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...
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...
Fund Drive Reminder Action needed: The current Social Concerns Fund Drive runs through August 31, 2026, and temples are asked to submit all collected donations to Hawaii Kyodan HQ by September 30, 2026. We encourage your contribution so the Committee on Social Concerns can respond compassionately to urgent needs in...
Tropical Storm Lala: District-by-District Recovery Resources Scroll Directly To: Hawaii | Maui | Honolulu/Oahu | Kauai Updated August 17, 2026 Statewide Summary Although Lala briefly strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as it passed Hawaiʻi Island, it is now moving away from the state as a tropical storm. All tropical-storm...
This page is intended to provide updates on Hongwanji Hawaii cancellations and closures due to impending tropical storm Lala as we learn of them.
Access to the full June Ka Leo Kāhea as a PDF file or selected articles optimized for web viewing.
Covers damages sustained at Kahului Hongwanji's preschool during a March 2026 Kona Low storm event — and the volunteers, families and supporters who quickly mobilized in response.
See the March 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from the Bishop: “Nurturing What Is Unseen” (video available) Condolence Social Concerns: Storm Impacts and Relief Resources for Saving Archival Collections Buddhist Study Center Spring Festival on April 18 (flyer available) YBICSE Set for June 30-July 9 (flyer and...
Update 03/20/26: Another Kona low storm event with heavy rains over saturated ground is producing emergency conditions, including evacuation orders for some areas (e.g. an Oahu North Shore zone in the Haleiwa/Wailua area). The Wahiawa Dam is at risk of failure. Some local roads are impassable due to flooded conditions....
Photo courtesy of Carol Yamamura Gathered with compassion at Wailuku Hongwanji, from left: Rev. Kerry Kiyohara of Makawao Hongwanji, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani, Rev. Shinkai Murakami of Wailuku Hongwanji, Rev. Gensho Hara of Lahaina Jodo Mission, Lahainaluna High School principal Richard Carosso, State Senator Troy Hashimoto and...