OKINAWAN MUSIC PIONEERS IN HAWAI‘I
Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
I began learning Okinawa uta-sanshin (singing and playing the sanshin) in 1976. Who knew it would lead to a life-long devotion that would span decades? I have...
Dad’s Three Cats
Editor's Note: The Hawai‘i Herald welcomes yonsei Gwen Muranaka to the ‘ohana. Currently senior editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a bilingual Japanese newspaper in Little Tokyo, L.A., Muranaka has worked as staff editor at...
JASH: Sinrin-yoku – Forest Bathing
Who/What: The Japan-America Society of Hawaii presents a virtual forest-bathing program with Phyllis Look. Hawaii's first forest-therapy guide. In Japan, forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is widely practiced as a form of therapy. Explore the...
NVMC Take Leadership Series: Micah Cane
Who/What: The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center presents "Together We Can" by Micah Kane, CEO and president of Hawaii Community Foundation, who will speak on philanthropy and community togetherness.
"Take" (ta-kay) or "bamboo", is the name...