“Island Breeze” in Concert
WHO/WHAT: “Island Breeze,” an all-star trio blending
Hawaiian and Japanese instruments in a creatively inspiring and exciting style, will perform in concert for one night only.
The trio consists of Jeff Peterson (Hawaiian slack key guitar),...
Multi-Faith Peace Walk for 72 years of Atomic Bombing Restraint
WHO/WHAT: The Three-Petals Peace Partnership of the Quaker Friends, Newman Center (Catholic) and Buddhist Study Center will join Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii for the eighth annual candlelight peace walk to the Honolulu Civic...
Dear Frances – View from Another Window
DEAR FRANCES By Frances H. Kakugawa Dear Frances, Do you know what bothers me at times? When I see my wife Fran just sleeping, unable to speak anymore. I wonder if she’s comfortable or if she’s in pain. I wish I knew what she was thinking. I can’t tell. I know she is still here....
Ryan’s Table – A Toast to Negroni Week
RYAN'S TABLE BY Ryan Tatsumoto For the past five years, Imbibe magazine and Campari have teamed up during the first week of June to celebrate Negroni Week, a time when restaurants and bars worldwide raise money for various charities by toasting the aperitif that was created in the early 1900s. The first Negroni Week, in....
Historical Fiction – “Picture Bride”, A Family Saga
HISTORICAL FICTION By Michael G. Malaghan Chapter 104 As Kenji drove off, Haru padded over to her Singer. “A seamstress day,” she addressed the new machine, all the while thinking, You are the only good outcome of my meeting with Okumura. She sat down beside the pile of her sons’ trousers — some needed to....
Hiroshima Peace Service Ceremony
WHO/WHAT: The Hiroshima Commemoration and Peace Committee will hold its annual Hiroshima Peace Service Ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.
The commemoration will includes a blessing...
Your Social Security – Growing Your Benefits Beyond Retirement Age
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY By Jane Yamamoto-Burigsay