In Their Own Words – “… We Were Interned for Nothing”
The Voice of Edgar Genpachi (Jukichi) Tsushima
Gail Honda
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The following interview write-up is the second of seven that will be published in The Hawai‘i Herald this year in conjunction with the...
Lead Story – Still-Relevant Lessons from Korematsu
UH Law School Professor Eric Yamamoto Examines Those Lessons His New Book, “In the Shadow of Korematsu”
Alan Suemori
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
To many of us, we are living in an America that today appears...
Community – Hui O Laulima to Celebrate its 50th With “Kanaganatu”
Hui O Laulima to Retrace Its Journey from “Auxiliary” to “We Can Do It!
They were just supposed to help their husbands entertain visiting dignitaries from Okinawa by serving ocha (tea) and snacks, help the...
Nisei Soldiers – Gov. Ige to 442nd Veterans: “Okagesma De …”
Legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team Celebrates 74 Years Since Its Formation in the Heat of War
Gov. David Ige
Published with Permission
Editor’s note: Close to 450 people turned out to honor and celebrate the famed 442nd...
History – Footprint of Hawaii’s Italian POW’s
The Little-Known Story of the Landmarks Left by World War II Italian Prisoners of War
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
During World War II, some 3,000 Okinawan soldiers, conscripts and civilians were imprisoned in...
The “Shadow Warriors”
Retired MG Arthur Ishimoto
Published with Permission
Editor’s note: The following remarks were delivered by MIS veteran and retired MG Arthur Ishimoto at the luncheon banquet of the Military Intelligence Service Veterans National Reunion on March...
Gannemono 150th – The Gannemono
The “People of the First Year” Were Hawai‘i’s First Japanese Immigrants
Kei Suzuki
Re-edited from “Hawai‘i’s AJA Pioneers”
Editor’s note: The year 2018 marks 150 years since the Gannenmono, or “First-Year People,” arrived in Hawai‘i in June...
Maui Gannenmono – A Maui Descendant Celebrates Her Gannenmono Roots
Maui Became Home for Several Gannenmono
Melissa Tanji
Special to the Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: The following story is a re-edited version of Maui News reporter Melissa Tanji’s story on Maui’s Gannenmono commemoration, which was published in...
History – Aloha from Hawaii to Okinawa
The Post World War II Relief Effort that Cemented a Relationship
Dan Nakasone
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
It was noon on Sept. 27, 1948, when the USS John Owen made landfall at White Beach, the U.S....
Book on “Sugihara Survivors” Published in English
TÖKYÖ — A former official of the Japan National Tourism Organization has released an English-language version of his research on the wartime escape of Jews from Nazi persecution via Japan.
Akira Kitade, 70, published his...
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