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You can also view the full, print-style layout of the December 2025 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (2.4 MB) as a PDF file. Contents:

Messages

• Minister’s Message: Mourning for America
• Bishop’s Corner: Our Shared Dharma Story
• President’s Message: Walk in Amida’s Light

Events

• Līhu’e Hongwanji: A Journey of Nembutsu Remembered and Renewed
• Lay Association Convenes for 62nd Annual Convention
• 2026 Living Treasures of Hawai’i
• Choralfest Returns After a Seven-Year Hiatus
• PBA 20^th Annual Taiko Festival: March 15

Youth

• BWA Student Exchange: Gender Neutral Selection Process Opens Up Candidate Pool
  • Chad Okawa: Gratitude and Growth
  • Lauren Kana Suzuki: Overcome With Emotion
• The Future Comes Into Focus at 68th Jr. YBA Convention

Education

• MLA Program: Helping Ministers While Strengthening Our Temples
• Fireside Chat Sessions Explore Ocean-Themed Shin Buddhism

More

• Looking Ahead to 2026 as Obon 2025 Draws to a Close
  • Mahalo to the ‘Honorable Tired Persons’
  • Remembering Departed Loved Ones Festivities Brighten With a Curtain of Lights
• News from the Sanghas: Tasting Sake, Finding the B.E.S.T. Farm, Following Your Dreams
• Photos: Ringing Their Bells for Peace, Marching With Pride