August 17, 2018

“Makeover Mom,” premieres in parts Sunday, Sept. 2 at 8 p.m.; Monday, Sept. 3 at Noon. Moms lead busy lives caring for their homes and families, often putting their own needs last. In this special the attention is focused on mom and support is provided to help her lose weight, get fit and feel beautiful....

PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE “Saigo no Dosokai (The Last Reunion),” premieres Friday, September 7 at 7:35 p.m. After Isao has reached retirement, he receives a phone call from an ex- elementary school classmate Norio inviting him to a reunion. During the reunion, none of them can claim to have had a wonderful....

“Let Me Introduce Her,” premieres on Sunday, Aug. 5, at 6:30 p.m. A woman undergoes plastic surgery. Due to the after-effects of the surgery, she loses her memory. Kang-Woo Han, her plastic surgeon, helps her regain her memory. Meanwhile, Chan-Ki Kang is a news anchorman. He appears to be a warm-hearted person, but he has....

ESTATE PLANNING INSIGHTS By Ethan R. Okura In previous columns, I have addressed the subject of financial abuse of the elderly. This usually involves outright stealing or fraud. However, there is another form of financial abuse that is subtler, harder to identify and often doesn’t show up until after the beloved family member has passed....

GENERATION GAP by Jon J. Murakami

“Edo no Asakaze (Morning Breeze in Edo),” 1960 jidaigeki, 1 hour and 32 minutes. Directed by Hideaki Onishi. Starring Chiezo Kataoka and Totsuben Sawamura. The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.

CULTURE 4KIDS! By Carolyn Kubota Morinishi and Marian Kurasaki Kubota To learn how you can create this issue’s craft or featured activity, please click below to subscribe to our online subscription or complete and submit a form here to subscribe to our print edition.

WHO/WHAT: Join Eating House 1849 on a cultural journey celebrating 150 years of Japanese heritage in Hawai‘i. Executive Chef Randy Bangloy and the Eating House 1849 team will partner with award-winning Chef Roy Yamaguchi...

WHO/WHAT: The Japan-America Society of Hawaii presents a lunchtime “talk story” with Misako Ito, wife of Consul General of Japan Koichi Ito. Mrs. Ito will speak about her cross-cultural experiences while living in China....

WHO/WHAT: The Hawaii United Okinawa Association will hold a charity concert to celebrate the completion of the Hawaii Okinawa Plaza. There will be performances by local karaoke singers and their teachers, as well as...