History -WASHINGTON, D.C.’S RYŪKYŪ STONE
How a Stone from the Ryūkyū Kingdom Found a New Home
Karleen Chinen
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
In 1854, in a gesture of friendship, the Kingdom of Ryūkyū — known today as Okinawa — presented a...
Historical Fiction – “CHILD OF A HAWAIIAN IMMIGRANT”
By Genpachi “Jūkichi” Tsushima
Translation by Kan Edmund Akatani
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
“Child of a Hawaiian Immigrant” is a historical novel that conveys the events, social conditions and life of the author’s own immigration and...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
KINDNESS AND COURAGE
On the chimney of an old farmhouse in New England these lines were written: “Two things stand in stone – kindness in another’s troubles and courage...
Cover Story – TAURIE KINOSHITA
Renelaine Pfister
Special to The Hawai’i Herald
Award-winning director, playwright, educator: these all define Taurie Kinoshita. One thing we might not know is that she was also once homeless.
It seems incongruent with a woman accomplished in...
COMMUNITY FOCUS
MAUI WILDFIRES MEMORIAL SERVICE
On Sunday, Sept. 24, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii hosted a beautiful memorial service for the victims of the Maui wildfires. Held at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin and broadcasted via...
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