Profile – THE ARTISTRY OF CABINETMAKER MILTON KANDA
Gwen Muranaka
Republished With Permission
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the Zentoku Foundation website (zentokufoundation.org/miltonkanda). The Zentoku Foundation was created to help grow and strengthen the Japanese American community by developing a user...
Honoring the Legacy – RYAN KAWAMOTO
Telling the AJA Story through Video
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This bimonthly series, “Honoring the Legacy,” represents a partnership between the Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of...
My Hawaii – FROM OCEAN TO ‘ÖPÜ
Donald’s Poke Shop Brings Hawaiian Flavors to Okinawa, Japan
Colin Sewake
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
“Okinawa is such a beautiful place, not just the ocean and scenery and culture, but the people. I’ve been treated well and taken...
Ryan’s Table – THE A-MAIZE-ING GRAIN
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Many years ago, while my dad was a letter carrier in Waimänalo, he often brought home corn given to him by employees at the Waimänalo Research Station, College of Tropical Agriculture...
Aloha From Bamboo Ridge
PELE’S TEARS
Rachel Ana Brown
Published with Permission
“Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai‘i Literature and Arts No. 91”
(Bamboo Ridge Press, 2007)
It hasn’t rained for four years.
Mom has one of her boyfriends
hook the bathtub drain to a pipe...
Historical Fiction – “A Question of Loyalty”
Mike Malaghan
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: “A Question of Loyalty” is the second historical novel in Mike Malaghan’s trilogy on the Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. Prior to “A Question of Loyalty,” the...
Mind-Body Wellness – MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL TRICK-OR-TREATING
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Halloween is celebrated each year on Oct. 31. Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts (history.com/topics/halloween)....
Your Social Security – NEED A STANDARDIZED BENEFIT-VERIFICATION LETTER?
Get it Online
Jane Burigsay
Courtesy: Social Security Administration
If you need a benefit-verification letter, sometimes called a “proof-of-income letter,” we have good news for you! Your benefit-verification letter is available online when you need proof of...
Today’s Thought # 2
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
PERSONAL TREASURES
In life there are many kinds of treasures, and they are not all made of silver and gold. When you find a friend, you find a treasure....