My Hawaii – Spam Musubi Worth Lining Up For?
MY HAWAII BY Colin Sewake “Okinawa is such a beautiful place, not just the ocean and scenery and culture, but the people. I’ve been treated well and taken care of by many people here in what has become ‘My Hawai‘i.’” — Colin Sewake SPAM MUSUBI-PLUS Location: Domestic Terminal, Naha International Airport; July 2018 What’s known....
Your Social Security – Social Security Needs Annual Checkups Too
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY By Jane Yamamoto-Burigsay
Historical Fiction – “Picture Bride, A Family Saga”
HISTORICAL FICTION By Michael G. Malaghan Chapter 127 Taka and Pafko witnessed the same trial, but their columns would have had you believe otherwise. Prosecution Proves its Case By Takeshi Takayama Despite the brilliantly clever defense by the renowned Clarence Darrow and tear-filled testimony by alleged assault victim Thalia Massie, the defense failed to make....
Obon Celebration Performance By Hiromi Junta
WHO/WHAT: Japanese singer, songwriter and composer Hiromi Junta will present a performance of original compositions from her homeland, Tokunoshima, in the Amami
archipelago near Okinawa.
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, July 6, at 7:15 p.m. at Lahaina Jodo Mission...
“The Princess and the Iso Peanut”
WHO/WHAT: Manoa Valley Theatre and Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center team up to present “The Princess and the Iso Peanut,” Lisa Matsumoto’s and Roslyn
Catracchia’s local pidgin musical comedy.
What happens when a traditional fairytale...
Obon Ceremony Celebrating 150th Anniversary of the Gannenmono
WHO/WHAT: This commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Gannenmono will begin with an obon service conducted by the Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani of Moiliili Hongwanji Mission.
WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, July 15, at 4...