On Tuesday, April 5, Bishop Daiya Amano and Rev. Jun Miyasaka of the Izumo Taisha Mission of Hawaii conducted a Shintōblessing of the new Hawaii Hochi facility at 2736 Waiwai Loop. This Shitōblessing follows a Hawaiian blessing that was held on Friday, Feb. 4 and conducted by Kahu Kordell Kekoa.
The employees of Hawaii Hochi, Ltd. — home of the Hawaii Hochi and The Hawai‘i Herald newspapers and printing operations — celebrate their new facility near Honolulu Airport.Izumo Taisha Mission of Hawaii’s Rev. Jun Miyasaka (left) and Bishop Daiya Amano conducted the Shintōblessing ceremony.
Izumo Taisha Mission of Hawaii’s Rev. Jun Miyasaka (left) and Bishop Daiya Amano conducted the Shintōblessing ceremony.
Employees were also blessed. In the front are Go Oishi, president of Shizuoka Shimbun (Hawaii Hochi’s parent company) and Milton Yamamoto, vice president of Hawaii Hochi.
Bishop Amano blesses the interior.
More blessings! Rev. Miyasaka throws kome (rice) and kami (paper).
