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 – HOUSELESS, BUT NOT HOMELESS
Alysa Tomasa
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Shansi Vasquez is a junior at Lahainaluna High School. She plays volleyball and wrestles. Vasquez attends morning seminary and is an active member of her church. She and her...
Honoring the Legacy – GEORGE MASUMOTO
Sharing the Art of Bonsai
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of...
Rainbow Connections – INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW OGATA
Your Typical Yonsei Role Model With Neon Yellow Hair
Camaron Miyamoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
This month I spent some time chatting with Andrew Ogata, a leader in our LGBTQ+ community on O‘ahu. He is a driving force...
Cover Story – PERPETUATING CHADŌ IN THE QUEEN’S GARDEN
Dan Nakasone
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Nestled on a hill overlooking the Lili‘uokalani Gardens and Hilo Bay is Shoroan, or Pine Ocean House. The chashitsu (teahouse) is home to the Urasenke Tankokai Hilo Association where...
History – YUKIO “YUKI” NAGUWA
Big Island Boy Through and Through
Byrnes Yamashita
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Writer’s note: The Nisei Veterans Legacy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to keep alive the stories of the Nisei (second generation Japanese...
Genealogy – UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS: JAPAN TO HAWAI‘I
How Shinobu Kadome Found Her Hawai‘i ‘Ohana
Dr. Lorraine Yamane Mito
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Without the past, there is no present. This is a true story about my mother, Aiko Kusano Yamane, and how her...
Fresh Koki – THE ART OF CELEBRATING FALL
Sascha Koki
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
It’s not just me; Halloween and fall seasonal decorations were definitely on shelves by August this year as soon as they cleared out all of the back-to-school supplies. I shouldn’t be...
Cover Story – IN THE MIDDLE
Summer Nakaishi
Ever since Chihiro Okawa could remember, they were obsessed with the stars — astronomy, the planets, space, the frontier. Okawa was always curious about the unknown, exploring topics and uncovering questions beyond our...
History – FIRST RESPONDERS
The History of JACL’s Support of Same-Sex Marriage
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Editor’s note: In August of 1994, the National Council members of the Japanese American Citizen’s League met and gathered at the JACL National Convention in...
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