Hanamatsuri – IS SPRING IN YOUR HEART?
Bishop Eric Matsumoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The weather is warm, the breeze blows gently, the rain falls lightly and the flowers are blooming beautifully. Spring is such a beautiful time of year. Don’t you...
COMMUNITY FOCUS
UH PRESS SALE: A SECRET JOY FOR READERS
The University of Hawai‘i Press is a monster of a publishing company — at least when it comes to (virtually) monopolizing the market for putting out Hawai‘i-Pacific-Asia-themed...
History – HIROSHIGE’S “THE FIFTY-THREE STATIONS OF TÖKAIDÖ”
An Artist’s Portal to Old Japan
Alan Suemori
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
In August 1832, the remarkable ukiyoe artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) set off on a journey on the Tökaidö Road that would change his life...
Mind-Body Wellness – SPRING CLEANING INSIDE AND OUT
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
This year, March 20 was the first official day of spring, which is determined by the spring equinox when the daylight hours are roughly the same as the nighttime hours....
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
ACCEPTANCE ALTERNATIVE
A father and mother learned that their teenage son was going blind. The boy’s father said, “We have three choices. We can curse life for doing this...
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...
Bulletin Board -HAWAII LANDLORD-TENANT MEDIATION DURING COVID-19
WHO/WHAT: AARP Hawai‘i sponsors “Hawaii Landlord-Tenant Mediation During COVID-19,” an online seminar where renters can learn their rights regarding rent-based evictions and obtain more information on the free mediation services of the Mediation Center...