Bulletin Board – VIRTUAL BUS TOUR IN SHIKOKU
WHO/WHAT: JALPAK International Hawaii, Inc., presents a virtual bus tour of Shikoku, Japan, in collaboration with Kotohira Bus (or Koto Bus). Shikoku Prefecture is known for its famous 88-temple pilgrimage, lush natural landscape and...
Mind-Body Wellness – DECLARATION OF WELLNESS
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty...
Cover Story – KALAUPAPA
A Place of Contradiction and Contemplation
Dan Nakasone
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Kalaupapa. A place of contradiction: stunning beauty and serenity, haunted by stories of deep sorrow. The worst and the best of humanity are portrayed...
Sports Culture – STEEL IS REAL
Japanese Fixed-Gear Bikes – Art, Sport and Tradition
Nick Kurosawa
Special to the Hawai‘i Herald
Commentary
Fixed-gear bicycles. A movement that has taken hold of the recent generations, providing two-wheeled travel that boasts a different view of the...
In Our Community
JUNE 11: KAMEHAMEHA DAY
Photos by Wayne Shinbara
JUNE 26: MANTÖ-E TRADITION
Decorating For Obon With 10,000 Lanterns
Editor’s note: Last month, the Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii held a lantern-decorating workshop in the temple’s Otani Center multi-purpose...
Children’s Book – “CULTURE4KIDS! BOOK 2” FEATURED ON NVMC VIRTUAL SERIES # 2
Jodie Chiemi Ching
Commentary
On Jan. 16, 2021, the Nisei Veteran’s Memorial Center livestreamed the latest entry in its virtual series, “An Afternoon with the Author,” which featured Carolyn Kubota Morinishi and her mother, Marian Kurasaki...
Bulletin Board – JASH GOLF BALL DROP FUNDRAISER
WHO/WHAT: The Japan-America Society of Hawaii is excited to team up with Mauna Loa Helicopters to host a Golf Ball Drop fundraiser.
The cultural-education group will be dropping 1,000 numbered golf balls over a target...
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...
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