Honoring the Legacy – JOYCE TSUNODA
Trailblazer for Hawai‘i’s Community Colleges
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: “Honoring the Legacy” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. It celebrates...
Veteran History – THE LEGACY OF INCLUSION
Tom Coffman
Commentary
Writer’s note: With the help of many, including the Sons and Daughter of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, I worked over a 10-year period on researching and writing “Inclusion.” The goal was a...
History – THE SPIRIT OF SHINOBU
The life, hardships and resilience of the Tani family
Carlyn Leinani Tani
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
As evening fell on July 18, 1926, a Dodge touring car packed with the nine-member Tani family came barreling down...
Cover Story – NOT JUST ANOTHER WAR STORY
Local filmmaker seeks support to complete AJA war film
Eric Nemoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
You can’t go to Bruyères, France, and not be affected by the reverence that the town people have for the 100th...
History – KUAKINI HOME CELEBRATES 90TH ANNIVERSARY
Summer Nakaishi
Kuakini’s Hale Pulama Mau auditorium was decorated festively – tables topped with sakura paper fans and a blossoming orchid, with intricately cut paper cherry blossoms dusted across pink tablecloths – ready to celebrate...
History – HIMEYURI AND HAWAI‘I
Colin Sewake
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Almost eight decades have passed since the Battle of Okinawa and the end of World War II, but the memories of 136 teachers and students from a women’s school...
Nisei Soldiers – The Nisei Soldiers of World War II
Lynn Heirakuji
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the formation of the famed 100th Infantry Battalion, whose original members were from Hawai‘i, most of them Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans).
The story...
Documentary Review – One Puka Puka
Steve Okino
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The documentary “One Puka Puka,” which highlights the experiences of the 100th Infantry Battalion in Italy, is a two-hour TV special, produced, written and narrated by Bob Jones. The...
Honoring the Legacy – MARK MUGIISHI
Bringing “Allegiance” to Broadway
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This bimonthly series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i....
MEET THE HERALD’S FREELANCE WRITERS
My name is Scott Baba. I’ve been a freelance writer for The Hawai‘i Herald since 2020. I have been an active member of the Japanese American community my entire life, and while I wouldn’t...
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