Cover Story – SHELTER LODGE
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...
Culture – GOING HOME
Colin Y. Sewake
Special to The Hawai’i Herald
It’s been almost six years since I started to write for The Hawai‘i Herald at the request of former editor-in-chief, Karleen Chinen. I really don’t know how many...
Culture – MULES ON IZENAJIMA
Colin Y. Sewake
Special to The Hawai’i Herald
Did you know there are mules on Izenajima (Izena Island)? Well, recently there were two roaming around there.
My Leilehua High School friend, Valdeane Odachi, and I were in...
In Our Community – ALOHA, ALOHA STADIUM
As we bid farewell to Aloha Stadium this year, we remember our iconic outdoor arena, which was home to everything from University of Hawai‘i football games, tailgating, concerts and shows. Mahalo to The Hawai‘i...
Sports Culture – A SPECIAL COMMUNITY
Alysa Tomasa
Special to The Hawai'i Herald
For high school students Hayden Akau and Trevor Daijo, participating in the Special Olympics and other inclusive extracurricular activities in their schools and communities has given them a chance...
In Our Community – KODOMO NO HI
Happy Children’s Day! Thank you to the members of our Hawai‘i Herald community for sharing photos of their keiki.
Culture – EXPERIENCE OKINAWA!
Colin Y. Sewake
Special to The Hawai’i Herald
Many Hawai‘i Uchinānchu (Okinawan persons) have visited their ancestral homeland, but relatively few are fortunate to stay for an extended period of time to experience more that it...
Culture – HANAMATSURI
George Furukawa
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Hanamatsuri, also known as Wesak in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, is the day that the founder of Buddhism was born. It’s also the same date that Buddhism started, according...
History – THE 442ND RCT TURNS 80
Byrnes Yamashita
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Writer’s note: The young people of World War II are either gone or over 80 and theirs is a story that needs to be told and retold. As I...
History – SEIICHI HIGASHIDE
A Man With Three Homelands
Byrnes Yamashita
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Writer’s note: In my efforts to learn about Nisei soldier history, I inevitably began to learn more about the incarceration of the Mainland Nikkei during...
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