Movie Review – “TURNING RED”
Pixar’s New Movie Shares the Ups and Downs of the Teenage Years (and Being a Red Panda)
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT IN THIS REVIEW!
There are so many things to...
Herald Salutes – KIRK KUROKAWA
Kirk Kurokawa, Maui-based painter, muralist and artist, has won the popular vote and the Gene & Ruth Freedman People’s Choice Award for the Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2022 for his portrait entitled “Uncle Masa” oil...
Ryan’s Table – THE GREEN ORB OF GOODNESS
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
As a child, about the only time seeds of the garden variety of the green fruit, Pisum sativum, graced the dining table of the Tatsumoto family was when Mom made her...
Mind-Body Wellness – RIP VAN WINKLE
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
When I was a child, due to my constant curiosity and what some would consider FOMO (fear of missing out) I resisted going to sleep. I remember when I was...
Your Social Security – PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE DURING FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH
Jane Burigsay
Courtesy: Social Security Administration
F
inancial Literacy Month is focused on educating people about the importance of planning for a secure financial future. Every April, we like to remind you that Social Security is a...
Dispatches From Japan – THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN JAPAN
A Personal Journal from July to December 2020
Kalani M. Fujiwara
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
As Japan entered the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a period after the first wave (March 2020 to...
Sidebar – “Every Day in Kaimukī” (2021), Directed by Alika Tengan
Naz (Naz Kawakami) seems to have an idyllic 20-something lifestyle – he deejays at KTUH College Radio, he is dating Sloane, a budding artist, and he skateboards with his skater bros in Kaimukī Park. But...
Bulletin Board – KUMU KAHUA: “WHO YOU AGAIN?”
WHO/WHAT: Kumu Kahua Theatre Presents “Who You Again?” — a play written by Ryan Okinaka. A family struggles to care for their matriarch as dementia slowly steals her memories away. Her grandson’s method of...