Cover Story – NON-POLITICAL QUESTIONS WE ASKED CANDIDATES
Election Day is upon us! Voters should begin receiving their ballots in the mail for the general election on Friday, Oct. 21. To get to know the candidates better, The Hawai‘i Herald asked the...
Dialogue – FBI (From Big Island)
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
My maternal grandmother, who we lived next door to in Kailua, O‘ahu, when I was younger, was from Hilo, Hawai‘i island, or for most of us locals call Big Island. Some weeks...
Cover Story – WAHIAWÄ STRONG
Mom-and-Pop Shops Persevere Through the Pandemic
Dan Nakasone
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Wahiawä Town is like an island within an island in central O‘ahu. It is bordered by the north and south forks of Kaukonahua Stream,...
Cover Story – UPWARD BOUND
Alysa Tomasa
Commentary
After more than 20 years, WCC’s Upward Bound program will not be funded for the next five-year grant cycle, leaving potential first-generation college students without a place they call their second home. For...
Dialogue – Grateful
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
This past year as the editor for The Hawai‘i Herald has been tremendously rewarding, especially these months following our inaugural Pride issue. I was reminded why this paper means so much to...
The Second (!!!) Annual Kaua‘i Issue
Strike up the band! The Hawai‘i Herald’s second annual Kaua‘i Issue is a reality — and now history. Thanks to a discount fare on Hawaiian Airlines, we were able to send Herald managing editor Gwen...
Remembering A People’s Minister
Karleen C. Chinen
Commentary
If the number of people who turned out to bid farewell to Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s 14th bishop was any indication, the Rev. Chikai Yosemori was a much-loved man. Yosemori, the...
Cover Story – CLUB GENJI, MAHALO FOR THE MEMORIES
Two Friends Talk About Good Times Spent at a Favorite Hangout for Honolulu Locals
Karen Shishido and Grant Murata
Commentary
Special to The Hawai’i Herald
Editor’s Note: On Sept. 16, Club Genji owners, Gaye Misemer and Keiko Yamashige,...
Cover Story – MAUI TAIKO
George Furukawa
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Kay Fukumoto of Maui Taiko is the embodiment of a treasured legacy that continues to resonate today, despite the ravages of a global pandemic and the devastating loss of...
Dialogue – MAHALO MAUI!
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
This is the 10th year that The Hawai‘i Herald has printed a special Maui island issue. My second one since becoming editor last May.
This issue shares stories about Maui-ans who’ve each accomplished...