Community Focus – Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Buddhist Women Association Set Shinnen...
Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Buddhist Women’s Association will hold its shinnen enkai luncheon and general membership meeting on Sunday, Feb. 10, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Sangha Hall. The 2019-2020...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – HJCC Stages 74th Gonin Otoko Play
Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce members and their guests rang in the “Year of the Boar (or Pig, if you prefer)” at the chamber’s 74th annual shinnenkai (New Year’s party) on Jan. 4 at the...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hawaii Ginoza Sonjin Kai Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Members of the Hawaii Ginoza Sonjin Kai celebrated the 70th anniversary of their club’s formation in 1948 by reconnecting with their Ginoza “cousins” in Okinawa at two events last November — a music...
View ArticleSpotlight – Chado Uransenke Tankokai Hawaii Welcomes 2019 with Hatsudate Shiki
Chadö Urasenke Tankökai Hawaii Association hosted a traditional Hatsudate Shiki, or first tea of the year, on Jan. 20 in the Seiköan Tearoom at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. Special guests...
View ArticleLead Story – Seijinshiki, “Coming of Age” in Japan
Where Did the 20 Years Go? Colin Sewake Hawai‘i Herald Columnist “Okinawa is such a beautiful place, not just the ocean and scenery and culture, but the people. I’ve been treated well and taken care of...
View ArticleNGN Programs
“Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekiteru (Miracles),” premiers Monday, March 4 at 7:35 p.m. Kazuki Aikawa is an instructor of ethology at a university. Kazuki is a distracted sort with his own little world,...
View ArticleNGN3 March Movie Schedule (part II)
MARCH 16, SATURDAY 12:30 a.m. – The Karate Man and the Spy 1:50 a.m. – Mighty Shosuke 3:30 a.m. – Good Rascals 5 a.m. – Samurai Spies 6:40 a.m. – Mysteries of Edo 8:10 a.m. – The Challenge 9:40 a.m. –...
View ArticleNGN3 March Movie Schedule
MARCH 1, FRIDAY Midnight – Good Rascals 1:30 a.m. – Samurai Spies 3:10 a.m. – Gate of Youth 5:30 a.m. – Return of the One-Armed Swordsman 6:50 a.m. – A Carpenter and Children 9:40 a.m. – The Karate Man...
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POP Art – Garrin Taga is the Amigurumi Banker
Free Time Developed Into a Creative Side Gig Jodie Chiemi Ching By day, Garrin Taga is an accounting specialist with Bank of Hawaii in downtown Honolulu. But when the 27-year-old Punahou grad isn’t...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – HUOA Honors “Uchinanchu of the Year”
The Hawaii United Okinawa Association recognized 42 “Uchinanchu of the Year” representing 32 HUOA member-clubs at its annual ”Uchinanchu of the Year”/Installation Banquet at the Hawaii Okinawa Center...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjin Kai Shinnen Enkai Meetings Set...
The East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjin Kai will celebrate the arrival of the “Year of the Boar” at its annual luncheon meeting on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Sangha Hall. A short...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – United Japanese Society Rings in “Year of the Boar”
Members and supporters of the United Japanese Society of Hawaii welcomed the “Year of the Boar” at the organization’s 60th annual shinnen enkai on Jan. 12 at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i....
View ArticleSpotlight – Servco and Aloha United Way Launch Hawaii Social Impact Project
Jodie Chiemi Ching In celebration of their centennial anniversaries, Aloha United Way and Servco Pacific Inc. are teaming up to honor their legacies of service to the community with a collaborative...
View ArticleLead Story –“A Resilient Spirit: The Voice of Hawaii’s Internees”
Hawai‘i’s Internment Experience Comes to Life in New JCCH Publication Kevin Y. Kawamoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Imagine being a young adult in school, learning about American democracy from your...
View ArticleRyan’s Table – The Happiest Hour
RYAN’S TABLE By Ryan Tatsumoto Hawai‘i Herald Columnist I’m not sure when this transformation began, probably sometime around when we entered our fourth decade of life. It started with simple...
View ArticleDear Frances – More Thoughts on Surviving Loss
DEAR FRANCES By Frances H. Kakugawa Dear Frances, Funny (but not ha-ha funny) that you would bring this (February’s column on “To Help Us Make It Through”) up now about our loved ones who are no longer...
View Article67th Cherry Blossom Festival – Queen Interview, Queen Melanie Carríe: Time...
Departing Cherry Blossom Queen Melanie Carríe Looks Ahead to a New Chapter Jodie Chiemi Ching In the 2018 Cherry Blossom Festival souvenir booklet published by the festival’s sponsor, the Honolulu...
View Article67th Cherry Blossom Festival – Queen Contestants (part III)
KATRINA EIKO SHIMOMURA Parents: Karen and Arnold Shimomura High School: Mililani High School College/Degree: University of Hawai’i at Mänoa, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering candidate...
View Article67th Cherry Blossom Festival – Queen Contestants (part II)
ARIEL KWAI YING KIYOMI LEE Parents: David and Gail Lee High School: Lutheran High School of Hawaii College/Degree: Hawaii Pacific University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Arts in...
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