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...
See the February 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Welcome Message at the Legislative Assembly (video) Giseikai Message from the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-Ha Governor General Bishop Giko Sonoki (video) HHMH Welcomes New Kyodan President (video) HHMH Officers, Directors, Advisors, Sanmu, and Kanji for 2026 Condolences Jinji – Ministerial...
Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani delivered the English-language message at the 2026 New Year’s Day Service of Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Here is his message as recorded via Zoom. Captions are available. To display them, start playing the video, then click the [cc] icon on the video window. You may also display...
See the January 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: HHMH New Year’s staff photo and greeting New Year’s greeting from the Gomonsho in English and Japanese New Year’s message from Bishop Umitani in English and Japanese Rev. Higa on the 2026 theme and slogan, “Nurturing Nembutsu: Sharing Gratitude” See...
See the December 2025 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Lanai Hongwanji Mission Celebrates 100 Years Minister’s Lay Assistant with Tokudo Ordination BSC Fellowship Club Car Wash Fundraiser (Jan. 18) YESS Camp 42 (Apr. 3-5) (registration flyer, ad purchase form Propagation Program Grant (info/application) Committee on Social Concerns (donations, grant...
The first-place poster submission from Linda Nagai of Kona Hongwanji Five winning entries for the Hongwanji’s 2026 theme/slogan poster contest were announced at the December meeting of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Board of Directors. The poster contest aimed to engage participants in a creative exploration of the 2026...
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...