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Willie Goo’s (Guardian Angel) Fog
Editor’s note: On this day, June 5, exactly 73 years ago, the all-Japanese American Hawaiian Provisional Infantry Battalion sailed out of Honolulu Harbor aboard the SS Maui. This was just six months...
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Waipouli Deli & Restaurant
If you’ve ever eaten at Waipouli Deli & Restaurant, consider yourself among Kaua‘i’s foodie elite. The owners don’t advertise much, so finding out about them is mainly by word of mouth, through...
View ArticleA View From Kaua‘i
After reading about the first 14 years of Bill Fernandez’s life growing up on Kaua‘i in his first book, “Kaua‘i Kids in Peace and War,” the author and retired California judge said many people asked...
View ArticleHerald Salutes
Consul General of Japan Toyoei Shigeeda recognized University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa American Studies Professor Dr. Dennis Ogawa with a special commendation in a ceremony at the Consul General’s residence...
View ArticleHawaii Buddhist Council Ministers Hold Annual Memorial Service
Sixteen ministers representing all sects of Buddhism and a number of Buddhist temples on O‘ahu held their annual memorial service in the chapel of the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl on...
View ArticleJapanese Women’s Society Foundation Holds 20th “Adopt-A-Mom” Program
Members of the Japanese Women’s Society Foundation, their guests and residents of Kuakini Home gathered at Hale Pulama Mau auditorium on May 17 for JWSF’s 20th “Adopt-A-Mom” program. The event is held...
View ArticleKuakini Memorial Service Honors Early Japanese Immigrants
With the Buddhist obon season soon to begin, members of the Kuakini Auxiliary and the medical center’s health care team gathered at the Kuakini Columbarium at the Honolulu Park Cemetery in Nu‘uanu on...
View ArticleHanayagi Dancing Academy Introduces New Shihan
The Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaii Foundation recently announced the promotion of Hanayagi Mitsujyuro (Bryson Teruo Goda) to shihan (master dance instructor). Goda, 26, is a graduate of McKinley High...
View Article“Köloa Plantation Days” Set For July 17 to 26
“The Legacy Lives On” is the theme of the 30th annual Köloa Plantation Days festival, which will be held July 17 through 26 in old Köloa town. More than 30 events are planned to celebrate the...
View ArticleThe Second (!!!) Annual Kaua‘i Issue
Strike up the band! The Hawai‘i Herald’s second annual Kaua‘i Issue is a reality — and now history. Thanks to a discount fare on Hawaiian Airlines, we were able to send Herald managing editor Gwen...
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Aiko Nakaya-Sensei’s Love Of Dance
Gwen Battad Ishikawa “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — artist Pablo Picasso Whether she realizes it or not, 86-year-old Aiko Nakaya has lived this...
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Nuts For Nuts…Same Scenario, Different Response
Nuts for nuts. One of my distant uncles in Hawai‘i was noted for eating whole Samoan crabs . . . and I really mean the whole crab, including the shell. So, what does this have to do with nuts? Hold on,...
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“National Eat Your Beans Day”– No Joke!
I ’m not making this up. Go ahead and do an internet search and you’ll find that today, July 3, is “National Eat Your Beans Day.” And how fitting is it that we observe this day on the eve of...
View Article“Aloha” The Movie
Writer/director Cameron Crowe, the wunderkind who became a writer for Rolling Stone Magazine at 16 and went on to direct movies like “Jerry Maguire” and “Almost Famous,” already had a PR problem on his...
View ArticleMaking It Through
Omoiyari . . . Think of others first and good karma will return to you. — Frances H. Kakugawa Dear Frances, When you were a caregiver, how did you keep upwith all of the information that’s out there? I...
View ArticleHawai‘i -Okinawa Sister-State 30th Anniversary Celebration Set For July
Hawai‘i’s Okinawan commu- nity will welcome approximately 100 guests from Okinawa for a weekend of honoring, celebration and reflection. “Sumiti Itsimadin — Imprints for Eternal Generations” is the...
View ArticleSmithsonian Begins Planning For EO 9066 Anniversary
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History has begun planning for its com- memoration of the 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. Feb. 19, 2017, will mark 75...
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Ed Hawkins Receives Imperial Decoration
ED HAWKINS RECEIVES IMPERIAL DECORATION Edwin P. Hawkins Jr., who retired recently as president of the Japan-America Society of Hawaii, the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation and the Ehime...
View ArticleFrom The Mailbag
Dear Editor: Bravo to Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. for his stirring keynote address before the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month banquet on April 28 (see The Hawai‘i Herald, May 15, 2015)....
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