East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjin Kai Annual Meeting And Luncheon
WHO/WHAT: The East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjin Kai will celebrate the New Year with its annual luncheon meeting. Among the highlights will be honoring beiju members, those members who will accomplish reaching the auspicious age...
10th Annual “Not Your Ordinary Garage Sale”
WHO/WHAT: The Hawaii Chapter of World Wings International Inc., the philantropic organization of former Pan Am flight attendants present this unique fundraising event. Proceeds benefit St. Francis Hospice, Hawai‘i’s first and largest hospice program...
Benefits of Excercise and Physical Activity
Valerie Takahashi
Courtesy: Ho‘okele Care at Home
KEEPING STRONG, FIT AND
INDEPENDENT
Exercise and physical activity are great ways to have fun, enjoy the outdoors, and spend time with family and friends. Whether joining friends for a walk...
JWSF Welcomes New Year At Natsunoya Teahouse
Members and guests of the Japanese Women’s Society Foundation celebrated the new year with their annual shinnen enkai at the Natsunoya Teahouse on Jan. 25. Nearly 100 people attended the luncheon, which included “Lucky...
JCS Maui Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui is accepting applications for its annual scholarship to be awarded to a graduating high school senior who promotes and perpetuates Japanese culture through education and/or the arts. Interested...
Japanese Consulate Honors Japanese Media
Hawaii Hochi and The Hawai‘i Herald, represented by Hawaii Hochi, Ltd. president Keiichi Tagata, were among three media organizations recognized by Consul General of Japan Toyoei Shigeeda on Dec. 17. Also honored were Hawaii...
Plans For D.C. Hiroshima, Nagasaki Exhibit Prompt Comment
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Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: The following item from Kyodo News Service, “Hiroshima, Nagasaki Plan A-Bomb Exhibition in Washington,” was published in the Jan. 16, 2015, edition of the Herald. It caught...
In Search Of Grandfather’s Spirit
James Dote
Special to The Hawaii Herald
Eight years ago, our son Ryan had an ancestral epiphany while exchanging university graduation wishes among his friends. On a social media site, each shared their one wish for...
What Is Life
“Life today is a hideous humdrum, a ghastly joke. Birth, toil, death and, at the end, a jump in the dark — nothing else.” On the contrary, life is largely what we make of...
Hakuoah University Handbell Choir Performs In Hawai‘i
WHO/WHAT: Celebrating its 27th anniversary, the internationally-recognized Hakuoh University Handbell Choir will be on O‘ahu for its 24th Goodwill Tour of Hawai‘i, offering four FREE public concerts. The choir is led by acclaimed director...