See the May 2025 Headquarters Update for the following articles: PBA Commencement and Baccalaureate Messages Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani Governor General of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-Ha Bishop Giko Sonoki HHMH President Dr. Warren Tamamoto Ministerial Assignments (Rev. Shawn Yagi & Rev. Shingo Furusawa) 62nd Hawaii State Lay Association Convention (Sept. 12-13, see...
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 June 2025 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (1.7 MB) as a PDF file. Contents: Social Concerns Honoka’a Hongwanji’s Food Outreach Program Gets a Helping Hand President’s...
Photo courtesy of the Honoka‘a Hongwanji Peace Committee Every Thursday, grocery bags packed with non-perishables line Honoka‘a’s Social Hall, ready to be either delivered to homes or handed out to clients on Fridays. VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 2 • June 2025 Honoka‘a Hongwanji’s Food Outreach Program Gets a Helping Hand
Two projects funded by the Propagation Program Grant in 2024 were “Praises of the Buddha” to commemorate Triple Celebration and “Sharing Your Nembutsu Moments.” VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 2 • June 2025 PPG: Looking for a Few Great Projects From peace parades to passports, books to internet access, the Propagation...
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...
See the April 2025 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message From the Bishop: “Reflection on the 80th Anniversary of the Kamikaze Attack and Burial on the USS Missouri” Condolence Intro Class on Cybersecurity (5/10/25, hybrid) Buddhist Study Center Summer Session (8/4-8/8, hybrid) BSC Spring Tetsuya (5/11-5/16) “Sharing Your Nembutsu...
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s 2024 slogan, “Sharing Nembutsu Moments,” was brought to life in the book Sharing Your Nembutsu Moments. The book is our sangha’s culminating reflections on the 2024 slogan and contains stories and artwork from Dharma School students to young adults to the young at heart from...
The son of the author of Gambare Hiroshima—Don’t Give Up and cast members of “Peace On Your Wings” are the featured guests at a book signing event at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin on Sunday, April 27, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Event hosts Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii and...