Honoka’a – Alive in “HONOKAA TOWN”
“Images of America” Series Highlights the Old Plantation Town’s Living History and Heritage
Kevin Y. Kawamoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
You can learn a lot about the history of a place through books and oral histories,...
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...
History – Maui Temple Bell Rekindles Memories of 1923 Tragedy
Hämäkuapoko Temple Bell Rededicated at Makawao Hongwanji
Melissa Tanji
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
After more than 30 years of silence, a temple bell cast in Japan in the 1920s sounded once again last month in Upcountry...
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...
Politics – “The Japanese Vote”
How Significant is “The Japanese Vote?”
Richard Borreca
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Asking about ethnic voting in Hawai‘i is like posing the question: “Is it raining in Hawai‘i?”
Yes, somewhere in Hawai‘i almost every day, rain is...
People’s History – Leaving a Legacy of Local Knowledge
Two UH Researchers Bid Farewell to Historic Center
Kevin Y. Kawamoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Kevin Kawamoto is a longtime contributor to The Hawai‘i Herald.
Their names have been synonymous with oral history research in Hawai‘i for...
In Their Own Words – “But I Believed in America”, The Voice of Haru...
Gail Honda
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The following interview write-up is the third of seven that will be published in The Hawai‘i Herald this year. It is part of a series titled, “In Their Own...
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...
Kuakini Honors Memory of Japanese Immigrants
Members of the Kuakini Medical Center Auxiliary and the Kuakini Health System administration gathered at Honolulu Memorial Park in Nu‘uanu on May 29 to honor the memory of the Gannenmono, who arrived in Hawai‘i...
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