This page is intended to provide updates on Hongwanji Hawaii cancellations and closures due to impending tropical storm Lala as we learn of them.

POSTER CONTEST Calling all artists and photographers! Hongwanji Hawaii’s Commission on Buddhist Education is sponsoring a poster contest to visually express the 2027 Hongwanji theme/slogan “Nurturing Nembutsu: Living Aloha” The focus will be on “How do we live with aloha in our daily lives?” Through your art, reflect on what...

See the July 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani Condolence Ingo (Posthumous Title) 2026 BSC Summer Session Making New Friends Through YBICSE 2026 More Issues Headquarters Update Newsletter

The 2026 Buddhist Study Center Summer Session with guest speaker Rev. Dr. Aaron Proffitt begins July 26. The overall theme is “Rethinking Buddhist Education.” Here is a summary of the core and district sessions, with links to flyers, more information, and registration. Core Offering July 26-29 (Jikoen and BSC) Info...

Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani attended the 2026 White House Vesak ceremony on June 11, together with Bishop Marvin Harada of the Buddhist Churches of America and Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara of the Jodo Shinshu International Office.

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.

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.