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“Midnight In Broad Daylight”
Mark Matsunaga Special to The Hawai‘i Herald “Midnight in Broad Daylight,” a newly released book by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto, is a compelling, uplifting tale about a Japanese American soldier and his...
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“Allegiance” Pushes Back Against U.S. Climate Of Fear
Kyodo News Feature by Justin Maki NEW YORK – In a breathless sequence that starts with the Pearl Harbor address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Kimura family loses everything. They are removed from a...
View ArticleIt’s Cupid’s Day Once Again
Ryan Tatsumoto Hawai‘i Herald Columnist In a little over a week, the country will once again be besieged with the uncontrollable urge to pay $10 — maybe more — for a flower bud that normally costs...
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Friendly Feedback . . . And, For Brother Gilbert
Louis Wai Hawai‘i Herald Columnist One of the most gratifying things about writing this Hawai‘i Herald column is the feedback I get from readers. Most of the people who contact me are Nisei who tell me...
View ArticleSupport Group Angels
Frances H. Kakugawa Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Omoiyari . . . Think of others first and good karma will return to you. — Frances H. Kakugawa Dear Readers, I have turned into a broken record, repeating...
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Neal s. Blaisdell Center Rededicated As War Memorial
Gwen Battad Ishikawa A plaque dedicating the Neal S. Blaisdell Center as a war memorial — as it was originally intended back in the 1960s when it was built — was rededicated last November with much...
View ArticleCherry Blossom Festival Queen Contestants Introduced
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s ‘Ohana Festival on Jan. 10 marked the kick-off of the 64th Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival is a project of the Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of...
View ArticleHJCC’s 71st Annual Shinnen Enkai
The Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce celebrated the arrival of the ”Year of the Monkey” at its 71st annual shinnen enkai (New Year’s banquet). The Jan. 8 event at the Japanese Cultural Center of...
View ArticleHome Delivery: Ready, Set, Go!
Karleen C. Chinen Commentary Next month will mark two years since The Hawai‘i Herald began printing on the spiffy new TKS JETLEADER 1500. After 33 years of printing the Herald on the noisy, but...
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SMART911
Kevin Kawamoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Most people know that they should dial 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency, when help is needed right away. What we can’t know for sure, however, is what...
View ArticleSansei Legacy In A Mixed Plate Culture
Grant Kagimoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Legacy. What is our generation passing on to the next generation? I don’t feel comfortable speaking for all of us. I think that arena is best left to...
View ArticleA Year Of Firsts For Kimberly Takata
Gwen Battad Ishikawa As far as the general public is concerned, the Cherry Blossom Festival begins when the queen contestants are introduced at the ‘Ohana Festival — and ends when the new queen is...
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Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Contestants
Lori Miki Anzai Parents: Guy and Kathleen Anzai Lori Anzai High School: Moanalua High School, 2008 College/Degree/Year: University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa, bachelor’s degree in communicology and minor in...
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Huoa Installs 2016 Officers And Honors “uchinanchu Of The Year”
Karleen C. Chinen Over 900 people packed the Albert T. and Wallace T. Teruya Pavilion at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on Jan. 16 for the installation of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association’s 2016...
View ArticleChado Urasenke Tankokai Hawaii Celebrates Holds First Tea Of 2016
Members and guests of Chado Urasenke Tankokai Hawaii welcomed 2016, the “Year of the Monkey,” with its traditional Hatsudate Shiki, or first tea of the year. The ceremony was held Jan. 17 in the...
View ArticleJwsf Celebrates New Year At Natsunoya Tea House
The Japanese Women’s Society Foundation welcomed the “Year of the Monkey” at its annual shinnenkai at Natsunoya Tea House on Jan. 24. The luncheon and brief business meeting was preceded by a bake...
View ArticleHui O Laulima Awards 2016 Cultural Grants
Hui O Laulima, a nonprofit women’s organization and a member-club of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association, has awarded $5,000 in cultural grants to seven individuals and organizations that promote and...
View ArticleUrasenke Tankokai And Grand Master Sen Celebrate Auspicious 65th
Karleen C. Chinen At age 92 — and soon to be 93 — Dr. Genshitsu Sen, the 15th generation Urasenke grand tea master, doesn’t waste a day in promoting what has been his life’s mission: to promote...
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