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Showtime Asia – HIFF Spring Showcase To Screen Nine Japanese Films
“Tampopo” The Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 will be buzzing with activity from March 31 to April 9 as the curtain rises on the 2017 Hawaii International Film Festival’s Spring Showcase presented by...
View ArticleHui O Laulima Accepting 2018 Cultural Grant Applications
Applications are being accepted for Hui O Laulima’s 2018 Cultural Grant program. All prospective grant projects/activities should take place during the 2018 January-December calendar year....
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Barbara Kawakami To Speak On “Picture Bride Stories” at Hawai‘i Japanese...
Author and plantation era historian Barbara F. Kawakami will present a talk on her new book, “Picture Bride Stories,” on Saturday, April 1, at 2 p.m. at the Hawaii Japanese Center in Hilo. The book,...
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United Japanese Society Welcomes “Year of the Rooster”
United Japanese Society of Hawaii president Dean Asahina (standing, far left) and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell with Imperial Decoration recipients (seated, from left) Dr. Dennis Ogawa, Joichi Saito and...
View ArticleCelebrate Buddha’s Birthday on April 2
The public is invited to celebrate Buddha’s birthday at the Hawai‘i Buddhist Council’s annual Hanamatsuri (Buddha Day) service. University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa emeritus professor of religion Dr. George...
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Lead Story – Conversations with my Father
Consul General of Japan Yasushi Misawa and his wife Yoko enjoying time with former Hawai‘i Gov. — and MIS veteran — George Ariyoshi and his wife Jean at the March 9 Nisei Veterans Legacy fundraiser....
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Itadakimasu – Aloha Beer and Grinds
Ryan Tatsumoto Hawai‘i Herald Columnist We must be getting younger! Why? Because we usually pay our first visit to a new restaurant about a year or two after its grand opening, in part because life...
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Business – Seiwajyuku Hawai‘i, “A Philosophy Dojo For Business and Life”
Jodie Chiemi Ching Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Call it a business manager’s “dojo (practice hall) of life.” Seiwajyuku Hawai‘i integrates gratitude, karma and the development of a beautiful mind...
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My Furusato – Natsukashii! Former Fulbright Fellow’s Progress Report Details...
Aketo Honda’s home in Kosamachi, Kumamoto. Gail Honda Gail Honda is a writer in Honolulu. She can be reached at gail.honda@hawaii.rr.com and 808-942-4783. The following is a progress report Gail Honda...
View ArticleDear Frances – The Warmth of A Human’s Touch
Frances H. Kakugawa Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Frances Kakugawa was her mother’s primary caregiver during her five-year journey with Alzheimer’s disease. A native of Kapoho on Hawai‘i island, she now...
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Hanamatsuri 2017 – Celebration the Birth of the Buddha
The Birth of the Buddha is Significant Beyond Cake, Ice Cream and Birthday Candles Rev. David Fujimoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Oftentimes, we are told the story of Hanamatsuri — the birth of...
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Spotlight – Heather Omori Chosen as the 65th Cherry Blossom Festival Queen
65th Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Heather Omori. Gwen Battad Ishikawa Kansha (gratitude) and Kokoro (heart) were the themes, respectively, of the 64th and 65th Cherry Blossom festivals, sponsored by...
View ArticleSidebar – Judge Jim Burns Remembers A of Grit and Grace
Editor’s note: At an October 1997 March of Dimes fundraising dinner, Jim Burns, then chief judge of the Hawai‘i Intermediate Court of Appeals, shared the inspiring story of his mother, Beatrice “Bea”...
View ArticleHerald Salutes – Huoa Honors 2016 “Uchinanchu of the year”
The Hawai‘i United Okinawa Association recognized 50 “Uchinanchu of the Year” at its annual installation/”Uchinanchu of the Year” banquet on Jan. 21 at the Hawaii Okinawa Center. The “Uchinanchu of the...
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Lead Story – Aloha ‘Oe, Judge James S. Burns
“I always admired Jim Burns for having grown up in the fishbowl of Hawai‘i politics with a larger than life father, John A. Burns,” said state Rep. Marcus Oshiro, son of Democratic Party strategist...
View ArticleNGN3 May Movie Schedule (Part I)
MONDAY, MAY 1 Midnight – The Bull’s Eye for Love 1:30 a.m. – Jail Breakers 3:10 a.m. – The Seven Chefs 5:10 a.m. – Samurai of the Wind 6:50 a.m. – Three Yakuza 8:50 a.m. – Flower, Storm, and...
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The Arts –“Thirty-Six Views of Mauna Kea”
Waimea Ranch Artist Laurie Sumiye Borrows Hiroshige’s Concept and Creates Her Own Homage to Mauna Kea Wayne Muromoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald There are certain works of art that reverberate in...
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Big Island Business – Never Give Up!
A line of Diamond T trucks in 1926. (Photos courtesy Kitagawa family) The I. Kitagawa and Co. Story is All About Perseverance in the Face of Adversity Arnold T. Hiura Special to The Hawai‘i Herald...
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