori (amulets) for good fortune, personal protection, safe pregnancy and childbirth, business success, academic achievement, and personal health and safety.

ハワイ大神宮は、多くの異なるお守りを提供しています (お守り) 開運招福, 家内安全, 安産, 病気平癒、商売繫盛, 学業成就・合格祈願, 厄除祈願、交通安全、縁結び、個人的な健康祈願、等々用意致しております。

Many of these omamori are specific to Daijingu Hawaii and are thoughtful gifts for yourself and your loved ones.

１１４年以上の長い間、ハワイの皆様に皇大神様の御加護と御守護を戴きました布哇大神宮の御守りは、特にお祓い様は、私達と其の家族の皆様の生活に必要な敬虔なる神様です。自分自身と大切な人の為に御祈念申し上げます。

Please place your donations in an envelope and deposit it in the offertory box

封筒にあなたの寄付金を入れて、賽銭箱に入金してください

布哇大神宮

NU`UANU (December 31) – About 6,000 revelers (and lots of their pets) will spend New Year’s Eve observing a well-loved Japanese tradition. A Nu`uanu Shinto shrine holds one of the largest celebrations of its kind on the island.

 

At nightfall on December 31^st, people line up outside the Daijingu Temple of Hawaii to receive a blessing from a Shinto priest, followed by the purchase of a good luck amulet to help them over the next 12 months, and a fortune written on paper. If you don’t like the fortune, you can simply tie it to a nearby stand and buy another fortune.

 

There are charms of all sorts, including ones to help you find love, get pregnant, or stay safe in the water. Reverend Akihiro Okada says, “In Hawaii it has over 114 years of history. You can sweep out evil spirits and bring in happiness at New Year’s.”

 

There is a blessing on the 31^st at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., but the bulk of the traffic arrives between midnight and 3:30 a.m.

 

If you cannot make the public event, you can also make appointments for individual New Year blessings for you and/or your family. Call Reverend Okada at 595-3102 to set up appointments. The temple is open until 4 pm on New Year’s Day and throughout the month of January.

 

The public event and blessing are free but donations are appreciated. This is the temple’s largest fundraiser of the year.

 

Park at the shrine’s parking lot or on the street; additional parking available at Boy Scouts parking lot across the shrine.

 

WHO: Daijingu Temple of Hawaii, a Shinto shrine

WHAT: New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Hatsumoude blessings

WHEN: From midnight on Dec 31 until 4 pm on Jan 1

 

WHERE: 61 Puiwa Road, Honolulu, HI 96817 – near corner of Nu`uanu Avenue and Puiwa Road – just above Queen Emma Summer Palace and near the Nu`uanu Valley Park.

 

CONTACT: Reverend Akihiro Okada 595-3102 or cell 386-1642

 

VISUALS: Great shots of priest blessing people, very long lines near midnight, great nat sound of people ringing the temple bell, good shots of people buying charms and fortunes, probably pets in line.

 

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Rev. Okada is at the temple all day on 12/31 setting up for the service, so you can interview him in the day before he gets too busy with the blessings. The lines form at 10 pm and the blessings start at midnight 1/1. He can perform a blessing for your camera if you don’t want to wait till midnight. Please set it up a day before, if you can, to ensure that he will be there when you want him.

 

If you call on 1/1 he will likely not answer because he’ll be performing the blessings and overseeing the event.