IN REMEMBRANCE AND REFLECTION: Commemorating 80 Years Since the End of World War II Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, the Office of the Bishop, and the Peace Day Committee, in collaboration with Hawaii Betsuin and the Honolulu District Ministers Association, will host “In Remembrance and Reflection: Commemorating 80 Years Since...
POSTER CONTEST Calling all artists and photographers! Hongwanji Hawaii’s Commission on Buddhist Education is sponsoring a poster contest to visually express the 2026 Hongwanji theme/slogan “Nurturing Nembutsu: Sharing Gratitude” The focus will be on “How do we express gratitude in our daily lives? How does saying Namo Amida Butsu help...
See the June 2025 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from the Bishop at the 68th Jr. YBA State Convention A Message for Peace to Commemorate 80 Years Since the End of World War II In Remembrance and Reflection: Commemorating 80 Years Since the End of World War II...
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...