Editor’s Note – 2020 TAUGHT US RESILIENCE, GRATITUDE AND ALOHA
Jodie Chiemi Ching
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let’s face it, 2020 was all hammajang! But that’s okay, because as a community we are feeling stronger, wiser and more grateful. Like many of you, I lost a...
In Our Community
Photos by Wayne Shimbara
DEC. 6: TOYS FOR TOTS
DEC. 28: MOCHITSUKI AT NICHIREN MISSION OF HAWAII
In Our Community – RAINBOW DRIVE-IN TRICK-OR-TREAT
Kids Enjoy Treats From the HJJCC Cherry Blossom Court Members
Photos by Wayne Shinbara
HONOR, REFLECTION AND CONNECTION
Jodie Chiemi Ching
This month, many events surrounding the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II were curtailed because of our state’s pandemic lockdown. The commemoration ceremony at Pearl Harbor on Sept. 2...
MAHALO VETERANS!
75th V-J Day Commemoration, Events, Stories and Resources
Ida Yoshinaga
To celebrate “Victory Over Japan” Day in the Pacific, World War II veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team Terry T. Shima was featured in...
THREE BOOKS, ONE MESSAGE
Never Too Young to Learn Why We Should Always Strive for Peace
Karleen Chinen
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
This year, International Peace Day (Sept. 21) is being observed just a few weeks after the 75th anniversary...
Community: The Last Months Of Obon
As August approaches, so does the end of obon. This year, hot summer nights were not spent dancing around a yagura, eating a KC Waffle hotdog or cooling off with shave ice under the...
Editor’s Note – GAMBARÖ! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Jodie Chiemi Ching When I read the news about the Honolulu Star-Advertiser giving notice to lay off 31 workers across all departments, I felt heartbroken and afraid. But, just a couple of days ago, on June 30, Pacific Business News senior editor, Janis L. Magin, reported that the Star-Advertiser and the Pacific Media Workers Guild,....