Veteran History – MIS VETERAN FROM MAUI:
Gulstan Napoleon Toshisuke Enomoto
Byrnes Yamashita
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
In the buildup to World War II, followed by Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the Nikkei community came under suspicion by the...
Honoring the Legacy – Arthur Ushijima
The Queen’s Health System – Fulfilling a Royal Legacy
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the...
History – THE 442ND RCT TURNS 80
Byrnes Yamashita
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Writer’s note: The young people of World War II are either gone or over 80 and theirs is a story that needs to be told and retold. As I...
Commemoration – 442ND RCT 80TH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET
Summer Nakaishi
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
On Saturday, March 25, the Sons and Daughters of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, on behalf of the 442nd Veterans Club and 442nd Legacy Center, will celebrate the formation...
History – SEIICHI HIGASHIDE
A Man With Three Homelands
Byrnes Yamashita
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Writer’s note: In my efforts to learn about Nisei soldier history, I inevitably began to learn more about the incarceration of the Mainland Nikkei during...
History – REPARATIONS NOW!
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
On Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in a letter sent to the White House, 76 Japanese American and Asian American organizations demanded President Joe Biden to create a reparations commission for Black Americans...
Herald Ohana – MEET THE FREELANCERS
As we move into the new year, we are introducing and reintroducing our freelancers, new and seasoned, whose contributions continue to make The Hawai’i Herald a special community newspaper.
Karleen Chinen
The Hawai‘i Herald was my...
Veteran History – EARL TERAO: KOTONK IN PARADISE
Byrnes Yamashita
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
“Kotonk” A Japanese American from the continental United States vis-à-vis a Japanese American from Hawai‘i. Originating from World War II-era conflict between Hawai‘i-born and U.S. mainland-born Japanese Americans...
Honoring the Legacy – Warren Nishimoto
Giving a Voice to Hawai‘i’s Working Class
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural...
Honoring the Legacy – HIROMI PETERSON AND NAOMI HIRANO-OMIZO
A Champion for Equal Rights
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of...