FOR FASHIONISTAS AND FUTURE DESIGNERS: DISCOUNT KIMONO AT JCCH SHOP SALE
The last days of summer are upon us; what better way to celebrate the hot sultry nights than wearing a light, colorful piece of Japanese fashion for your Facebook, Instagram or TikTok followers? Or...
TIMELY AND INNOVATIVE MARKETING OF HAWAI‘I PRODUCTS IN JAPAN
Thanks to the combined efforts of small-business accelerator Mana Up, the Hawaii Food Manufacturers Association and Central Pacific Bank, local small businesses can distribute their products in Japan through the global visitor industry’s prestigious...
68TH CHRYSANTHEMUM FESTIVAL CANCELED, NOW PLANNED FOR 2021
The popular Chrysanthemum Festival has been canceled for the winter. The Maui Sons and Daughters of the Nisei Veterans, which has run the Valley Isle festival annually since 2008, made this announcement on Aug....
30 YEARS OF HAWAI‘I–OKINAWA STUDENT EXCHANGE
Tom Yamamoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Thirty years ago, an innovative idea became a reality: to create an exchange program for students to learn firsthand about diverse cultures, fostering their global awareness and sense of...
OKINAWAN ROOTS: GROW YOUR FAMILY TREE
Database of Over 50,000 Okinawans Who in the Early 1900s Emigrated to Over 29 Countries
Allen Toma
Reprinted with permission
Editor’s note: This article was published in the Hawaii United Okinawa Association’s “Uchinanchu” newsletter (March/April 2020).
It has...
MUSIC, ODORI, TAIKO, KARATE AND MORE!
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of us to find new ways to stay connected. So this year, the Hawaii United Okinawa Association is striving to bring the excitement of an in-person Okinawan Festival...
ALOHA ‘OE, JON SHIROTA
A Maui Son’s Writing Brought Hawai‘i’s Okinawan Experience Into the Light
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