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.

Focuses on the keynote address by Michiko Miyaji Inanaga at the 15th Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Associations State Membership Conference held on March 2026 with the theme “Nurturing Nembutsu: Sharing Gratitude.”

A message from Honpa Hongwanjiʻs new president (as of February 2026) as he reflects on leadership, community and humility.

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.

Some bio details for the first Shining Spirit Youth Award recipient, Jaimee Yokoyama, and how she reflects a quiet, service-driven model of leadership.

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.

Rev. Tatsuo Muneto remembers Buddhist astronaut Ellison Onizuka, whose family is connected to Kona Hongwanji, and reflects on the 40-year anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.

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...

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...

Courtesy of Hongwanji Press Thirteen candidates from throughout the world including three from Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i, received their Tokudo training and ordination on Oct. 9, 2025. They were, from front left: Dr. Aaron Proffitt, State University of New York at Albany; Raymond Takiue Jr., Mō’ili’ili Hongwanji Mission; Phuc...