JCCH: Winter Craft Fair
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...
Herald Salutes – HUOA Legacy Award
The Hawaii United Okinawa Association presented its Legacy Award to eight individuals — four from Hawai‘i and four from Okinawa — for their contributions to the Okinawan and larger local and global community. The awards were presented at a luncheon banquet at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom on Nov. 2. Honored from Hawai‘i were....
BODHI Day Service
WHO/WHAT: The Hawaii Buddhist Council will celebrate the attainment of perfect awakening by Shakyamuni Buddha some 2,500 years ago. Guest speaker Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer will present a talk entitled, “Ho‘oulu: This Time of...
Historical Fiction – “A Question of Loyalty”
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....
Ryan’s Table – Holiday Cocktails
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....
JASH: Tomodachi Holiday Tea
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...
A Washington Place Christmas
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...
Dear Frances – Timeless Memories, Moving Memories
Frances Kakugawa Hawai‘i Herald Columnist I am writing this column before I leave for Hawai‘i to give several talks on caregiving and to introduce my new book on Kapoho. To be honest, I’m feeling a bit burnt out after spending much of my last 20 years doing talks on the road. As fate would have....