In Their Own Words – “… We Were Interned for Nothing”
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....
Herald Salutes – Troy Hashimoto
Gov. David Ige appointed Troy Hashimoto to the Maui House seat previously occupied by former Rep. Joe Souki. Hashimoto’s appointment was effective immediately. Hashimoto has served as executive assistant to Maui County Council Chair Mike White since 2011. He was also chair of Maui County’s Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017. “Troy will bring energy....
Community Focus – Release of Japanese Translation of “Japanese Eyes, American Heart” Volumes Celebrated
Consul General of Japan Koichi Ito hosted a reception at the Japanese Consulate on Feb. 20 to celebrate the release of the Japanese translation of the three volumes of “Japanese Eyes, American Heart.” The books were published by the Tendai Educational Foundation, headed by Bishop Ryokan Ara, in cooperation with the Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial....
Lead Story – Aloha Sakura Trees of Friendship
A Living Legacy of Nisei Soldiers in Maizuru Lawrence M.G. Enomoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Sixty-eight years ago, a Nisei soldier from Hawai‘i arranged for the planting of 100 cherry tree saplings on a hill overlooking the war-torn Japanese port town of Maizuru in Kyöto Prefecture. As the trees began to blossom in their....
Treasures at UH Hamilton Library: Hawley/Sakamaki Collection
WHO/WHAT: Hamilton Library’s Asia Collection is home to the world-renowned Sakamaki/Hawley Collection containing over 5,000 items, most of which is Ryukyu and Okinawa source materials from the 1400s to the 1960s. The collection is...
“Buddhism in the Age of the Refugee”
WHO/WHAT: The BDK-Rev. (Yoshiaki) Fujitani Interfaith Program presents a talk by Dr. Jeff Wilson, professor of religious studies and East Asian Studies at Renison University College in Waterloo, Ontario, and this year’s Numata Professor...
NGN3 May Movie Schedule (part I)
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.....
Historical Fiction – “Picture Bride, A Family Saga”
HISTORICAL FICTION By Michael G. Malaghan Chapter 123 HONOR SLAYING By Andy Pafko Joe Kahahawai, one of the notorious assailants of a Navy wife, was shot dead this morning after confessing that he and his savage gang raped Thalia Massie. The distressed husband and two Navy friends, using a forged document requiring Kahahawai to be....
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