COVID-19 INFORMATION
Please note that all Sunday services and activities at Lihue Hongwanji will continue to be suspended for the months of April and May.
Please check back frequently as the situation with Coronavirus (COVID-19) changes on a daily basis. We will post cancellations as we know about them. Continue checking on the links below for updated information.
Please keep the Nembutsu close to heart and mind as nothing can affect the wisdom and compassion of Amida or the working of his vow.
Namo Amida Butsu
For additional information please also check the Honpa Hongwanji website
https://hongwanjihawaii.com/blog/2020/03/13/covid19/
For other resources please check the following:
CDC, COVID-19 Information
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
Hawaii State Department of Health
https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/advisories/novel-coronavirus-2019/
Kauai Government, COVID-19 information and closures
Helpful tip: Reciting the “Golden Chain of Love” takes about 20 seconds, the CDC-recommended minimum time for washing your hands. Hands together!
–Wonderful idea from David Atcheson, Hawaii Betsuin board member and web volunteer
Suspension of Services and Activities at Lihue Hongwanji
Update for May 2020
Aloha
As we move through April and come to the month of May, our community is still in a state of flux, with Stay at Home/Work at Home orders from our state and local governments in place as of
the writing of this newsletter.
At this time, with caution and caring for all, services will be suspended through the month of May. We hope to reopen for services in June with new guidelines for interactions. Because life continues to be a work in progress for us all, we will continue a constant rethinking of all guidelines and orders. Thank you everyone for your patience as we navigate through uncharted territory.
We recommend the following affiliated organizations continue their suspension of activities which use Temple facilities:
· Lihue Kendo Club
· Lihue Aiki-Kai
· Scouts
· Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko practice
· Pickleball
· LHWA meetings
The LHM Preschool will follow Hawaii Department of Education guidelines and will remain closed through the remainder of the school year.
The following will remain in place:.
· The Columbarium will remain closed through May. If there is need to enter the Columbarium, please contact Shaku Kaufmann at the temple (245-6262) to arrange a time.
· The temple doors will remain closed but can be opened by Shaku Kaufmann on request.
· Hand sanitizer is available in the minister’s office and visitors are strongly encouraged to practice social distancing (remain six feet apart) if they need to be at the temple.
· Bedside, end-of-life visitations, as allowed by the facility or virtually as needed.
· It is requested that memorial services be scheduled for June or later.
· Funeral services will be scheduled, as needed, following the Social Distancing guidelines.
· Ministerial counseling as needed, preferably via phone or technology.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Shaku Kaufmann at the temple office (808) 245-6262, the parsonage (808) 245-4543, emergency cell number (808) 384-7521 or via email at hawaiisensei@yahoo.com
Please help each other and stay in touch, especially with those who may not have email or internet or may not have family on-island. We also add a caution to maintain “social distancing” as the new norm in any situation. If you know of anyone, especially our Kupuna, in need of help with shopping or getting to an appointment, please do not hesitate to contact the LHM office.
Please continue to check on the LHM website for updated information and messages as it becomes available: www.lihuehongwanjimission.com
The State Ministers Association, with the assistance of Hawaii Betsuin, will continue to have a live streaming of Sunday Service with a Dharma Message which will later be posted as a YouTube video. Currently, the on-line services will continue through May 10. Please continue to check for updates to the schedule. Specifics are included on page 8.
We hope everyone stays safe and healthy during this difficult and chaotic time. Please keep the Nembutsu close to heart and mind as nothing can affect the wisdom and compassion of Amida or the working of his vow. Namo Amida Butsu
Thank you all for your patience. This is truly an example of impermanence and interdependence in real life.
Carol Valentine
President
Shaku Arthur Kaufmann
Resident Minister
Suspension of Services and Activities at Lihue Hongwanji
With an abundance of caution and in thoughtful consideration of the health and well-being of our members, visitors, and the greater community of Kauai, Lihue Hongwanji Mission is suspending all
Sunday services and activities at our temple through March and April.
This includes:
The following affiliated organizations will suspend use of Temple facilities:
The LHM Preschool will follow Hawaii Department of Education guidelines; closed through March 27 for now.
The following will remain in place as possible:
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Shaku Kaufmann at the temple office (808) 245-6262, the parsonage (808) 245-4543, emergency cell number (808) 384-7521 or via email at hawaiisensei@yahoo.com
Please help each other and stay in touch, especially with those who may not have email or internet or have family on-island. We also add a caution to maintain “social distancing” as the new norm in any situation. If you know of anyone, especially our Kupuna, in need of help with shopping or getting to an appointment, please do not hesitate to contact the LHM office.
Please continue to check on the LHM website for updated information as it becomes available: www.lihuehongwanjimission.com
Beginning on Sunday March 22, 2020, as a State Ministers Association endeavor, with the assistance of Hawaii Betsuin, each Sunday there will be a live stream of a Sunday Service with a Dharma Message which will later be posted as a YouTube video. Please visit Live Streaming Services for complete information.
We hope everyone stays safe and healthy during this difficult and chaotic time. Please keep the Nembutsu close to heart and mind as nothing can affect the wisdom and compassion of Amida or the working of his vow. Namo Amida Butsu
Thank you all for your patience. This is truly an example of impermanence and interdependence in real life.
Carol Valentine
President
Shaku Arthur Kaufmann
Resident Minister