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Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji Mission leaders seek to restore sense of community

COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION
                                The Rev. Nobuo Matsumoto, shown with his wife Tomoko, became resident minister of the Kaneohe temple in 1952, and served for 28 years.
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COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION

The Rev. Nobuo Matsumoto, shown with his wife Tomoko, became resident minister of the Kaneohe temple in 1952, and served for 28 years.

COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION
                                Higashi members and volunteers built a new temple in 1963, which still stands today on Kea’ahala Road in the heart of Kaneohe.
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COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION

Higashi members and volunteers built a new temple in 1963, which still stands today on Kea’ahala Road in the heart of Kaneohe.

COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION
                                A Japanese immigrant women’s group assembled at the original cottage that was used as the Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji Mission in 1924, when a Buddhist group was recognized as an affiliate by Higashi Hongwanji headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.
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COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION

A Japanese immigrant women’s group assembled at the original cottage that was used as the Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji Mission in 1924, when a Buddhist group was recognized as an affiliate by Higashi Hongwanji headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.

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                                The father of sisters Joyce Matsumoto, left, Reiko Hatakeyama, Mary Matsuda and June Weled — the late Rev. Nobuo Matsumoto — was the first resident minister at Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji. He served for 28 years.
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The father of sisters Joyce Matsumoto, left, Reiko Hatakeyama, Mary Matsuda and June Weled — the late Rev. Nobuo Matsumoto — was the first resident minister at Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji. He served for 28 years.

COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION
                                The Rev. Nobuo Matsumoto, shown with his wife Tomoko, became resident minister of the Kaneohe temple in 1952, and served for 28 years.
COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION
                                Higashi members and volunteers built a new temple in 1963, which still stands today on Kea’ahala Road in the heart of Kaneohe.
COURTESY KANEOHE HIGASHI HONGWANJI MISSION
                                A Japanese immigrant women’s group assembled at the original cottage that was used as the Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji Mission in 1924, when a Buddhist group was recognized as an affiliate by Higashi Hongwanji headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                The father of sisters Joyce Matsumoto, left, Reiko Hatakeyama, Mary Matsuda and June Weled — the late Rev. Nobuo Matsumoto — was the first resident minister at Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji. He served for 28 years.