Cover Story – WELCOME BACK!
40th Annual Okinawan Festival!
The Hawaii United Okinawa Association is excited to be back in-person for the 40th Okinawan Festival on Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, Sept. 4 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Despite being...
Sports Culture – STILL FLYIN’
“The Flyin’ Hawaiian” continues to help others soar
Colin Sewake
Special to The Hawai'i Herald
A few months ago, the world was focused on 2,871 athletes from 91 teams who competed in a record 109 events at...
Cover Story – SUPER SHEA!
Jackie Kojima
Shea Sakahara is your typical 17-year-old rising high school senior. When this Kailua teen isn’t busy with SAT prep, classes at Punahou School, or his part-time job in the After School Care program,...
In Our Community – SUMIDA FARM PHOTO PROJECT
Photos by Charidel Busbuso, Fitzpatrick Chua and Kendrick Tokuda
Students from Leeward Community College’s ART 277D Studio Photography class, taught by Wayne Muromoto this past spring, visited Sumida Farm to conduct a photography project, which...
Sports Culture – PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS
George Furukawa
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
For Cyd Okino, the first female head golf professional at Pearl Country Club in ‘Aiea, navigating the proverbial yellow brick road to fame and fortune has been an exhilarating...
Cover Story – MAUI TAIKO
George Furukawa
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Kay Fukumoto of Maui Taiko is the embodiment of a treasured legacy that continues to resonate today, despite the ravages of a global pandemic and the devastating loss of...
History – THE SPIRIT OF SHINOBU
The life, hardships and resilience of the Tani family
Carlyn Leinani Tani
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
As evening fell on July 18, 1926, a Dodge touring car packed with the nine-member Tani family came barreling down...
History – KUAKINI HOME CELEBRATES 90TH ANNIVERSARY
Summer Nakaishi
Kuakini’s Hale Pulama Mau auditorium was decorated festively – tables topped with sakura paper fans and a blossoming orchid, with intricately cut paper cherry blossoms dusted across pink tablecloths – ready to celebrate...
Cover Story – UPWARD BOUND
Alysa Tomasa
Commentary
After more than 20 years, WCC’s Upward Bound program will not be funded for the next five-year grant cycle, leaving potential first-generation college students without a place they call their second home. For...
OBON EVENTS – 2022 BON DANCE SCHEDULE
For the past two years of COVID-19 uncertainty, Obon festivals were either canceled, virtual or of limited capacity, but this year marks the return of Obon season in Hawai‘i. At press time, the temples...
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