Poetry – COW 1 IS NOT COW 2
Frances Kakugawa
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Under the rising sun
The enemy came
Wearing my face.
After Pearl Harbor, I became the enemy
After 9/11, the enemy was Islam.
After COVID-19, it was China.
Now the enemy wears Putin’s face.
Putin...
Dispatches From Japan – EPILOGUE
A Personal Journal from January 2022 through the Future
Kalani M. Fujiwara
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
It’s now autumn of 2022. Japan is about to face the eighth wave of COVID-19 infections. The experts here in...
Ryan’s Table – IT’S SMOKIN!
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Several years ago, I previously highlighted several smoking devices that I currently use, ranging from both vertical and horizontal wood and charcoal, to a smaller bullet and an electric wood-pellet smoker....
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 – FAMILY TRADITIONS
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
As we head into the holiday season and two and a half years into this COVID-19 experience, it’s interesting to observe holiday traditions and habits that were altered drastically. Family...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
LOVE PEOPLE
Someone said, “We are created to love people and to use things.” But the trouble is we reverse this order so we end up loving things and...