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
President
Rod Moriyama
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Past President
Glenn Hamamura
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Vice Presidents
Dale Shimaura,
Carolyn Uchiyama,
Karen Pang
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Secretary
Amy Kanemaru
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Treasurer
Gaylen Yonamine
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Legal Advisor
Marcus Oshiro
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Trustees
Charlene Acohido
Norman Fujioka
Jan Fukada
Brian Fukuhara
Wendy Fukuhara
Lillian Lee
Vivian Murayama
Joy Okimoto
Denise Okouchi
Marcus Oshiro
Venus Oshiro
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Trustees Emeriti
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Neal Tomita
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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.