Temple
Leadership
Meet Wahiawa's Shin Buddhist Team
Rod Moriyama
Temple President for
Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission
Mr. Moriyama has served as our temple president for several years. Under his leadership we have invested in updating our infrastructure, built depth into our temple board leadership team, and fostered a dharma centered experience for anyone who touches our temple.
Rev. Kojun Hashimoto
Religious Leader for
Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission
Sensei Hashimoto has been a Jodo Shinshu minister in Hawaii for nine years and worked in Kogashima Betsuin, Japan, for six years before coming to Hawaii. He has been our temple Sensei for the past six years.
Dale Shimaura
Vice President, Membership & Outreach for Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission
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. And if not there, she is taking care of her mother, nieces, and nephews.
Board of Directors
President
Rod Moriyama
Past President
Glenn Hamamura
Vice Presidents
Dale Shimaura,
Carolyn Uchiyama,
Karen Pang
Secretary
Amy Kanemaru
Treasurer
Gaylen Yonamine
Legal Advisor
Marcus Oshiro
Trustees
Charlene Acohido
Brian Fukuhara
Wendy Fukuhara
Lori Fukuoka
Brian Kimura
Barbara Ladao
Vivian Murayama
Mavis Nakabayashi
Jackie Nakamura
Jack Tsujihara
Trustees Emeriti
Neal Tomita
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.