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Community –“Guess The Cherry Blossom Festival Queen” Contest Winners
On March 31, Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Heather Omori drew the winners of the 34th “Guess the Cherry Blossom Festival Queen” contest, sponsored by The Hawai‘i Herald and Hawaii Hochi. With a perfect...
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Sake Monogatari – A 40-Hour Work Week
Nihei-san next to a row of sake tanks in the brewery’s storage room. Takao Nihei’s Pioneering Sake Research Chris Pearce Hawai‘i Herald Columist In the summer of 1956, having overcome an outbreak of...
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Community Focus – Fukuoka Holds Shinnen Enkai
Hawaii Fukuoka Kenjin Kai Keiro president Fusayo “Fussy” Nagai and Consul General of Japan Yasushi Misawa present a Keiro certificate to 80-year-old Richard Yasukochi. Hawaii Fukuoka Kenjin Kai members...
View ArticleSpotlight – Nomura-ryu Ongaku Kyo Ka 50th Anniversary Sanshin Concert Set For...
The 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Nomura-Ryü Ongaku Kyö Kai, Hawaii Shibu, will be observed with the staging of an Okinawan sanshin concert, “Uta nu Hana,” on Saturday, June 3, at the...
View ArticleDialogue – Mahalo Big Island!
Karleen C. Chinen Commentary The years fly by faster than we realize. Case in point: this year’s Big Island Issue. This edition marks the fifth since we committed to highlighting Hawai‘i island’s...
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Lead Story – Journey of the Honomu-based Shingon Bishop
Ministers of the Köyasan Shingon Mission of Hawaii gather for a group photo with their new bishop. (Photos by Danny Escalona) Unlocking the Secrets of Esoteric Buddhism Margaret Shiba Special to The...
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Showtime Asia – Gambare Streetlight Cadence!
The Music of This Talented Quartet Has a Way of Growing on Their Fans Jesse Shiroma’s relatives in Okinawa turned our to cheer on the band at their Kokusai Dori street performance. Chiyo Shiroma, the...
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Nisei Soldiers – Gov. Ige to 442nd Veterans: “Okagesma De …”
Legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team Celebrates 74 Years Since Its Formation in the Heat of War Akira Otani and retired Circuit Judge Frank Takao both volunteered for the 442nd RCT. After training at...
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Dear Frances – Rethinking Our Mortality
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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Herald Salutes
Reyna Kaneko has been named president of the Japan-America Society of Hawai‘i. She succeeds Lenny Yajima, who resigned to pursue other opportunities. Kaneko comes to JASH after having spent more than a...
View ArticleSHUFU Society of Hawaii Installs Officers at Annual Meeting
Members of the Shufu Society of Hawaii and their guests gathered at the Waialae Country Club on March 19 for the group’s 51st Annual Meeting and Installation Luncheon. The Shufu Society of Hawaii...
View ArticleMIS Veterans Club Installs 2017 Officers
The MIS Veterans Club installed its 2017 officers and directors at the club’s annual shinnen enkai at Natsunoya Tea House on Feb. 26. The Military Intelligence Service veterans, most of whom are now in...
View ArticleHonpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Honors Five As “Living Treasures”
The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i inducted five more Living Treasures of Hawai‘i™ at its 42nd annual program on Feb. 11 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. Honored for their sustained...
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Tamagusuku Ryu Senju Kai 20th Anniversary Performance Set for May 21
Tamagusuku Ryu Senju Kai Hawaii Frances Nakachi Ryubu Dojokeiki students always leave their audience with a smile. When Frances Nakachi moved to Hawai‘i from Okinawa in 1986, she said she found herself...
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Lead Story – Preventing “A Cyber Pearl Harbor”
Three-star Army General with Hawai‘i Roots is Leading the Charge “I became interested in the military when I was in high school and started learning about the 442nd (Regimental Combat Team).” — Lt....
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KBFD – Korean Programming
Channel 4 (Oceanic Cable) and 6 (Hawaiian Telcom) (Subject to change, without notice. For updated information, call 521-8066) “Bubbly Lovely,” Monday-Friday at 9:20 p.m.; re-airs Monday-Friday at 12:20...
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Channel 9 (Oceanic Cable) and 20 (Hawaiian Telcom) Programs are subject to change, without notice. For updated information, call 847-2021) “My Destiny,” Sunday at 5 p.m. Lucas Matthew is told by a...
View ArticleNGN Programs / continued
Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is small but has a gold mine. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to...
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PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE “Hiyokko,” premieres Saturday, June 2 at 7:15 p.m. The 96th NHK morning drama serial is about Mineko, a girl born in Ibaraki Prefecture, who comes up to...
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