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....
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...
See the December 2025 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Lanai Hongwanji Mission Celebrates 100 Years Minister’s Lay Assistant with Tokudo Ordination BSC Fellowship Club Car Wash Fundraiser (Jan. 18) YESS Camp 42 (Apr. 3-5) (registration flyer, ad purchase form Propagation Program Grant (info/application) Committee on Social Concerns (donations, grant...