Art

Renelaine Pfister Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Are you ready to return to real venues, not virtual ones? Are you ready to watch live theater and actors up close? I am, especially with a venue in...

Colin Sewake Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Almost eight decades have passed since the Battle of Okinawa and the end of World War II, but the memories of 136 teachers and students from a women’s school...

Jodie Chiemi Ching Special to The Hawai‘i Herald As long as there is a love for Japanese enka in Hawai‘i, Lorraine (Asato) Kaneshiro’s spirit will live on in our hearts forever. And on Saturday, June 4,...

For the past two years of COVID-19 uncertainty, Obon festivals were either canceled, virtual or of limited capacity, but this year marks the return of Obon season in Hawai‘i. At press time, the temples...

Nick Kurosawa Zentoku Foundation (zentokufoundation.org) Republished with permission The genre of jazz is usually associated with places like New Orleans or New York where musicians are steeped in the roots of the genre, but the authenticity of jazz...

JCCH FIRST MULTI-DAY VIRTUAL ‘OHANA FESTIVAL This year, The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i presented its first multi-day virtual New Year’s Ohana Festival which was hosted by Nolan Hong. It was held from Friday, Jan....

Sharon Yamato Republished with permission Discover Nikkei (Aug. 26, 2021) (discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2021/8/26/mine-okubo) How appropriate that on the 75th Anniversary of Miné Okubo’s pioneering graphic memoir, “Citizen 13660” (University of Washington Press, 2014), hailed for its groundbreaking account of the...

KENNEDY THEATRE: “THE HUMAN PAVILION” In a gripping tale about Okinawan identity in a multi-ethnic Japan, Okinawan playwright Chinen Seishin’s “The Human Pavilion” will be streamed online from Friday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Dec. 5.  Kennedy...

Kristen Nemoto Jay Commentary "I Was a Simple Man” is a film set in the pastoral countryside of the North Shore of O‘ahu and shares the highlights and low points of a life lived by a...

Lange and Okiishi Capture the Japanese American Experiences Through Images and Artwork Kristen Nemoto Jay Out on display now at University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa are two noted artists whose mission of sharing Japanese American experiences...