Kazuko Chibana-Sensei’s Aharen Ryu Okinawan dance students perform at the base of the Washington Monument on Aug. 4, 1989, prior to the unveiling of the Ryūkyū Stone. (Photos courtesy John Tasato)

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...
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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...
Rev. Paul Osumi

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...

GENERATION GAP

GENERATION GAP by Jon J. Murakami
Drawing featuring Dennis Fujitake as a comic

8•0•8

8·0·8 By Dennis Fujitake

Dad’s Three Cats

Dad's Three Cats by Gwen Muranaka  

SHŪSHIN

Köfuku to iu mono ga Aru no dewa nai Köfuku to omou kokoro ga Shiawase nano desu There is no happy or sad; these valuations exist only in the mind of the beholder. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Taurie Kinoshita at the Palikü Theatre, where she is the artistic director of the Hawai‘i Conservatory of the Performing Arts. (Photos by Brandon Miyagi)

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...
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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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