Community Focus – Hawaii Foodbank’s COVID-19 Response
As the COVID-19 situation intensifies, Hawaii Foodbank is facing an unprecedented challenge of providing food for people affected by the pandemic while continuing to meet the nutritional needs of one...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hawaii State Library Streaming “Proof of Loyalty” for Free
The Hawai‘i State Public Library recently began offering the streaming service Kanopy at https://www.librarieshawaii.org/ and will continue to offer it for free through April 30. The offerings include...
View ArticleLead Story – Chado, the Next Generation
Young Students Learn to Be Mindful In A Fast-Moving World Jodie Chiemi Ching The tradition of Chadö, or the Way of Tea, is a practice of cultivating harmony, respect, purity and tranquility. These are...
View ArticleGovernment – Sen. Kouchi Seeks Opportunities During COVID-19
Backed By Experience From Rebuilding Kaua‘i’s Economy In The Past Richard Borreca Special to The Hawai‘i Herald One evening during the closing days of April, Senate President Ron Kouchi was watching...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Our Community (Photos by Wayne Shinbara)
To see all photos from this year’s event, subscribe to our online subscription! To see the full content please subscribe to our Basic Online annual subscription. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to...
View ArticleHerald Salutes – Historic Hawaii Foundation to Honor NVMC Mural Wall
The Historic Hawai‘i Foundation will present a Preservation Award to the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center and Maui artist Kirk Kurokawa for the mural wall he produced for the center. Kurokawa painted the...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hui O Laulima Accepting Applicants for 2021 Cultural Grants
Hui O Laulima’s Cultural Grants Committee is currently accepting applications for its 2021 Cultural Grant program. The grants are aimed at supporting the applicants’ efforts to preserve and perpetuate...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – GFBNEC, Essay and Poetry Contest
To mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Go For Broke National Education Center presents its 2020 High School and College Essay and Poetry Contest. In addition to cash prizes, four...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Kizunaloha Coalition for Recovery Efforts
The KizunAloha coalition, composed of more than 20 companies, government agencies and nonprofits based in Hawai‘i and Japan, recently unveiled a communications campaign designed to support future and...
View ArticleCommunity – JANHM Holds an Unprecendented Virtual Gala
Gwen Muranaka Courtesy: Rafu Shimpo The Japanese American National Museum took a “leap” into the virtual world on April 18, live-streaming its annual gala to homes in lieu of the black-tie event that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Culture4Kids!
CULTURE 4KIDS! BY CAROLYN KUBOTA MORINISHI AND MARIAN KURASAKI KUBOTA To learn how you can create this issue’s craft or featured activity, please click below to subscribe to our online subscription or...
View ArticleDialogue – Mahalo Kauai!
Jodie Chiemi Ching Commentary It’s only been a few months since The Hawai‘i Herald’s 6th annual Kaua‘i special edition — our last issue of 2019. So, why do another so soon? Well, why not? — Our...
View ArticleLead Story – Lawai International Center’s History of Healing
Grandma Nonaka’s Legacy Still Lives Carolyn Morinishi Special to The Hawai‘i Herald “Kyö wa Odaisan yo. Pau kaukau, we go.” Takano Nonaka of Hanapëpë, Kaua’i, or Baban as her grandchildren...
View ArticleNGN3 June Movie Schedule (Part I)
MONDAY, JUNE 1 Midnight – Code Between Brothers: All-New 1:30 a.m. – Bride of Peacock Castle 3 a.m. – The Medicine Case 4:20 a.m. – Red Cherry 5:50 a.m. – Grand Contest 7:30 a.m. – Secret of Monjiro’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Community – Ever-Evolving 2020 Statewide Obon Schedule
Around mid-April, The Hawai‘i Herald starts calling Japanese Buddhist temples and community organizations across the state. And this issue would normally include a four-page pull-out section filled...
View ArticleSidebar – Memorial Day: Shinnyo Lantern Floating Livestream
The annual Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii event attracts over 40,000 people to Ala Moana Beach Park from around the world every year. However, this year, due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Culture4Kids!
CULTURE4KIDS! BY Carolyn Kubota Morinishi and Marian Kurasaki Kubota To learn how you can create this issue’s craft or featured activity, please click below to subscribe to our online subscription or...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – An Oral History Project: Hawaii Life in the Time of COVID-19
Has the coronavirus pandemic devastated or overturned your life? Are you stuck at home with but naught to do, hoping to leverage the shutdown by starting to learn more about your parents, grandparents...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – HI State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Accepting...
Experienced artists who can demonstrate a track record of exhibitions, installations, and/or commissions, especially those skilled at creating “three dimensional freestanding sculpture, two dimensional...
View Article