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 2026 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (2 MB) as a PDF file. Features Roy Miyamoto: A Life Guided by Compassion HHMH Represented at White House...
Courtesy of Alan Kubota Dr. Miki Tomita Okamoto, right with microphone, gathered participants into a closing circle, inviting them to share their takeaways from the day-long Dharma Educators Retreat at Buddhist Study Center. VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 3 • September 2026 Rethinking Dharma Education for the Future A statewide retreat...
See the August 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Message of Sympathy and Support Following Hurricane Lala (web) Social Concerns Update from Rev. Higa (web) Funeral Service for the Late Rev. Hiromi Kawaji (10/10) Zenshinza “Hanakobushi – Shinran Shonin and Eshinni” (9/3 and 9/4; web) Ministers Lay Assistant...
See the July 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani Condolence Ingo (Posthumous Title) 2026 BSC Summer Session Making New Friends Through YBICSE 2026 More Issues Headquarters Update Newsletter
The 2026 Buddhist Study Center Summer Session with guest speaker Rev. Dr. Aaron Proffitt begins July 26. The overall theme is “Rethinking Buddhist Education.” Here is a summary of the core and district sessions, with links to flyers, more information, and registration. Core Offering July 26-29 (Jikoen and BSC) Info...
Access to the full June Ka Leo Kāhea as a PDF file or selected articles optimized for web viewing.
Introduces Rev. Dr. Aaron Proffitt, who will bring a family-centered perspective to this summer’s Buddhist Study Center Summer Session, which begins July 26, 2026 with a family dharma session, followed by three evenings at the BSC.
See the May 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: 2026 Pacific Buddhist Academy Graduation (photo and messages) Job Opportunity at the HHMH Hawaii Kyodan-so Funeral Service for Mr. Roy Miyamoto (8/1) Zenshinza’s Performance in Hawaii (9/3 & 9/4) Young Adults Retreat (9/6–9/7; see flyer) Buddhist Study Center Fellowship Club...
See the April 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from the Bishop Ingo (posthumous titles) Kahuku Hongwanji Scholarship (flyer and application available) 2026 Bon Service & Dance Schedule Musical Notes April newsletter Dr. Arai’s Buddhism Class (flyer available, starts May 1) 15th BWA State Membership Conference (group photo) BSC Spring Festival (photo collage) More Issues...
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...