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Cover Story ââPicture Bride Storiesâ Historian Barbara Kawakamiâs...
Karleen C. Chinen Thirty. âThirtyâ is a number that comes up often in conversations about Barbara F. Kawakamiâs long-awaited book, âPicture Bride Stories.â That is how long the methodical Kawakami has...
View ArticleLegacy of the Sansei â Exploring a Possible Legacy of Sansei in Hawaiâi
Clyde Sakamoto Special to The Hawaiâi Herald Legacies are clearest looking back. As Sansei, plainly seeing our generational outcome is probably beyond our reach. From my family, personal, work and...
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Home-grown Pride â From Maui Boy to Respected Ophthalmologist, Gratitude has...
Kevin Y. Kawamoto Special to The Hawaiâi Herald Dr. Sugikiâs wall of memories include his Rokudan (sixth level) certificate from the Manoa Aiki Dojo, earned in 2011; a framed photocopy his Baldwin High...
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Maui AJA Veterans â Above and Beyond the Call of Duty, Maui AJA Veterans,...
David Fukuda Special to The Hawaiâi Herald This yearâs Joint Memorial Service honoring the Maui AJA veterans who served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military...
View Articleâ. . . Do Right By Our Fallen Warriorsâ
Matt Matsunaga Published with Permission Attorney and former state Sen. Matt Matsunaga addressed attendees at this yearâs Joint Memorial Service honoring the Japanese American soldiers who served in...
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Community Focus â Ryukyu Sokyoku Hozon Kai Hawaiâi Shibu Debut Recital Set...
Ryukyu Sokyoku Hozon Kai Hawaii Shibu, led by Sarina Udd-Sensei, will present its debut recital on Sunday, Nov. 13, at the KaimukĂŻ High School Auditorium. The recital, themed âHabatake Sekai Ni,â which...
View ArticleCommunity Focus â Blue Planet Foundation Recognizes Gov. Ige
The Blue Planet Foundation presented its 2016 Honua Award to Gov. David Ige for his âexceptional leadership on clean energy.â The presentation was made at Blue Planetâs first fundraising gala, called...
View ArticleCommunity Focus â Ujsh Celebrates Tsukimi No Kai
The United Japanese Society of Hawaiâi hosted its annual Tsukimi no Kai (moon viewing) event at Kapiâolani Community College on Aug. 18. Guests were encouraged to come dressed in a yukata or hapi coat...
View ArticleDialogue â Mahalo Maui!
Karleen C. Chinen Commentary By the end of this year â which is only a few months away â Maui will be a very different place. Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company will be no more. What will become...
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Cover Story â Happy 100th, Komoda Store & Bakery! The Makawao Institution is...
Melissa Tanji Special to The Hawaiâi Herald Calvin Shibuya with a tray of freshly made stick donuts. The stick donut is the bakeryâs top seller these days. It is sold individually from the glass case...
View ArticleHIFF â Spotlight on Taiwan
âAFTER SPRING, THE TAMAKI FAMILY . . . (UMI NO KANATA)â | U.S. Premiere | Japan, Taiwan | Japanese and Taiwanese w/English subtitles | 96 min. Directed and edited by Huang Yin Yu. On a warm spring day...
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HIFF â Spotlight on Japan
âOVER THE FENCEâ | U.S. Premiere | Japan | Japanese w/English subtitles | 112 min. Written by Yasushi Sato and Ryo Takada. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. From Yamashita (âLinda Linda Linda,â âLa La La...
View ArticleHIFF 2016 â Itâs HIFF Time Again! Time to Get Out Your Calendar and Jot Down...
On Thursday, Nov. 3, the curtain will go up on the 2016 Hawaii International Film Festival presented by Halekulani. For 11 glorious days, film lovers can be swept away to the 23 countries represented...
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Legacy of the Sansei â Pursue Your Dreams and Know Your Roots
Ken Inouye Special to The Hawaiâi Herald When I was first approached about writing a piece for this âLegacy of the Sanseiâ series, I had mixed emotions. My first thought was: âWhat can I offer to this...
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Election 2016 â Reason For Concern âWhat Big Issues and Ideals Do Elected...
Gerald Kato Commentary Special to The Hawaiâi Herald  Gerald Kato is an associate professor and chair of the University of Hawaiâi at Mänoaâs School of Communications. He is a former newspaper and...
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Oct. 23-Nov. 20: âShichigosanâ at Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha â Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu. Shichigosan is said to have originated in Japanâs Heian Period (794-1185)Â among court nobles celebrating the passage...
View ArticleHerald Salutes
Hawaiiâs Plantation Village honored Dr. Warren Nishimoto and Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto at its Eighth Annual Plantation Legacy Awards on Sept. 10 at the Honolulu Country Club in Salt Lake. For nearly 40...
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Spotlight â World War II AJA Veterans Remembered in Punchbowl Service
Karleen C. Chinen (Photos courtesy Nisei Veterans Legacy) MIS veteran Dr. Yoshinobu Oshiro with Gov. David Ige and first lady Dawn Amano-Ige. âHonoring the Past, Inspiring the Futureâ was the theme of...
View ArticleDialogue â Letâs Raise the Bar in 2020
Karleen C. Chinen Commentary IÂ tried. I really tried. But by last weekend, Iâd had it. And so I pulled out Season Two of my all-time favorite television series, âThe West Wing,â and watched the episode...
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