Dialogue – The Next Four Years: Empathy and Vigilance
Karleen C. Chinen Commentary We’ve had a week now to digest the fact that come Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as our country’s 45th president. I can’t bring myself to say, “our...
View ArticlePearl Harbor 75th Anniversary – The Infamous Black Badges of World War II
AJA I.D. Likened to Those Worn by Jews and Dissidents During World War II Ellen Kim Reprinted from Dec. 6, 1991 It could have been a scene out of World War II Nazi Germany, where concentration camp...
View ArticleDear Frances – Sharing The Wisdom and Heart with Words
Frances H. Kakugawa Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Omoiyari . . . Think of others first and good karma will return to you. — Frances H. Kakugawa A former kindergarten student of mine sent me the following...
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Culture 4Kids!
Culture4Kids! Section, featuring “Traditional New Year’s Games” Culture4Kids! Section, featuring “Make a Hanetsuki Set”
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Book Review –“Rainbows In Me: Values of Aloha”
Children’s Workbook Instills Values of Aloha Kevin Kawamoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Stephen Chinen’s workbook, “RAINBOWS in Me: Values of Aloha” could not have been released at a better time....
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Legacy of the Sansei – Forging Character Through Idealism and Nisei Value
Colbert Matsumoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” This call to action of newly elected President John Kennedy in 1961...
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Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary – Pearl Harbor Civilian Casualties
Many Were Victims of “Friendly Fire” Allan Beekman Special to The Hawai‘i Herald (Reprinted from Dec. 6, 1991) A disproportionate number of the civilian casualties of the Pearl Harbor attack were...
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Community Focus –“Mifune: The Last Samurai” Opens Dec. 9 at Kahala Theaters
“Mifune: The Last Samurai,” a documentary on legendary actor Toshiro Mifune by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki, will begin its Hawai‘i theatrical run on Friday, Dec. 9, at Consolidated’s...
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Community Focus – Higashi Honganji Celebrates Centennial Anniversary
Higashi Hongwanji members from Japan and throughout Hawai‘i gathered in Honolulu on Nov. 5 and 6 to celebrate Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s 100th anniversary in Hawai‘i. The milestone...
View ArticleFrom The Mailbag
Dear Editor: Re: Your Dialogue of November 18, 2016 I have reread your article many times in trying to understand why you are so mad. I can understand that you do not like Mr. Trump and those are your...
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Lead Story – Fighting Two Wars
Japanese Americans Were Forced to Fight Two Battles in World War II Karleen C. Chinen On this 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, many people are seeking out the newspapers of December...
View Article24th Annual New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival
WHO/WHAT: The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i celebrates the Year of the Rooster with its annual New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival, the state’s largest festival celebrating Japanese New Year traditions....
View ArticleHatsumode 2017 – Blessings For The New Year
• IZUMO TAISHAKYO MISSION OF HAWAII 215 N. Kukui St. (‘A‘ala area), 538-7778 Jan. 1: Midnight-5 p.m.; Jan. 2 and 3: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Blessed sake and candies will be served. Omamori and Ofuda (Amulet)...
View ArticleShushin
Donna ni nagai kurushimi ni mo Donna ni fukai kanashimi ni mo Kumo no kireme kara Hikari ga sashite kuru yooni Shiawasena toki ga kitto aru No matter how much you are suffering, No matter how sad yo...
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Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi Reprinted with permission GRAYING HAIR William Lyon Phelps once gave this advice on the subject of graying hair: “Were your hair to turn green or blue, then surely you ought to...
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NGN PROGRAMS/
he kept failing the pro test. Seeing her son so devastated, Ayumu’s mother introduces him to a one-month internship at a general trading company. Depending on his performance, he could get hired as the...
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NGN Programs
“Chushigura”, premiers Sunday, Jan. 1 at 8:50 p.m. NGN — Digital Channel 677 (For updated information, call 538-1966) PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE NGN FREEVIEW SPECIALS FOR 2017 from...
View ArticleNGN3 January Movie Schedule (part II)
9:30 a.m. – The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 11 a.m. – SPEC: Reincarnation 12:40 p.m. – Throne of Flame 2:20 p.m. – Little Forest: Winter/Spring 4:20 p.m. – Withered Tree 6 p.m. – Their Own World 7:50 p.m. –...
View ArticleNGN3 January Movie Schedule (part I)
SUNDAY, JAN. 1 Midnight – The Okinawa War of Ten Years 1:50 a.m. – Actress vs. Greedy Sharks 3:20 a.m. – Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 5 a.m. – The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 6:30 a.m. – The Most Dangerous...
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