Temple
Leadership
Meet Wahiawa's Shin Buddhist Team
Venus Oshiro & Carolyn Unchiyama
Temple Co-Presidents for
Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission
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Ms. Venus Oshiro represents the new generation of our temple with years of experience as an entrepreneur.
Ms. Carolyn Uchiyama has served as Vice President for many years, is a retired educator and represents Wahiawa Hongwanji in many statewide endeavors.
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Rev. Kojun Hashimoto
Religious Leader for
Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission
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Sensei Hashimoto has been a Jodo Shinshu minister in Hawaii since May, 2003 and worked in Kagoshima Betsuin, Japan, for six years before coming to Hawaii. He has been our temple Sensei since June, 2012...
Dale Shimaura
Vice President, Membership & Outreach for Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission
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Ms. Shimaura is the heart of our temple. If she is not planning for our next service, she is welcoming someone to our temple or helping a temple member. .
Board of Directors
Co-Presidents
Venus Oshiro
Carolyn Uchiyama
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Past President
Rod Moriyama
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Vice President
Dale Shimaura
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Co-Secretaries
Jan Fukada
Joy Okimoto
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Treasurer
Gaylen Yonamine
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Legal Advisor
Marcus Oshiro
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Trustees
Norman Fujioka
Brian Fukuhara
Lillian Lee
Denise Okouchi
Marcus Oshiro​
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Trustees Emeriti
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Glenn Hamamura
Arlene Ogata
Calvin Takeshita
Neal Tomita
Jack Tsujihara
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The Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission's Leadership Team stand ready to listen! Please feel free to reach out to them with any questions or thoughts you may have. You can reach them by calling 808.622.4320, dropping by the office or emailing.