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...
Japanese American activists stand in solidarity with Nikkei Progressives in the fight for a reparations study commission for Black Americans. Kathy Masaoka is third from the right. (Screenshot photo courtesy of Nikkei Progressives Facebook)

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...
The Hawaii Herald Logo

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...
Peterson (left) and Hirano-Omizo (right) at the Sadako Peace Crane Project at Pearl Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Hiromi Peterson)

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...

History – LIFE’S SIMPLE PLEASURES

Second Bridge and Honoli‘i Harold M. Murai Commentary Special to Hawai‘i Herald Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the East Hawai‘i Cultural Council Hawai‘i Museum of Contemporary Art fundraiser book (edited by Gloria Kobayashi) “Aloha ‘Äina...
State Senator Saiki, 1982.

Honoring the Legacy – PATRICIA SAIKI

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...

History – OKINAWAN CLUBS OF HAWAI‘I

Preserving a Way of Life of Their Native Land Dan Nakasone Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald My curiosity was piqued by a video interview by Barbara Kawakami, author of the book “Picture Bride Stories.” It featured...

Recent Posts

Purchase Culture4Kids!

- Advertisement -