O‘ahu Exhibit On Battle of Okinawa & Children’s Peace Messages
WHO/WHAT: The three-month-long Battle of Okinawa has been called the largest sea, land and air battle in history. It was the last battle of the Pacific War and the only land invasion of Japan...
Community Focus – Japanese Women’s Society Foundation Celebrates New Year
The Japanese Women’s Society Foundation welcomed 2017 — “the Year of the Rooster” — with its annual shinnenkai (New Year’s party) at Natsunoya Tea House on Jan. 29. A bake sale, “Lucky Me” bidding...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
The Way To Love
“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.” As we meditate over it we will come to see its truth....
Book Review – “Fred Korematsu Speaks Up”
Newly Released Book Details Korematsu Case for Young Readers
Alan Suemori
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
I want to tell you about a small jewel of a book that a friend called to my attention last weekend....
NGN Programs continued …
“Chokosoku! Sankin Kotai (Samurai Hustle),” 2014 jidaigeki, 1 hour and 59 minutes.
Directed by Katsuhide Motoki. Starring Kuranosuke Sasaki and Kyoko Fukada.
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain...
Real Possibilities – AARP Conference To Address Caregiving Finances
Barbara Kim Stanton
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
When AARP volunteer Laurie Kaneshiro brought her mother home to Hawai‘i to take care of her, she had no idea what was ahead and how much it would cost.
“I was...
Community – “National Security and Democratic Leaders”
An Opportunity to Learn About the Continuing Importance of the Korematsu Case
Karleen C. Chinen
During a visit to the University of Hawai‘i’s William S. Richardson School of Law in February 2014, the late U.S. Supreme...
Community Focus – Chado Urasenke Tankokai Hawai‘i Holds First Tea of 2017
The Chado Urasenke Tankokai Hawaii celebrated the “Year of the Rooster” with a traditional Hatsudate Shiki, or first tea of the year, in the Seikokan Tea House at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i...
Historical Fiction – “Picture Bride”, A Family Saga
HISTORICAL FICTION By Michael G. Malaghan
Education – Learn More About The Impact of Executive Order 9066
There was a time when information about Executive Order 9066 and how it affected the lives of tens of thousands of people hardly existed. That, fortunately, has changed. Today, there are many excellent resources...
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