Community – OBON AT THE WAIMÄNALO JAPANESE CEMETERY
Rev. Bert Sumikawa Continues to Help Descendants Honor their Ancestors
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Over a decade has passed since the last time Kailua resident Arthur Nakagawa offered incense at the gravesite of...
In Our Community – POW! WOW! EXHIBIT AT BISHOP MUSEUM
Graffiti Art Makes History
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Editor’s note: This summer, Pow! Wow! — a nonprofit organization street art festival — celebrates 10 years of tagging, spraying, and creating contemporary artwork with an art exhibit at...
Mind-Body Wellness – TURNING YOUR FEARS INTO CALM
How to Navigate Your Way Out From Anxiety and Into Tranquility
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
While working with individuals over the past 22 years, I have observed that when a decision is made from a...
Spotlight: FAREWELL (FOR NOW, HERALD)
Ida Yoshinaga
Editor’s note: As of this writing, my staff writer (friend and cheerleader) for the last year and a half, Ida Yoshinaga is already off to Atlanta, Georgia on a new adventure as an...
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 – AARP: MAKE MAKI & NIGIRI SUSHI
WHO/WHAT: Learn how to make sushi from the comfort of your own kitchen as AARP Hawaii, Kaunoa Senior Services and Uala Leaf Cafe at Windward Community College presents an online sushi making session with...
Music Culture – ALOHA GOT SOUL: THE FUNKY SIDE OF PARADISE
Nick Kurosawa
Commentary
When the two words Hawai‘i and music come together, the images in your mind might look like a romantic cliché — the palm trees swaying, the hula dancer and her hips, the vowel-heavy...
Bulletin Board – HoMA: HOKUSAI’S MOUNT FUJI
WHO/WHAT: Every other week, a piece of Katsushika Hokusai’s masterpieces of Mount Fuji will be on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art. “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” will allow its viewers to learn...