Hui O Laulima Accepting 2016 Cultural Grant Applications
Applications are being accepted for Hui O Laulima’s 2016 Cultural Grant program. All prospective grant projects/activities and expenditure of grant monies must take place during the 2016 calendar year (January-December). Applications are due by...
Murata To Judge In Okinawa
Grant “Sandaa” Murata, longtime Okinawan sanshin sensei (teacher) as well as advertising and promotions manager for The Hawai‘i Herald and Hawaii Hochi, has been selected as a judge for next month’s Geinou Konku-ru proficiency...
Deigo Club Welcomes Yasuko Arakawa As President
Deigo Club members knew that celebrating the new year in April was a bit late. Then again, club members didn’t know whether the club would still be in existence to celebrate the arrival of...
Tomodachi Inouye Scholars Visit Hawai‘i
Twenty-three students from Matsuyama University in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture recently visited Honolulu, where they met with students from the University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa as part of the TOMODACHI Inouye Scholars exchange program.
The program...
Kona Historical Society Holding Online Auction
The Kona Historical Society is holding an online auction to raise money for its upcoming community projects and programs. The auction will continue through Sunday, July 26, at 7 p.m. (HST). On the auction...
Jared S. Higashi
Jared S. Higashi recently joined the Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association as director of government and community affairs.
Higashi will represent HLTA members and serve as a liaison with government and elected officials. He will...
Author Graham Salisbury Inducted as 100th Battalion Honorary Member
Veteran children’s book author Graham “Sandy” Salisbury was inducted into the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans Club as
an honorary member. Salisbury is best known for his historical novels for school-age youngsters, including a series on...
Deigo Club Members Celebrate The Monkey Year
Deigo Club members gathered at Masa’s Cafeteria on March 13 for the club’s 67th annual shinnen enkai. The late afternoon program began with the observance of a moment of silence in memory of deceased...
Hui O Laulima Accepting 2015 Cultural Grant Applications
Hui O Laulima, a women’s organization dedicated to promoting, perpetuating and preserving Okinawan culture, is currently accepting applications for its 2015 cultural grant program. The grants are open to groups and individuals who are...
Herald Salutes
Kristi Hirota-Schmidt, CMCA(R), AMS(R), has recently been named president of the West Oahu Economic Development Association (WOEDA). Hirota-Schmidt is senior vice president of business development of Associa Hawaii, an association management company.
WOEDA is a...
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