Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Contestants (p. 2 of 4)
Lori Satoki Kim
Parents: Eric and Karen Kim
High School: Pacific Buddhist Academy, 2007
College/Degree/Year: University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa, bachelor’s degree in business administration – accounting, 2012.
“What does kokoro mean to you?”
“Growing up, Kokoro always meant...
Community – A Whole New World
Soto Mission of Hawaii Hosts Ministers’ Children from Japan
Jodie Chiemi Ching
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Hawai‘i’s Japanese American community has come a long way since 1903 when Soto Zen priests first arrived in the Islands...
Nengajo – Welcome 2017, Year of The Rooster!
The artwork on the following pages are the winning entries of the annual nengajö, or New Year’s card, design contest for students taking Japanese language. The statewide contest is sponsored by the Hawaii Association...
Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Contestants (p. 3 of 4)
Kaelyn Sachiko Okuhata
Parents: Kevin and Lori Okuhata
High School: King Kekaulike High School (Hawai‘i Island), 2012
College/Degree/Year: Chapman University, bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing and a minor in art studio, 2016
“What...
Lead Story – Okinawan Festival, Still Thinking Big
Hawai‘i’s Largest Ethnic Festival is Moving to the Hawai‘i Convention Center
Gregg Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The birth of the state’s largest ethnic festival — the Okinawan Festival — on Labor Day weekend can be...
The 29th Annual Okinawan Festival
This weekend is the 29th Okinawan Festival. Due to popular demand, here is the schedule of the festivities:
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 2011 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9 a.m. RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Yoneko Yamashiro Edmondson,...
Lead Story – Gannenmono Perspectives
The Gannenmono’s Legacy is Considered 150 Years After Their Arrival
Jodie Chiemi Ching
Insight into the history of one of Hawai‘i’s most visible ethnic groups — the Japanese — took a giant step forward last week...
2017 Okinawan Festival – MUSIC, DANCE, AND LOTS MORE!
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2, 2017 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9 a.m. RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Jane Kaneshiro and Bonnie Miyashiro, Co-chairs
Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai
Bonnie Miyashiro Soho Kai
Toma Toyoko Sokyoku Kai
Yamashiro Yoneko Sokyoku Kenkyu Kai
Yasuko Arakawa Aki...
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