Celebrating Culture – The Road to “Tobe! UTA Sanshin in NY”
A Birthday Celebration for Choichi Terukina-Sensei That We Will All Remember Kenton Odo Special to The Hawai‘i Herald The dream of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City dates all the way back to 2003 when OTV (Okinawa Television) host Shinichi Maehara interviewed me for an episode of his series, “Sekai Uchinanchu Kiko (Worldwide....
Home Away From Home – Proud to be a “Kubasaki Brat”
Kubasaki High School Alumni Remember Fondly Their Alma Mater Grant Kagimoto and Karleen Chinen Special to The Hawai‘i Herald We were all “Kubasaki Brats” — the children of Okinawa-based U.S. military personnel or civil service people working for the military in Okinawa and attending the Department of Defense school known as Kubasaki High School. More....
Estate Planning – More on International Estate Planning
Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist In last month’s column, I introduced you to the basics of international estate planning. I explained the Internal Revenue Service’s definitions of a U.S. citizen, a non-resident alien and a resident alien. The definition of a resident alien is different for income tax purposes and for gift and estate....
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
ONLY ONCE
The sudden death of a friend makes us realize that our life on earth is short. We do well to think of the words of Phillips Brooks,...
Summer Workshop: EISA 101
WHO/WHAT: Eisa was originally an Okinawan folk dance performed during Obon to honor the spirits of the ancestors. Today, however, Eisa is also performed at various celebrations. This workshop led by Hawaii Eisa Shinyuu...
Tenrikyo’s 49th Annual Bazaar
WHO/WHAT: This fundraising bazaar attracts thousands of visitors who turn out to enjoy the food offerings, entertainment and more — all to support disaster relief and church activities.
WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, Aug. 25, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m....
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