December 3, 2021 Columnists

Sharon Yamato Republished with permission Discover Nikkei (Aug. 26, 2021) (discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2021/8/26/mine-okubo) How appropriate that on the 75th Anniversary of Miné Okubo’s pioneering graphic memoir, “Citizen 13660” (University of Washington Press, 2014), hailed for its groundbreaking account of the...

WHO/WHAT: Explore Japan without having to leave the island as the Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii presents the Nomi No Ichiba Flea Market. Visitors will get to browse through an international boutique filled with...

2021 MADE IN HAWAII FESTIVAL Many long-time vendors of past Made In Hawaii Festivals were excited to be back at the festival, but to a different location, due to the current covid pandemic. This year,...

Joseph S. Oshiro and Albert K. Nakama Helped to Liberate French Towns in World War II  Gregg K. Kakesako Special to The Hawai'i Herald In what may be the last public ceremony, the French government honored six...

UJSH CELEBRATES NENCHOSHA FOR 2020 AND 2021 On Saturday, Nov. 6, the United Japanese Society of Hawaii presented its annual Nenchosha festivities with honorees that were recognized for 2020 and 2021. Since celebrations were pushed...

Ningen no sokojikara wa Gyakkyö de tsukurareru. A human's underlying strength is forged from adversity. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii

Dr. Chad Sato Hawai‘i Herald Columnist How you react to situations that occur in your life is determined by your interpretation of those events. In the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic affected us in varying...

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...

Dad's Three Cats by Gwen Muranaka

Carol Park Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Commentary Gail Tsukiyama’s novel, “The Color of Air,” paints a vivid picture of old Hawai‘i. The time of sugar cane plantations, where the dreams of immigrants from Japan, or other...