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Caroline Arakawa held a duffel bag open yesterday as her cat Haliewa was blessed at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu in Kalihi. The bells, or "gohei," herald the gods for the blessings.

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Danielle Costello walked through a "chinowa kuguri" adapted for pets. The Shinto ritual rejuvenates the life force of those who enter and exit the ring.

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Kiki hid by her owner, Kari Kaauwai, during the pet blessing performed by assistant priest Ryuni Hoshino.