Bulletin Board – HAWAI’I PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST
WHO/WHAT: The Hawai’i Public Radio recently featured a story that commemorates the 80th anniversary of the creation of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The broadcast includes information about the 442nd RCT that was created...
Bulletin Board – DENSHŌ WWII INCARCERATION (VIRTUAL)
WHO/WHAT: Dr. Donna Nagata posed a question, “In what ways do you feel the incarceration has impacted your own life?” in a recent survey conducted from nearly 500 Yonsei descendants of WWII incarceration. As...
Bulletin Board – NISEI VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTER
WHO/WHAT: The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center has a new exhibit, “What’s New - Recent Acquisitions” that includes memorabilia such as a Japanese canteen from Guadalcanal, a 1941 Japanese aircraft mechanic’s toolbox and medals from...
Cover Story – AMERICAN DREAM
Jackie Kojima
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
For professional opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen, the path of life has been full of unexpected twists and turns. But she would not have had it any other way.
Born...
COMMUNITY FOCUS
100th BATTALION AND MIS VETERANS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
Two World War II AJA veterans groups — the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization and the MIS (Military Intelligence Service) Veterans Club of Hawaii — installed their...
Ready, Set… Grow! – HAWAI‘I’S STATE FLOWER
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
The native yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray), also known as ma‘o hau hele was officially designated as Hawai‘i’s state flower in 1988 (HRS §5-16).
This native endemic hibiscus is only known...
Estate Planning Insights – WHAT TO DO WHEN SOMEONE DIES WITH A TRUST
Ethan R. Okura
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
A Revocable Living Trust allows you to avoid probate at death. You don’t have to hire an attorney to go to court. However, you still need an estate-planning attorney to...
Real Possibilities – COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANTS
Craig Gima
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
A good idea and hard-working volunteers can change communities for the better if they can be supported. That’s the concept behind AARP Livable Communities Community Challenge grants.
On Moloka‘i, the Guzeiji Soto...
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