In Our Community
Photos by Wayne Shimbara
DEC. 6: TOYS FOR TOTS
DEC. 28: MOCHITSUKI AT NICHIREN MISSION OF HAWAII
In Our Community – RAINBOW DRIVE-IN TRICK-OR-TREAT
Kids Enjoy Treats From the HJJCC Cherry Blossom Court Members
Photos by Wayne Shinbara
THREE BOOKS, ONE MESSAGE
Never Too Young to Learn Why We Should Always Strive for Peace
Karleen Chinen
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
This year, International Peace Day (Sept. 21) is being observed just a few weeks after the 75th anniversary...
Book Review: “Leading with Aloha” Redefines Leadership
Jodie Chiemi Ching Jan Iwase’s memoir “Leading with Aloha: From the Pineapple Fields to the Principal’s Office” came into my hands at the perfect time. With just two months of editorship at The Hawai‘i Herald under my belt, I still feel like I am learning to walk. Nostalgic, comforting and practical, “Leading with Aloha” was....
Community Focus – Takitanis Give $218,000 to College-Bound, High-School Students
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, named after the issei businessman from Yamaguchi and his wife – who met and wed on Maui then together co-founded Hawaiian Host chocolates in Kaimukī – donated funds to 59 college-bound students across Hawai‘i, for a total of $218,000 in scholarships. The latest wave of Takitani Foundation moneys, allocated....
Lead Story – Obon: The Graves at Bellows Air Force Station
Rev. Bert Sumikawa Helps Descendants Honor Ancestors at the Bellows Japanese Cemetery Gregg K. Kakesako Special to The Hawai‘i Herald This year, obon — the 500-year-old Japanese Buddhist custom honoring ancestors’ spirits — will deepen Ann Nakata’s connection with her family roots. Just two months ago, 72-year-old Nakata, a retired Kapahulu florist, discovered she had....
Lead Story – Lawai International Center’s History of Healing
Grandma Nonaka’s Legacy Still Lives Carolyn Morinishi Special to The Hawai‘i Herald “Kyö wa Odaisan yo. Pau kaukau, we go.” Takano Nonaka of Hanapëpë, Kaua’i, or Baban as her grandchildren affectionately called her, was as committed to spirituality as she was to her family. Every month during the 1960s, she would call to her grandchildren....