Xiaomei, a 6-month-old Jack Russell terrier, above, gave volunteer John Lower an inquisitive sniff Sunday during the annual Shinto pet blessing at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha -- Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu in Kalihi. Also pictured is Xiaomei's owner, Lulu Cey.
Trevor Kakuda and Roxy passed through the chinowa.
