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Lead Story – Recalling Iolani Palace’s Return to Glory

Hawaii Herald - March 19, 2019

The kabuki play, “Renjishi,” is the story of the white-haired father shishi (mystical lion) and his two red-haired shishi cubs. The opening of the play is told through a dance with puppets. From left: Fukunosuke Nakamura, Shikan Nakamura (front) and Hashinosuke Nakamura. (Photo by Wayne Shinbara)

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Culture – Kabuki in Hawaii 2019: “Subarashikatta Ne!”

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Akisamiyo! Stuck in the gutter. (Photos by Colin Sewake)

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My Hawaii – Slices of Life in Okinawa

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March 15th Columns & Cartoons

“Tobe! UTA Sanshin” New York Preview Performance

Bulletin Board Hawaii Herald - March 18, 2019

WHO/WHAT: Carnegie Hall . . . Here they come! Afuso Ryu Gensei Kai Hawaii will present a preview performance of the Okinawan koten (classical) and minyo (folk) music and dance numbers they will perform...

Estate Planning Insights – Tenants by the Entirety for Personal Property

Estate Planning Ethan R. Okura - March 18, 2019

ESTATE PLANNING INSIGHTS By Ethan R. Okura Back in December of 2009, my father, Sanford K. Okura, wrote an excellent article titled “Tenants by the Entirety.” It explained the pros and cons of holding property as “tenants by the entirety” as opposed to holding them in revocable trust(s). At the time, tenants by the entirety....

“Taste of Hongwanji” and Spring Bazaar

Bulletin Board Hawaii Herald - March 18, 2019

WHO/WHAT: Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin presents its annual “Taste of Hongwanji” and Spring Bazaar featuring foods such as beef stew, fried noodles, sushi rolls, KC Waffle Dogs, shave ice and baked goods. Other highlights:...

Theatre poster with text 'August at Akiko's', which was first published in International Film Festival 2018

“August at Akiko’s” at Consolidated Kahala

Bulletin Board Hawaii Herald - March 18, 2019

WHO/WHAT: The made-in-Hawai‘i indie film, which debuted at the 2018 Hawaii International Film Festival, tells the story of musician/actor Alex Zhang Hungtai’s search for his grandparent’s home on the Big Island and the unlikely...

My Hawaii – Slices of Life in Okinawa

Issues Colin Sewake - March 18, 2019

MY HAWAII By Colin Sewake IN THE GUTTER Location: Nagahama, Yomitan; January 2019 No, I’m not referring to my bowling ball, but rather to my Nissan Serena minivan.I left home to pick up my son Yoshiaki (“Aki”) from Yomitan High School and then take him to his juku (cram school) in Okinawa-shi (Okinawa City). For....