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Community Focus – HUOA Installs 2018 Officers
Courtney Takara studies koto with Miyashiro Soho Kai and sanshin with Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyu Choichi Kai USA Hawaii in her “free time.” Here, she performs an uta-sanshin (singing while...
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“Guess the Cherry Blossom Festival Queen” Winners
John Teruya, general manager of Pagoda Floating Restaurant (left), with second prize winner Judy Watanabe. Melanie Carrié, 66th Cherry Blossom Festival queen, visited the Hawaii Hochi offices in March...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – June 16 JCCH “Sharing the Spirit of Aloha Gala” to Honor Seven
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i will honor three individuals and four organizations at its “Sharing the Spirit of Aloha Annual Gala” on Saturday, June 16, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hui O Laulima Accepting 2019 Cultural Grant Applications
Applications are being accepted for Hui O Laulima’s 2019 Cultural Grant program. All prospective grant projects/activities must take place during the 2019 calendar year (January through December)....
View ArticleSpotlight – Jodie Chiemi Ching Joins Hawaii Herald Staff
Karleen C. Chinen If you read our May 4 edition, you know by now that one of The Hawai‘i Herald’s pillars for 26 years — Gwen Battad Ishikawa — has moved on to a new career. Although I did not work...
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Lead Story – Gen. Paul M. Nakasone Earns His Fourth Star
Family support on April 24. Front row, from left: Gen. Nakasone’s maternal relatives Maeve Breathnach, Laurie Ann Breathnach, Jimmy Breathnach, Christopher Stermberg (Susan Nakasone’s brother) and his...
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Historical Fiction –“Picture Bride, A Family Saga”
Michael G. Malaghan Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Editor’s note: We continue Michael G. Malaghan’s serialized historical novel, “Picture Bride — A Family Saga,” based on the Japanese immigrant...
View ArticleYour Social Security – Social Security Honors Our Nation’s Heroes
Jane Yamamoto-Burigsay Courtesy: Social Security Administration On Memorial Day, and every day, we honor service members who have given their lives for our country. Social Security acknowledges the...
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Ryan’s Table – Saturday Foragin
Brioche from Breadshop. Ryan Tatsumoto Hawai‘i Herald Columnist No, this column isn’t about trekking deep into the rainforest to pick pohole, those succulent fiddlehead fern shoots on a Saturday. Nor...
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Centenarian – Happy 100th Birthday, Shizue Watanabe!
Matriarch of Watanabe Floral Has Enjoyed a Long and Full Life Gregg K. Kakesako Special to The Hawai‘i Herald When Sandra Watanabe-Lo wheeled her mother, Shizue (Katashima) Watanabe, into their...
View ArticleDear Frances – Even in Loss, There is Memory
Frances H. Kakugawa Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Dear Readers, The month of May took many of my friends to the other side of life. And yet, a stubborn ray of sunshine found its way through the dark clouds...
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Community Focus – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Honors Five “Living...
Hawaii Kyodan president Pieper Toyama presents a certificate to Bishop Eric Matsumoto, recognizing his 25 years of ministerial service to Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Matsumoto’s wife Tamayo...
View ArticleSpotlight – Gannenmono Calendar of Events
Editor’s note: Next week promises to be a busy one, with a number of events commemorating the arrival in Hawai‘i of the first organized group of 149 immigrants from Japan — the Gannenmono, or “the...
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Lead Story – Himeyuri Survivor Janice Suetomi
Living to Tell the Story of War and the Importance of Life and Peace Jodie Chiemi Ching On June 23 in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, people will pause to remember those who died in a...
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Memorials – Monuments to Remember the Gannenmono
The Byodo-In temple in Käne‘ohe was built in 1968 to commemorate the centennial of the arrival of the Gannenmono. (Courtesy Byodo-In) Four Monuments that Honor the First Japanese in Hawai‘i Jodie...
View ArticleReal Possibilities –“Women and Money” Conference Set for July 14
Barbara Kim Stanton Hawai‘i Herald Columnist When it comes to retirement, men and women are not equal. In Hawai‘i, older women are 57 percent more likely than older men to live in poverty, according to...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hawaii Plantation Village to Host Preserved Food Section
Living on Hawai‘i’s sugar and pineapple plantations meant never wasting food or other valuables. With that in mind, Hawaii’s Plantation Village will hold a special session on Saturday, July 7, from 10...
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