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2014 bon dance schedule now available
Obon season is soon approaching and time to get your happi coats, haori and yukata out of the closet! Bon dance schedules, as well as obon services are listed for all islands in the Herald’s May 16...
View ArticleHomesick, But Heading For “Home”
The honeymoon is over. For the first six months after I moved here, I loved everything about Läna‘i — the fresh, crisp air; that there was no traffic lights; that drivers waved as they passed each...
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Marcus Doi To Shine Once Again
To put it mildly, the University of Hawai‘i Baseball Rainbows had a very sad 2014 season. Stated more bluntly, it was one of the worst seasons in recent memory. The ’Bows ended the season with a 22-31...
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“What Peace Means To Me”
“If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.” – Mahatma Gandhi Sixth graders enrolled in the “Blue Track” at Mililani Middle School hosted a peace ceremony on June 20, just...
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UJSH Installs Rika Hirata As President
The United Japanese Society of Hawaii held its annual Installation and Recognition Banquet on June 28 at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Manoa Grand Ballroom. The lunchtime program began with...
View ArticleYasu Ishida
Yasu Ishida, a University of Hawai‘i graduate student in children’s theater, has been awarded the American Alliance for Theatre and Education’s Doyle Fellowship. The fellowship is named in honor of Don...
View ArticleGeorge Okuda
eorge Okuda has been appointed to serve out the term of state Rep. Jessica Wooley, whom Gov. Neil Abercrombie appointed director of Environmental Quality Control during the last legislative session....
View ArticleChristie Kimura and Kristen Kagoshima
The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui presented $1,000 scholarships to recent Maui high school graduates Christie Kimura and Kristen Kagoshima. Christie Kimura, daughter of Glenn and Kyoko Kimura,...
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Retracing “Task Force Fukuda”
This past May, my wife Judy and I joined three other Hawai‘i couples — Ed and Jan Sakoda, Wayne and Carol Matsunaga, and Alvin and Ellie Shimogaki — on a journey to Italy to commemorate the 70th...
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“Thank You,” Eric Shinseki
Editor’s note: The resignation in late May of U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki left many in Hawai‘i with uneasy feelings. Like Hawai‘i astronaut Ellison Onizuka, the first American...
View ArticleJapan’s Defense
In recent weeks, the Diet has been debating whether to support legislation that will allow Japan to exercise the right of collective self-defense. Prime Minister Abe has proposed an interpretation of...
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Growing Bittermelon
By H. Dale Sato Some people love it; others can’t bear the taste of it, despite its health benefits. I’m talking about bitter melon — the green vegetable Okinawans refer to as göyä. In Japanese, bitter...
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KBFD – Korean Programming
“Rosy Day,” Sunday at 6:30 p.m./re-airs Monday at 1:45 p.m. Song-Jung Han is a novel writer. She is also a single mother who has raised three daughters: Da-Ae, Da-Jung and Da-In and struggles to let...
View ArticleKeeping Perspective… And Remembering To Laugh
By Frances H. Kakugawa, Hawai’i Herald Columnist Omoiyari . . . Think of others first and good karma will return to you. — Frances H. Kakugawa Dear Frances, Thank you for your last column. I took your...
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Okinawan Secrets to Longevity
By Kevin Kawamoto In certain parts of the world — Okinawa being one of them — people, on average, tend to enjoy longer and healthier lives. The Willcox brothers — identical twins Bradley, a physician,...
View Article“An Okinawan Kitchen”
By Gwen Battad Ishikawa Chef Grant Sato’s passion for Okinawan cuisine is evident in the way he talks about it, cooks it and presents it. His reverence and respect for Okinawan cuisine is reflected in...
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Happy 100th Birthday, David Aka!
By Karleen C. Chinen It’s not every day that you get the honor of meeting a person who has enjoyed a full century of life. In the case of David Yoshio Aka, make that 100 years-plus! On Aug. 7, Mr. Aka...
View Article2014 Okinawan Festival
Saturday’s Program | Sunday’s Program Cultural Tent | Festival Favorites 9 a.m. RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU (Jane Kaneshiro and Bonnie Miyashiro, Co-chairs) Featured Okinawan koto schools: •...
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Sanshin? ‘Ukulele? Sanlele!
By Grant “Sandaa” Murata, Special to The Hawai’i Herald Okinawan music has enjoyed an unbelievable surge in popularity over the past 30 years. I think it’s the result of many factors — growing interest...
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