Feature Story – KUNI ISLAND FABRICS
How a Small Business Helped the Community Sew Their Way Through a Pandemic
Wayne Muromoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Old timers will remember the name of Kuni Dry Goods, or just “Kuni’s,” but if they haven’t...
Community – OBON AT THE WAIMÄNALO JAPANESE CEMETERY
Rev. Bert Sumikawa Continues to Help Descendants Honor their Ancestors
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Over a decade has passed since the last time Kailua resident Arthur Nakagawa offered incense at the gravesite of...
In Our Community – POW! WOW! EXHIBIT AT BISHOP MUSEUM
Graffiti Art Makes History
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Editor’s note: This summer, Pow! Wow! — a nonprofit organization street art festival — celebrates 10 years of tagging, spraying, and creating contemporary artwork with an art exhibit at...
OBON EVENTS – OBON EVENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Note: Though we included some temple updates below, generally, we have tried not to duplicate the information we already printed in this “Obon Events” section of the past three Herald issues.
To confirm the...
Cover Story – KALAUPAPA
A Place of Contradiction and Contemplation
Dan Nakasone
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Kalaupapa. A place of contradiction: stunning beauty and serenity, haunted by stories of deep sorrow. The worst and the best of humanity are portrayed...
OBON EVENTS – OBON EVENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Note: To include news of your temple or organization’s obon-related events this summer, email thehawaiiherald@gmail.com. We reserve the right to edit your information for brevity. For updates, check with the temple or organization’s...
Maui Community – JAPANESE TEAHOUSE IN KEPANIWAI PARK GETS TLC
“It’s Our Kuleana,” Say Deron Furukawa, President, Japanese Cultural Society of Maui
Kathy Collins
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The site of one of the bloodiest battles in Hawaiian history seems an unlikely location for celebrating birthdays...
In Our Community
JUNE 11: KAMEHAMEHA DAY
Photos by Wayne Shinbara
JUNE 26: MANTÖ-E TRADITION
Decorating For Obon With 10,000 Lanterns
Editor’s note: Last month, the Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii held a lantern-decorating workshop in the temple’s Otani Center multi-purpose...
Sports Culture – STEEL IS REAL
Japanese Fixed-Gear Bikes – Art, Sport and Tradition
Nick Kurosawa
Special to the Hawai‘i Herald
Commentary
Fixed-gear bicycles. A movement that has taken hold of the recent generations, providing two-wheeled travel that boasts a different view of the...
Cover Story – BRENNAN’S BILL
Twelve-Year-Old Brennan Yamaguchi Co-Creates Bill to Bring in Awareness of Epilepsy
Renelaine Pfister
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
When I was 12 years old growing up in the Philippines, I was reading “Sweet Valley Twins” and playing...
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