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 March 2026 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (2 MB) as a PDF file. Contents: Features White Way Radio’s Success, plus: Message from Rev. David Fujimoto Preservationists...
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 White Way Radio’s Success What began as an experiment on a Japanese-language station grew into a radio program bringing Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism to English-speaking listeners across Hawai‘i and beyond BY GAIL S. TAGASHIRA MANAGING EDITOR KA LEO KĀHEA Fifty years ago, radio...
Courtesy of Hongwanji Press Thirteen candidates from throughout the world including three from Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i, received their Tokudo training and ordination on Oct. 9, 2025. They were, from front left: Dr. Aaron Proffitt, State University of New York at Albany; Raymond Takiue Jr., Mō’ili’ili Hongwanji Mission; Phuc...
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 BISHOP’S CORNER Awakening to Compassion in Our Lives At a time when our world feels increasingly divided, many of us find ourselves asking: Where is compassion today? News headlines often tell stories of violence, exclusion, and suffering. Walls — both visible and...
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE A Hui Hou, Until We Meet Again Aloha kākou! I hope that you are well. This is my last message to you as President of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i. As I explained in a previous letter, our Hawaii...
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 Y.E.S.S. Camp’s Episode 42 — the Dharma Awakens After more than 30 years, the three-day camp returns to Hawai‘i Island, bringing young people together for Dharma awareness, service, leadership — and fun. In 2026, in a galaxy not too far away —...
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 BSC Spring Festival to Focus on Families Across Generations “Appreciating Our Ohana,” a program of intergenerational activities for the whole family, is set for April 18 at Buddhist Study Center from 9:30 a.m to 2 p.m. The second BSC Spring Festival will...
Courtesy of Emi Hashi Participants and advisors from Hawai‘i and Japan gathered in Honolulu for the Young Adults Retreat with guest speaker Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata of Hilo Betsuin, center. VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 Friendships Began at the Young Adults Retreat Participants from Hawai‘i and Japan...