Community Focus – State Recovery Navigator Website Offers Resources for COVID-19
Hawaiʻi residents, companies, and contractors now have a free “one-stop shop” for local and national economic resources to help them survive COVID-19 — including employment, tax, finance and banking,...
View ArticleSpotlight – The Herald Welcomes Ida Yoshinaga
Jodie Chiemi Ching It’s been a month and a half since the retired editor’s name, Karleen Chinen, appeared on the masthead of The Hawai‘i Herald. Fortunately for me, she stayed around to answer...
View ArticleLead Story – Obon: The Graves at Bellows Air Force Station
Rev. Bert Sumikawa Helps Descendants Honor Ancestors at the Bellows Japanese Cemetery Gregg K. Kakesako Special to The Hawai‘i Herald This year, obon — the 500-year-old Japanese Buddhist custom...
View ArticleTelevision Series – Review: NHK’s “At Home with Venetia in Kyoto”
Alan Suemori Special to The Hawai‘i Herald One of the singular delights of sheltering in place is the stumbling across hidden gardens on the internet that in the fast-paced rush of ordinary times would...
View ArticleMindfulness – Aloha Everyday
Danny Kim’s Aloha Journal: A Daily Practice in Gratitude Kristen Nemoto Jay Special to The Hawai‘i Herald It’s the beginning of April, two weeks since the start of stay-at-home initiatives for Hawai‘i...
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Social Media – Stay-at-Home Activities
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View ArticleCulture4Kids!
CULTURE 4KIDS! BY CAROLYN KUBOTA MORINISHI AND MARIAN KURASAKI KUBOTA To see this special “stay at home” projects on behalf of Culture 4Kids, subscribe today to the Hawaii Herald! To see the full...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Takitanis Give $218,000 to College-Bound, High-School Students
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, named after the issei businessman from Yamaguchi and his wife – who met and wed on Maui then together co-founded Hawaiian Host chocolates in Kaimukī – donated...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – JASH Virtual Programs and Resources
During the coronavirus lockdown, the Japan- America Society of Hawai‘i staff — in lieu of hosting JASH’s many “face-to-face” events — curated a webpage of high-quality online resources for community...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Buy Local Via Food-A-Go-Go Farms
“Support local farmers!” is the current digital war cry of Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation executive director Denise Yamaguchi, the longtime non-profit leader, spouse of notable restauranteur Roy and...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Free Ukulele Practice Videos for the (Quarantined) Family
From April 5, Roy Sakuma Studios has offered lighthearted, weekly “Ukulele Practice Videos” on its website and YouTube channel at no cost to the public. Families who want to teach their children (or...
View ArticleSpotlight – UJSH: “Renkyo No Ayumi” Commemorative Book
United Japanese Society of Hawaii Holds Online General Membership Meeting Jodie Chiemi Ching The United Japanese Society of Hawaii’s annual general membership meeting was called to order by Rev....
View ArticleLead Story – Sen. Mazie the Fierce
Hawai‘i’s Senior Member of Congress Models Compassionate Governance for Up-and-Coming National Leaders Ida Yoshinaga Mazie Hirono laughs in surprise when I offer congratulations on her latest honor,...
View ArticleNGN Programs (part II)
“Hana no Orizurugasa (The Paper Crane),” 1960 jidaigeki, 1 hour and 46 minutes. Directed by Toshikazu Kono. Starring Hashizo Okawa, Yukio Hashi and Hiroko Sakuramachi. Wandering vagrant Hantaro risks...
View ArticleNGN Programs (Part I)
“Takaga Mondo 3,” premieres Tuesday, July 7, at 7:35 p.m. “Takaga Mondo” is back! Mondo, a lobby clerk at Seventh Meiwa Bank, solves major incidents that occur in the city, one after another! “Love or...
View ArticleNGN3 July Movie Schedule (Part II)
THURSDAY, JULY 16 1:20 a.m. – Devil’s Flute 3:40 a.m. – The Second Bullet is Marked 5:10 a.m. – Official with a Tattoo 6:50 a.m. – Isshin Tasuke: A Man of Men 8:30 a.m. – Bright Red Flower of Courage...
View ArticleNGN3 July Movie Schedule (Part I)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Midnight – The Shogun’s Guard 1:40 a.m. – Case of Umon: Woman of Magic Lantern 3:10 a.m. – Champion of Death 4:40 a.m. – Isshin Tasuke: A Man of Men 6:20 a.m. – The Last True Yakuza...
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Culture4Kids!
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View ArticleCommunity Focus – Bamboo Ridge at Home
Around since 1978, the premiere journal of the literatures of Hawaiʻi, Bamboo Ridge, has upgraded itself for the audiovisual-media-friendly era with “Bamboo Ridge at Home”...
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