K-Pop Culture – CONFESSIONS OF A BTS FANGIRL
Kacie Yamamoto
Commentary
Special to The Hawai’i Herald
As I walked into the BTS Pop Up: Map of the Soul Showcase in Ala Moana Shopping Center’s mauka wing, my high-school self was all I had in mind....
Literature History – FOLLOWING NATSUME SŌSEKI’S TRAIL
Stacy Lee
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
There must be something to a person when his brain is preserved at Tōkyō University, his face is featured on Japanese currency for 10 years and he has a...
Dispatches From Japan – THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN JAPAN
A Personal Journal from November 2019 through April 2020
Kalani M. Fujiwara
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
As I boarded my flight to Narita airport at the beginning of November 2019, never in my wildest imagination did...
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...
Mind Body Wellness -IMMUNE SYSTEM CHECK-UP
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
As we head into the middle of winter, it’s an excellent time to take an assessment of where your immune system is at. Regarding COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, while...
Your Social Security – MAKING THE MOST OF AMERICA SAVES WEEK
Jane Burigsay
Courtesy: Social Security Administration
This year, “America Saves Week” runs from Feb. 21-25 with the theme “Building Financial Resilience.” The week is an opportunity for organizations to promote good financial habits and for people...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
WE LIVE BUT ONCE
Yes, we live but once. We can’t take with us the money we make or the worldly possessions we accumulate in this world when we...