Commentary

Summer Nakaishi Special to The Hawai‘i Herald It’s an early Saturday morning and all is quiet on Kamoku St. except for the vibrant teal blue 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans Clubhouse, where members are already hard at...

The Hori family’s continued passion for baking Jackie Kojima Special to The Hawai‘i Herald In 1932, Yoshio and Miyako Hori brought two babies into the world: their son, Richard Yasuo Hori, and their bakery. Yoshio, a former...

Alan Suemori Commentary Special to The Hawai‘i Herald People from all walks of life gathered on that rainy Saturday morning, March 24, to bring attention to the killing sprees taking place on school campuses across the nation. Spurred on by the Feb. 14 tragedy at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Honolulu gathering attracted....

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...

Jackie Kojima Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Many of us in Hawai‘i grumble about long commutes. But not many can beat Kaua‘i resident Kenji Yamada, who travels 2,700 miles just to get to work. During the spring...

Photos Challenge Discrimination Against Micronesians in Hawai‘i Floyd K. Takeuchi Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald It’s a dirty secret about life in the Aloha State: many of our newest and poorest residents don’t live a life...

Summer Nakaishi Special to The Hawai‘i Herald In the midst of the global pandemic, Sascha Koki discovered something unexpected — her curls. Sascha, a thirty-something Japanese and Black woman, had been straightening her hair as soon...

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...

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...

Mahalo to the “Military Intelligence Service Language School Registry” Project Drusilla Tanaka Special to The Hawai‘i Herald My high school yearbook is a well-worn treasure. After leafing through it all these years, the binding along its spine...