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History – Maui Temple Bell Rekindles Memories of 1923 Tragedy
Hämäkuapoko Temple Bell Rededicated at Makawao Hongwanji Melissa Tanji Special to The Hawai‘i Herald After more than 30 years of silence, a temple bell cast in Japan in the 1920s sounded once again...
View ArticleHerald Salutes – Troy Hashimoto
Gov. David Ige appointed Troy Hashimoto to the Maui House seat previously occupied by former Rep. Joe Souki. Hashimoto’s appointment was effective immediately. Hashimoto has served as executive...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Release of Japanese Translation of “Japanese Eyes, American...
Consul General of Japan Koichi Ito hosted a reception at the Japanese Consulate on Feb. 20 to celebrate the release of the Japanese translation of the three volumes of “Japanese Eyes, American Heart.”...
View ArticleCommunity Focus –“Voices Behind Barbed Wire: Stories of Hawaii Island”
The Hawai‘i Japanese Center, in partnership with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, will present two showings of the documentary film, “Voices Behind Barbed Wire: Stories of Hawai‘i Island,” on...
View ArticleDialogue – Aloha ‘Oe, Sen. Akaka
Karleen Chinen Commentary Hawai‘i is mourning the passing of a man who lived aloha all his life, the type of person our society produces too few of these days. I’m writing, of course, about retired...
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Lead Story – Aloha Sakura Trees of Friendship
The Hawai‘i travelers took a group photo with Hidenori Koda (front, center) of the Reenactment Group and Noriko Noguchi (pink top) of the Aloha Sakura Preservation Society at the tree planting site....
View ArticleLiterature “The Silent Lesson”
Shiho Shinoda Nunes From “Growing Up with Ghosts” The story of Sanae and her mother’s ghost I heard some years later from a girl from Mälua who lived in our dormitory. Sanae left home when she was...
View ArticleDear Frances – A Potpouri of “Dear Frances” Thoughts
Frances H. Kakugawa Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Omoiyari . . . Think of others first and good karma will return to you. — Frances H. Kakugawa Dear Frances, I heard you speak a few years ago in Kona. I’m...
View ArticleCommentary – After 26 years …
Gwen Battad Ishikawa Six thousand, seven hundred and ninety-seven . . . give or take. That’s how many days I’ve worked at The Hawai‘i Herald and Hawaii Hochi, Ltd. On April 20, I bid farewell to the...
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Herald Salutes
Kipapa Elementary School principal Corinne Yogi received the 14th annual Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award from the Island Insurance Foundation. Yogi was presented the $25,000...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Deigo Club Holds Shinnen Enkai
Members of the Deigo Club held their shinnen enkai at the Natsunoya Tea House on March 25. The gathering was a festive event, with lots of music, comedic skits and prizes. Yasuko Arakawa-Sensei and her...
View ArticleBig Island Community Focus – Hilo “Kodomo No Matsuri Set” For May 12
The Japanese Community Association of Hawaii, based in Hilo, will hold its ninth biennial Kodomo no Matsuri — Children’s Day Festival on Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Honpa...
View ArticleDialogue – Mahalo, Hawaii Island!
Karleen C. Chinen Commentary Each year, one of our goals in publishing this Hawai‘i Island edition has been to bring you stories from all over the BIG Island. Hawai‘i Island really is a big island and...
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Lead Story – The True Grit Honda Foods Story
Naoki and Rose Honda with the products of their dedication and hard work. “Regardless of what happens, if you are honest and work hard, people will come to trust you,” Rose always reminded Naoki in the...
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NGN Programs
PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE “Unnatural,” premieres Tuesday, June 19, at 7:35 p.m. Mikoto Misumi (Satomi Ishihara) is a pathologist at the newly established Unnatural Death...
View ArticleNGN3 June Movie Schedule (part II)
6:50 a.m. – The Ako Retainers 9:30 a.m. – Tora-san’s Dear Old Home 11:20 a.m. – Life of Hishakaku 1 p.m. – The Hawk of the North 2:30 p.m. – The Sword of Justice 4:10 p.m. – In Blazing Love 6:20 p.m. –...
View ArticleNGN3 June Movie Schedule
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 Midnight – Fine Man 1:30 a.m. – Code Between Brothers: All-New 3 a.m. – The Sword of Justice 4:40 a.m. – Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro 6:10 a.m. – Crimson Peacock, Parts 3 & 4 8...
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