Photo courtesy of Alan Kubota Reverend Dr. Takashi Miyaji: “When we open our hearts up to the Nembutsu teaching, we will gain the ears to hear the Amida Buddha’s calling voice.” VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 2 • June 2025 HONPA HONGWANJI MISSION OF HAWAII’S TRIPLE CELEBRATION ‘Intuitively Connecting to the...
VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 2 • JUNE 2025 MAUI WILDFIRE RELIEF AND RECOVERY Sending Aloha to Maui During Goshoki Ho’onko BY REV. TABITHA KOBATA, JODO SHINSHU HONGWANJI-HA INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT A Disaster Recovery Fundraiser booth was set up by the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha Relief Efforts Department with the cooperation of the...
Photo courtesy of David Atcheson The 113th Legislative Assembly of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii convened on Feb. 7-8, 2025 at the Hawaii Betsuin Temple and via Zoom. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 2 • June 2025 Giseikai, 2025: Optimism, Building on a Solid Foundation BY GAIL S. TAGASHIRA KA...
Links in the article list below go right to pages formatted for online viewing. You can also view the full, print-style layout of the March 2025 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (1.9 MB) as a PDF file. Contents: Gratitude The Kie Family’s Gift Lights the Way Toward a Promising Future...
Photo courtesy of the Kie Family Rev. Soshin Kie, right, and Mrs. Akiko Kishi Kie on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997: Their gift will support the legacy of advancing Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in Hawaii, an aspiration they worked toward all their lives. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 1 • MARCH...
Photo courtesy of Rev. Ai Hironaka Eight months after debris was removed, in November of 2024, committee members were able to view the area where the temple building once stood. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 1 • MARCH 2025 MAUI WILDFIRE RELIEF AND RECOVERY Lahaina Leaders Determined, United in Their Commitment...
Photo courtesy of Alan Kubota Reverend Dr. Takashi Miyaji: It’s easy to shun, ignore and criticize things we do not understand. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 1 • MARCH 2025 HONPA HONGWANJI MISSION OF HAWAII’S TRIPLE CELEBRATION ‘Understanding Our Moment in Timelessness’ As keynote speaker of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s...
Photo courtesy of Alan Kubota Nola Nahulu, center, conducted singers at the Sept. 25, 2016 Choralfest in the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin hondo. Four members of the Hawai’i Youth Opera Chorus, foreground, wearing green mu‘umu‘u, were among a dozen vocalists asked to sing along with the choir. VOLUME 5 •...
VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 1 • MARCH 2025 BISHOP’S CORNER Carrying Forward the Gift of Nembutsu into 2025 BY REV. TOSHIYUKI UMITANI BISHOP, HONPA HONGWANJI MISSION OF HAWAII As this is the first issue of Ka Leo Kāhea for 2025, I would like to extend my warmest greetings and a...
VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 1 • MARCH 2025 MINISTER’S MESSAGE Overcoming Conflict With Others BY REV. SHINGO FURUSAWA HONPA HONGWANJI HAWAII BETSUIN When seeing our community, society and in this world, countless fights and wars happen. No matter what organization we belong to, we will inevitably encounter people whose personalities...