Ryan’s Table – IT’S SMOKIN!
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Several years ago, I previously highlighted several smoking devices that I currently use, ranging from both vertical and horizontal wood and charcoal, to a smaller bullet and an electric wood-pellet smoker....
Dispatches From Japan – EPILOGUE
A Personal Journal from January 2022 through the Future
Kalani M. Fujiwara
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
It’s now autumn of 2022. Japan is about to face the eighth wave of COVID-19 infections. The experts here in...
Dialogue – REFLECTIONS
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
When I was 19 years old, I was in a severe car accident. My friends and I had scored last-minute tickets to see a taping of the third season of American Idol...
Poetry – COW 1 IS NOT COW 2
Frances Kakugawa
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Under the rising sun
The enemy came
Wearing my face.
After Pearl Harbor, I became the enemy
After 9/11, the enemy was Islam.
After COVID-19, it was China.
Now the enemy wears Putin’s face.
Putin...
Mind-Body Wellness – FAMILY TRADITIONS
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
As we head into the holiday season and two and a half years into this COVID-19 experience, it’s interesting to observe holiday traditions and habits that were altered drastically. Family...
Bulletin Board – JCCH: PAU HANAFUDA – HOLIDAY EDITION
WHO/WHAT: Gather a team of four people and join the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i for Pau Hanafuda, its popular pau hana and card game event. Each group registration includes seating for four people,...
Bulletin Board – WINTER WEEKEND AT BISHOP MUSEUM
WHO/WHAT: Don your best holiday gear and bring the kids to celebrate the holidays with a festive holiday-themed day at the museum. Guests will receive a Winter Weekend Passport from the Ho‘okipa desk. After...
Bulletin Board – JANM FREE ONLINE EXHIBITION
WHO/WHAT: The Japanese American National Museum presents “The Story of Wakaji Matsumoto: An Artist in Two Worlds, 1917-1944,” highlighting the artist’s rare photographs of the Japanese American community in Los Angeles prior to World...