Nengajo – 2018,Year of the Dog
The artwork on the following pages are the winning entries in the annual nengajö, or New Year’s card, design contest for students taking Japanese language. The statewide contest is sponsored by the Hawaii Association...
The Arts – Kati Kuroda’s Real Life Stage
Acting is Her Passion — Onstage and Off
Alan Suemori
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
In the 1970s and ’80s there erupted a remarkable celebration of local culture and identity whose echoes are still being felt today....
Culture – “Aloha Den-On” To Debut New Ryukyuan Music School
Nomura Ryü Dentö Ongaku Kyökai Okinawa to Join Hawai‘i Concert
Jodie Chiemi Ching
Special to the Hawai‘i Herald
More than 20 years ago, Bokuzen Kaneshiro presented his precious sanshin to his yonsei granddaughter, Allison Ya-
nagi. It marked...
The Arts – Passing on Her Passion
Principal Dancer Romi Beppu is Training the Next Generation of Principal Dancers
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
At age 34, ballerina Romi Beppu had realized most of her dreams: She had attained the rank...
Arty Business – Asa Ige Says it with Flowers
Melissa Tanji
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Maui boy Asa Ige has taken his love for art and a fondness for ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, and developed a successful flower design business on...
The Arts – “Thirty-Six Views of Mauna Kea”
Artist Laurie Sumiye Borrows Hiroshige’s Concept and Creates Her Own Homage to Mauna Kea
Wayne Muromoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
There are certain works of art that reverberate in time and inspire other artists to create...
Lead Story – “Crossing Bridges”, A Celebration of Wahiawa’s People and History
Gail Honda
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Hundreds of Wahiawä residents gathered under the stars at the Wahiawä Hongwanji Mission on a cool, crisp Dec. 10 evening for a reception celebrating the debut of a photography...
HIFF – Spotlight on Japan
“OVER THE FENCE” | U.S. Premiere | Japan | Japanese w/English subtitles | 112 min.
Written by Yasushi Sato and Ryo Takada. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita.
From Yamashita (“Linda Linda Linda,” “La La La at Rock...
“Rock’n The Holidays With Rakugo!”
Honolulu Theatre for Youth has the perfect solution for filling your holidays with merriment. “Rock’n the Holidays With Rakugo!” will be on-stage at Tenney Theatre through Dec. 20.
The production, which features three stories, was...
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