HUOA Installs 2015 Officers, Honors “Uchinanchu Of The Year”
Over 900 people packed the Hawaii Okinawa Center on Jan. 17 for the installation of the organization’s 2015 officers and advisors and to recognize the year’s Uchinanchu of the Year.
In his message, outgoing president...
Haleiwa Shingon Mission Reaching Out
Margaret Shiba
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
“Yoo Omairi . . .” sang a chorus of voices, as more than 100 people gathered at the Haleiwa Shingon Mission on O‘ahu’s north shore on Oct. 26 for...
Sarah Kiyomi Kamida
Gwen Battad Ishikawa
Every year, the Herald interviews the outgoing Cherry Blossom Festival queen as she prepares to pass on her crown to her successor. What are some of the changes that have taken place...
Cyrus Tamashiro Installed As UJSH President
Karleen C. Chinen
Over 350 people turned out for the installation of the United Japanese Society of Hawaii’s 2015-16 officers and directors at the organization’s annual Installation and Recognition Banquet. The event was held June...
Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai Celebrates 60th
Karleen C. Chinen
"According to the zodiac calendar, we have attained our kanreki (60th) year,” Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai president Wayne Miyao told the 110 kenjin kai members and guests who gathered at the Waialae...
United Japanese Society Celebrates Arrival Of 2015
About 200 United Japanese Society of Hawaii members and friends attended the organization’s annual shinnen enkai on Jan. 24 at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Manoa Grand Ballroom.
The program began with the observance...
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...
Project Dana – A Rainbow Of Caring
Kevin Kawamoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Approximately 500 volunteer caregivers and supporters of Project Dana gathered at the Dole Cannery’s Pömaika‘i Ballrooms on Sept. 20 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this widely respected and...
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...
Chrysanthemum Festival Queen Crowned
Devynn-Leigh Kochi, 16, of Ha‘ikü was crowned queen of the 62nd Chrysanthemum Festival, which was held Dec. 6 at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku, Maui. Kochi is a junior at King...
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