
Links in the article list below go right to posts formatted for online viewing.
You can also view the full, print-style layout of the September 2025 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (2 MB) as a PDF file. Contents:
Lahaina: Anniversary of the Fires
- Resilience and Hope Lives On in Lahaina
- Maui residents unite to remember those lost and to stand with survivors
Events
- Hiroshima: Atomic bomb survivor Sadae Kasaoka recalls the day that shattered her life and changed history forever
- From Struggle to Legacy: A Memorial of Gratitude — UJSH honors Hawai‘i’s first Japanese immigrants
- Kaua‘i Seminar Kicks Off BSC Summer Sessions
- Choralfest Returns to Hawaiʻi Betsuin for the first time since 2020
- A Walk for Peace Rekindles Hopes for a Brighter, Nuclear-Free World
- Photo: Hongwanji in the Pan Pacific Festival Parade
Messages
- Bishop’s Corner: Gratitude on the White Path
- Minister’s Message: Itʼs Simple — Just Say the Nembutsu
- President’s Message: Hoping Obon Has Meaning for You
Lahaina Rebuilding and Recovery
- Much More Work Needs to Be Done Despite Some Progress
- Rebuilding Committee Urgently Seeks Pre-Fire Images of LHMʼs Buildings
- Behind the ‘Gathering’: We Believe in Your Spirit
- Humbly Honoring Our Debt With Gratitude: Light, remembrance and prayer guide a healing interfaith tribute
In Brief
- Maui Hongwanji Choirʼs Debut
- Lunch and Bingo After Nembutsu
- A Call for 2026 Calendar Photos
More
- ‘It’s So Sad to See This All End’: 121-year-old Waiʻanae Hongwanji holds its last Obon
- 2026 Poster Contest Entries Due by Oct. 31
- Scenes From Obon 2025
- The YBISCE Program: Treasures Really Do Exist (includes testimonials by young participants)
- News from the Sanghas: Living Longer, Butterflies and ‘Talk Story’ With a Minister
