December 6, 2019 Columnists

WHO/WHAT: Gov. David Ige and first lady Dawn Amano-Ige, together with the Washington Place Foundation, are inviting the public to a special Christmas Open House. Christmas trees and holiday decorations will be on view...

  Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii Byöbu wa oreru kara tatsun da yo. Tsuppatte iru to jiki taoreru yo. A folding screen can stand because it is collapsible. An unfolded screen will collapse instantly.

YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY By Jane Yamamoto-Burigsay

8•0•8 By Dennis Fujitake

MEDICARE 411 By Greg Dill

WHO/WHAT: The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i will hold its annual winter craft fair featuring handmade or vintage gifts for the holidays made by vendors from around the island. WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, Dec. 14, 9...

CULTURE 4KIDS! By Carolyn Kubota Morinishi and Marian Kurasaki Kubota To learn how you can create this issue’s craft or featured activity, please click below to subscribe to our online subscription or complete and submit a form here to subscribe to our print edition.

Ryan Tatsumoto Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Although eggnog is a favorite during the holiday season, the classic rum and whisky-laden crème and eggs tend to make me feel a little bloated. And I’ll never turn down a flute of Champagne, however, I prefer to wait until the New Year to do my uncorking. Of course, we....

Michael G. Malaghan Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Shivers’ futile efforts to find any spies over the past two years paralleled the growing affection he and his wife felt for Sue. All of his instincts, nurtured by decades of experience, were being challenged. Despite Washington’s hysteria prophesying their disloyalty, any Issei or Nisei in Hawai‘i....

WHO/WHAT: The Japan-America Society of Hawaii hosts its annual “Tomodachi Holiday Tea” — casual teatime with light sandwiches, pastries and fellowship. This year’s entertainment will be a vocal performance by Jun Ariake, a retired...