Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai Celebrates 60th
Karleen C. Chinen
"According to the zodiac calendar, we have attained our kanreki (60th) year,” Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai president Wayne Miyao told the 110 kenjin kai members and guests who gathered at the Waialae...
“I cannot forget…” – Japanese National Journeys to Hawai‘i
"I cannot forget..." - Japanese National Journeys to Hawai‘i to Fulfill a Postwar Promise
Chance Gusukuma
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
(Reprinted from June 17, 2005)
Editor’s note: As we approach Aug. 15, the 70th anniversary of the...
Peace Boat Docked In Honolulu
Gwen Battad Ishikawa
On July 12, a luxury cruise ship docked at Honolulu Harbor. Unlike other cruise ships that bring tourists to our Islands, Peace Boat carried not only tourists, but also eight hibakusha (atomic...
“TO HELL AND BACK” – On the 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a...
Frances H. Kakugawa
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Before my mother died, she said something that left me with a nagging thought. “Don’t let me be forgotten,” she told the minister.”
What if all my ancestors in...
Larry Lindsey Kimura – Best of Both Worlds
M. Dolly Strazar, Ph.D.
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
For Hawaiian language revival pioneer Larry Lindsey Kimura, enrolling in the all-Hawaiian Kamehameha Schools was both an utter disappointment and the spark that ignited his interest in...
Nat-Yo Average Bean – The Fermented Bean Gets Its Own Day!
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
For the past few years, dedicated nattophiles have been organizing an annual dinner celebrating that humble fermented bean, natto, on its own day, no less. What? Natto has its own day?...
An Evening of Japanese Koto and Shakuhachi Music
Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s acoustic jewel box, the Atherton Studio, provides the ideal sound environment to hear “An Evening of Japanese Koto and Shakuhachi Music” on Saturday, August 29. Darin Miyashiro, koto instructor at the...