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...
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE A Hui Hou, Until We Meet Again Aloha kākou! I hope that you are well. This is my last message to you as President of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i. As I explained in a previous letter, our Hawaii...
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 Y.E.S.S. Camp’s Episode 42 — the Dharma Awakens After more than 30 years, the three-day camp returns to Hawai‘i Island, bringing young people together for Dharma awareness, service, leadership — and fun. In 2026, in a galaxy not too far away —...
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 BSC Spring Festival to Focus on Families Across Generations “Appreciating Our Ohana,” a program of intergenerational activities for the whole family, is set for April 18 at Buddhist Study Center from 9:30 a.m to 2 p.m. The second BSC Spring Festival will...
Courtesy of Emi Hashi Participants and advisors from Hawai‘i and Japan gathered in Honolulu for the Young Adults Retreat with guest speaker Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata of Hilo Betsuin, center. VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 1 • March 2026 Friendships Began at the Young Adults Retreat Participants from Hawai‘i and Japan...
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 December 2025 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (2.4 MB) as a PDF file. Contents: Messages Minister’s Message: Mourning for America Bishop’s Corner: Our Shared Dharma Story...
VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 4 • December 2025 MINISTER’S MESSAGE Mourning for America BY REVEREND BLAYNE HIGA KONA HONGWANJI MISSION Editor’s Note: The following Dharma message was delivered at Kona Hongwanji Mission on Sept. 14, 2025, after the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah. This morning I...
Photo courtesy of Rev. Tomo Hojo Rev. Shawn Yagi explained the elements that may be part of an altar on special occasions during a Minister’s Lay Assistant Retreat held at Līhu’e Hongwanji on Aug. 23. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 4 • December 2025 Helping Ministers While Strengthening Our Temples The...
Photo courtesy of Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island Members and guests at Līhu’e Hongwanji’s 125th Anniversary celebration attended an opening service on Nov. 2, officiated by Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani, center. Rev. Tomo Hojo of West Kauaʻi Hongwanji, seated at left, and Līhu’eʻs resident minister Rev. Shawn Yagi, also presided. VOLUME 5...
Screenshot from Bishop Umitani’s talk delivered via Zoom from Japan for the 2025 Lay Convention. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 4 • December 2025 BISHOP’S CORNER Writing Our Shared Dharma Story BY REV. TOSHIYUKI UMITANI BISHOP, HONPA HONGWANJI MISSION OF HAWAI‘I Editor’s note: At this year’s 62nd annual Hawai‘i State Lay...