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...
Dialogue – History Buffs
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
In the summer of 1942, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, was the training location of the 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), the nearly all-Japanese American segregated military unit of 1,500 mainly local boys from Hawai‘i...
Dialogue – EARTH DAY!
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
Fifty-three years ago, millions took to the streets on April 22, 1970, to celebrate the nation’s first Earth Day. It was a momentous demonstration and declaration that American citizens were fed up...
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...
Dialogue – 80 YEARS OF THE 442ND
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
Some reading this may already know, but for those who don’t: I’m a proud descendent of a 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran. Wilbert “Sandy” Holck was his name; Cannon Company was his...
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 – PROUD TO MAKE WAVES
Trisha Nakamura
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
For most of the country, June is Pride month. While here on O‘ahu and Maui we coincide most of our Pride activities to the month of October (the same month when...
Cover Story – ALOHA HARVEST: WASTE LESS, FEED MORE
Renelaine Pfister
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The other day I had to throw away a bag of moldy bread after consuming only a few slices. It pains me to throw away food when I know...
Rainbow Connections – CONNECTIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY
Trisha Nakamura
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
For many people in the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, pansexual, asexual and nonbinary) community, a sense of belonging is hard to find. Not only are they marginalized...
Dialogue – CELEBRATE COMPASSION
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
I’m not really a religious person. The fact that I had to confirm with my mom, before writing this Dialogue, what church we affiliated with when I was growing up — whether...
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