This page is intended to provide updates on Hongwanji Hawaii cancellations and closures due to impending tropical storm Lala as we learn of them.

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...

Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani attended the 2026 White House Vesak ceremony on June 11, together with Bishop Marvin Harada of the Buddhist Churches of America and Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara of the Jodo Shinshu International Office.

See the June 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: HHMH Represented at White House Vesak (also available as an individual news post) 67th Annual Honpa Hongwanji Ministers’ Association Seminar 69th Jr. YBA Convention Lahaina Interfaith Council Holds a Special Honor and Remembrance Service (8/1, flyer) Beware of Unusual Emails...

Access to the full June Ka Leo Kāhea as a PDF file or selected articles optimized for web viewing.

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...

Enjoy these sets of photos from the 2026 Living Treasures of Hawai‘i event in Waikiki! Most photos are courtesy of Alan Kubota, Lenscapes Photography, with some additional pics by David Atcheson. Click arrows that appear at the right and left edges of the images to go forward and back. Honoree...

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...