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Irei Sai – For the 12 Who Never Came Home
Hawai‘i resident May (Kakazu) Oshiro and her cousin Susumu Kakazu from Okinawa hold the sanshin that Oshiro’s father, Kamesuke Kakazu, gave to Kakazu’s POW brother, Seisho, in Hawai‘i. Memorial Service...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Japanese Women’s Society Foundation Presents 37th Fashion Show
“Kagirinaki Yume (Boundless Dreams)” was the theme of the 37th fashion show presented by the Japanese Women’s Society Foundation on May 6 at the Prince Waikiki. The event was a fundraiser for the...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Families of Wahiawa Fallen Soldiers Sought For Third...
The Wahiawa Lions Club will hold the third annual Wahiawa War Memorial Ceremony on Sunday, July 16, at 4 p.m. at the Wahiawä District Park – Wahiawä War Memorial Swimming Pool at 1129 Kilani Ave. The...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – JCCH to Receive Federal Funds For Honouliuli National...
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i would receive $155,812 in grants to fund preservation and...
View ArticleDialogue – Gems from Shunichi Kimura
Karleen C. Chinen Commentary There are many days when I feel more like a traffic cop (scheduling and juggling feature stories) than a journalist. With an editorial “staff” of two — and that’s including...
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Lead Story – Living Legacies
Dr. Randal Wada Veered Off His Career Course and Found His Life’s Calling Alan Suemori Special to The Hawai‘i Herald It was not supposed to be this way. After only three years, Randy Wada was on track...
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Tanabata Festival July 8, 2017 10AM – 2PM
WHO/WHAT: The Hawaii Japanese Center will celebrate its second annual Tanabata (Star Festival) on Saturday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features children’s make-and-take craft activities...
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Dear Frances – How You Can Help From Afar
Instant potato veggie soup packets. 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...
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The Arts – Ryukyu Kingdom Dance-Drama Set For Kennedy Theatre Stage
Jimpu Kai USA Kin Ryosho Ryukyu Geino Kenkyusho Hawaii Shibu artistic director Cheryl Nakasone runs through movements from “Shushin Kani’iri” with student Corey Zukeran Kathy Foley, Ph.D. Special to...
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Community Focus – Japanese Community Association of Hawaii Honors Dodo...
JCAH president Ivan Nakano (far left) and Nikkei Kigyo event chair Roland Higashi (far right) with Nikkei Kigyo honorees (from left) Larry Dodo, Mitchell Dodo and Beverly Dodo of Dodo Mortuary, Inc....
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Kuakini Honors Early Japanese Immigrant Residents of...
The Kuakini Auxiliary honored the memory of 141 former Issei residents of Kuakini Home on May 30 at the Kuakini Columbarium at Honolulu Memorial Park Cemetery in Nu‘uanu. The memorial service was...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Honolulu and Hokkaido Establish Sister State Ties
Hokkaidö Prefecture, Japan’s second-largest island, and the state of Hawai‘i are now sister-states. The signing of the sister-state relationship by Hawai‘i Gov. David Ige and Hokkaidö Gov. Harumi...
View ArticleSumie Society Celebrates 15th Exhibition
Members of the Sumie Society of Hawaii celebrated the conclusion of their 15th annual exhibition at Honolulu Hale with a luncheon at Alan Wong’s Pineapple Room at the Ala Moana Macy’s on May 19. The...
View ArticleHerald Salutes – Hawaii Information Service’s, Colleen Yasuhara
Colleen Yasuhara has been promoted to chief operating officer of Hawaii Information Service, a Honolulu-based real estate tech company that serves as the multiple listing service for Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i...
View ArticleFrom The Mailbag
Dear Karleen, Thank you for your tribute to former Big Island Mayor — and Judge — Shunichi Kimura. I’m sure there are many such stories of how this man touched us at the most humane and unforgettable...
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Lead Story – Cleaning with Heart
Volunteers from the Haleiwa Shingon Mission, Wahiawa Soto Mission, Haleiwa Jodo Mission and Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission set aside the last Saturday in May to clean four cemeteries in Wahiawä and on the...
View ArticleNGN Programs
PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE “Yonaoshi Junan! Ninjoken,” premieres Thursday, Aug. 3, at 7:35 p.m. Junan, a former instructor of swordplay for the Shogun family, went to Nagasaki to...
View ArticleNGN3 August Movie Schedule (part II)
3:30 p.m. – Tokyo Bordello 5:50 p.m. – Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage 7:20 p.m. – Pulling an Oar 9:40 p.m. – Sanguine Battle 11:20 p.m. – The Silk Hat Boss FRIDAY, AUG. 18 12:50 a.m. – A Brave...
View ArticleNGN3 August Movie Schedule (part I)
TUESDAY, AUG. 1 Midnight – Whistling Drifter 1:30 a.m. – Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage 3 a.m. – The Silk Hat Boss 4:30 a.m. – The Yagyu Military Art 2 5:50 a.m. – Ooka Seidan: Devil Image 7:20...
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