The Arts – MAKING “DESOLATE DREAMS” COME TRUE
Summer Nakaishi
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The scene is set in downtown Los Angeles, California. It is December 7, 1941. The camera focuses on a dial radio, broadcasting the attack of Pearl Harbor by the...
Movie and Book Review – THE GREEN BOOK
Eric Nemoto
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
In 1936, a Black New York City mailman, Victor Hugo Green, created the first “Green Book,” a guidebook for Black American travelers. For 30 years, the “Green Book”...
History – REPARATIONS NOW!
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Commentary
On Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in a letter sent to the White House, 76 Japanese American and Asian American organizations demanded President Joe Biden to create a reparations commission for Black Americans...
Rainbow Connections – THE GIFT OF GAMAN
Trisha Y. Nakamura
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
In photos of Malcolm X taken after he was murdered, a young woman is cradling his head. She is wearing cat-eye glasses and has a scarf on her head. She...
Ryan’s Table – DINING DOWN UNDER
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Expecting me to discuss food from Australia? Perhaps placing another “shrimp on the barbie?” Or maybe the nutritional qualities of Vegemite? Nope. I’m describing down under as relative to the Motherland....
Historical Fiction – “A Question of Loyalty”
Mike Malaghan
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: “A Question of Loyalty” is the second historical novel in Mike Malaghan’s trilogy on the Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. Prior to “A Question of Loyalty,” the...
Your Social Security – RETIREMENT SAVINGS EDUCATION
Jane Burigsay
Courtesy: Social Security Administration
Financial education helps people learn about savings, credit and loans. It also helps prepare people for life changes and weather the unexpected. Financial knowledge is essential when planning for retirement.
So,...
Mind-Body Wellness – AGE IS NOTHING BUT A NUMBER
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
By the time you read this article I would have celebrated my 50th year of being alive, half a century of learning, mistakes, triumphs and, indeed, growth. Over the years...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
KINDNESS
Someone said, “The joy in life is in its extras, the lovely things to do, the kind words we say, beyond what is expected of us.” Yes, it...
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