August 16, 2019

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....

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....

REAL POSSIBILITIES By Craig Gima

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....

GENERATION GAP by Jon J. Murakami

8•0•8 By Dennis Fujitake

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,...

Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii Semai michi yuzure, hiroi michi isoge, chikai michi ki wo tsukeyo. Yield on a narrow path, hurry on a  wide road, be careful on a short cut!

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...

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....