Lead Story – Yucky Ala Wai .. To Genki Ala Wai?
How Hawai‘i Keiki Hope to Transform the Polluted Ala Wai Into Their Future Playground Kristen Nemoto Jay Special to The Hawai‘i Herald It’s a Monday afternoon at Ala Wai Elementary School and Lori Kwee’s fourth grade class is excited. While most 9-year-olds would be in class at this hour, Kwee’s “Golden Leaders” are on an....
Herald Salutes – Leilani Okuda
On Feb. 8, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, Leilani Okuda was inducted into the President William McKinley High School’s Hall of Honor. She was honored for serving the softball community locally, nationally and internationally. Her many honors include:
Honoring The Legacy – Art and Rene Kimura
Hawai‘i’s Space Science Teachers Extraordinaire Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Growing up in Hilo, Art Kimura aspired to be either a marine biologist or a pilot. Instead, his career took a life-defining turn when he earned a degree in zoology and became a high school science teacher. After a....
Traditional Sino – Japanese Art, A Source of Modern American Architecture
WHO/WHAT: The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa School of Architecture presents “Traditional Sino-Japanese Art as a Source of Modern American Architecture.” It is part of the UHM Center for Japanese Studies Seminar Series.
Dr. Kevin...
Lawrence Miwa, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor
WHO/WHAT: The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa College of Social Science presents a talk by Lawrence Miwa — Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor — as part of its Beginning and End of the Bomb Exhibition.
Tom...
2020 Nengajo (1 of 3)
The artwork on the next three pages are the winning entries in the annual nengajö, or New Year’s card, design contest, sponsored by the Hawai‘i Association of Teachers of Japanese. It is a statewide competition for students learning Japanese language and is open to elementary, middle and high school students whose teachers are HATJ members.....
2020 Nengajo (2 of 3)
To see all artwork of 2020’s Nengajo for the ‘Year of the Rat’, please click below to subscribe to our online subscription or complete and submit a form here to subscribe to our print edition.
2020 Nengajo (3 of 3)
To see all artwork of 2020’s Nengajo for the ‘Year of the Rat’, please click below to subscribe to our online subscription or complete and submit a form here to subscribe to our print edition.
Herald Salutes – Students in the Kaimukï Middle School Symphonic Winds, directed by Susan...
Students in the Kaimukï Middle School Symphonic Winds, directed by Susan Ochi-Onishi, performed to four standing ovations in the 28th annual Music for All National Festival in March in Indianapolis, Ind. The Music for All National Festival showcases America’s finest high school and middle school music ensembles and student musicians. It spotlights outstanding music-making and....
Tanabata: Big Island Festival of Stars
WHO/WHAT: Subaru Telescope will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a fun-filled celebration that will include a taiko drum performance, making of tanzaku wishes (writing a wish on colored paper and hanging it on a...