April 20, 2018

Melissa Tanji Special to The Hawai‘i Herald After more than 30 years of silence, a temple bell cast in Japan in the 1920s sounded once again last month in Upcountry Maui. It was rung in memory of five young men who died tragically nearly a century ago while on a Good Friday weekend hike to....

TUESDAY, MAY 1 Midnight – The Shogun’s Guard: Shinsengumi 1:40 a.m. – Girl with the Fire Banner 3 a.m. – Hibari the Traveling Performer 4:30 a.m. – Woman Under the Umbrella 6 a.m. – Shingo’s Original Challenge, Part 3 7:40 a.m. – The Rickshaw Man’s Son 9:10 a.m. – Red Cherry 10:40 a.m. – Scramble for Fortune 12:10 p.m.....

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 1:10 a.m. – Red Cherry 2:40 a.m. – Grand Contest 4:20 a.m. – Works of Fish Man 5:50 a.m. – Woman Under the Umbrella 7:20 a.m. – Pale Moon 9:30 a.m. – House of Gamblers 11:30 a.m. – Unperishable Sword 1 p.m. – Red Cherry 2:30 p.m. – Scramble for Fortune 4 p.m.....

“Ensen Isan (Railside Treasures),” premieres on Wednesday, May 9, at 9 p.m. ”Railside Treasures” is a journey by streetcars. Great food and great people are waiting to be discovered along the rail lines. It’s time for a trip to find the establishments we’d like to save for future generations! What kind of treasure will we....

“Hana to Ryu (The Flower and the Dragon),” 1965, 1 hour and 37 minutes. Directed by Kosaku Yamashita. Starring Kinnosuke Nakamura and Yoshiko Sakuma. A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. “Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko (The Idle Vassal Tribute),” 1958 samurai film, 1 hour and 48 minutes. Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda. Starring....

“The Poor Heiress,” Sunday at 6 p.m. “The Poor Heiress” tells the story of two rival families in a Filipino-Chinese community: the Wongs and Sy clans. The families clash over differences in culture and traditions. But hidden beneath those differences may be relationships that tie the families together in ways they don’t realize.

“The Good Witch,” Sunday at 6:30 p.m.; re-airs Monday at 1 p.m. Sun-Hee Cha is a housewife and she is married to Cheon-Dae Bong. Her husband is currently unemployed. She has a twin sister, Do-Hee Cha, who works as a flight attendant. Although they are identical twins, they have completely opposite personalities. Do-Hee becomes involved....

Vegetables Are Better Cooked Why do human beings need to eat vegetables in the first place? Today, human beings are said to require 300 grams of vegetables each day. “Vegetables contain vitamins such as A and C,...

Gail Honda Special to The Hawai‘i Herald The following interview write-up is the second of seven that will be published in The Hawai‘i Herald this year in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Honouliuli Internment Camp. It is part of a series titled, “In Their Own Words.” In 1980, I was....