Hanamatsuri – WHAT THE BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY MEANS TODAY
Rev. Reyn Yorio Tsuru
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Almost 2,600 years ago in the gardens of Lumbini, a historical figure was born whose influence on humankind cannot be understated. Conceptually speaking, the ideas...
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...
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...
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...
Historical Fiction – “A Question of Loyalty”
Mike Malaghan
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: “A Question of Loyalty” is the second historical novel in Mike Malaghan’s trilogy on the Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. Prior to “A Question of Loyalty,” the...
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...
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...
Filmmaking In Hawai’i – “EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ” – A SUCCESS AT SUNDANCE
Alika Tengan Makes Movies He Enjoys
Lee A. Tonouchi
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Alika Tengan, 2006-Castle-High-School grad, stay da director and co-writer behind one movie das getting crazy buzz. Earlier dis year his first feature length...