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...
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.
How the third annual LGBTQ+ themed service at Hawai‘i Betsuin affirms acceptance, inclusion and the wisdom of the Amida Sutra. Includes biographical info about guest speaker Aiden Aizumi.
Honoka‘a Hongwanji Buddhist Temple’s Peace Committee just shared some inspiring news: The committee’s Feeding Our Keiki and Kupuna program has now served over 100,000 meals and distributed over 1 million pounds of groceries! The media, including KITV and Hawaii News Now, covered the milestone on TV, in newspapers, and online....
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....