Dialogue – CHILDREN’S DAY!
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
Growing up, I was different than my peers. I was a gumby-ish lanky thing that tried to blend in, only my general awkwardness in my own skin made many of my classmates...
Dialogue – MAUI STRONG
As we all watched the tragic events unfold on Maui these past weeks, us here at The Hawai‘i Herald have also become uplifted by seeing our islands rally together to support our Lahaina community...
Dialogue – SOLIDARITY
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
Growing up in Hawai‘i, I never really felt “othered” in terms of my race. As a mixed plate of Japanese, Okinawan, Hawaiian and Norwegian, my background wasn’t questioned as most of my...
Rainbow Connections – THE GIFT OF GAMAN
Trisha Y. Nakamura
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
In photos of Malcolm X taken after he was murdered, a young woman is cradling his head. She is wearing cat-eye glasses and has a scarf on her head. She...
Cover Story – “OKAERINASAI!”
Carolyn Morinishi
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
“Okaerinasai” or “welcome home!” in Uchinanchu (Okinawan immigrants and their descendants) were joyously recited throughout the 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Taikai’s Festival Eve parade held in the city of...
Giving Back – SQUEEZE THE DAY
Summer Nakaishi
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
For Kelsey Nishi Darling and Michael Darling, newlywed life began innocuously. The couple had met at a party in 2005 and began dating shortly after. Ten years later, the...
Dialogue – ALOHA!
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
For those that don’t know me already, my name is Kristen Nemoto Jay. I’m the new editor for The Hawai‘i Herald. I come from a small but profound list of amazing women...
Cover Story – THE LIFE OF AN ASL INTERPRETER
Summer Nakaishi
Shaun Shimizu lives in two worlds. In one world, he’s an American Sign Language interpreter, both personally and now professionally. Shimizu, who grew up as the only Hard of Hearing person in his...
Cover Story – T-SHIRT THEATRE
Alan Suemori
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
In the soft darkness of the Farrington High School auditorium, George Kon watches the actors on stage intently. The teenage performers who are drawn from all quarters of Kalihi...
Dialogue – CHOOSE LOVE NOT WAR
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
It’s quite unbelievable how the effects of war can have on everyone. Whether you’re a descendent of a soldier, a veteran yourself, or lived during the conflict, the tentacles of a war’s...
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