Onoe Kikunobu Expresses Gratitude For Nea Fellowship
Onoe Kikunobu-Sensei remembers the morning in September when she received the call from Hawai‘i Congressman Mark Takai, informing her that the National Endowment for the Arts had selected her as one of 11 Americans...
“But, Why?”
Ann Asakura
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
I hear that constantly from Kiele, my 4-year-old granddaughter. “Why do we have to wait?” “Grandma, why do you have to put on so much makeup?” I hope she...
Kauai Veterans Center
Gwen Battad Ishikawa
Life in the military is rarely glamorous. Military service members put their lives on the line to maintain peace and to defend America’s freedom.
For those lucky enough to return home alive, having...
Kuakini’s “holiday Trees And Treasures” A Success
Kuakini Foundation celebrated the 115th anniversary of Kuakini Health Systems at its annual “Holiday Trees and Treasures” fundraising celebration on Nov. 20 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Coral Ballroom. Some 530 people turned out...
Sansei Legacies For Whom?
Jonathan Y. Okamura, Ph.D.
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
I begin with a confession that I am not strictly sansei. I sometimes describe myself as “yonsei on my father’s side,” because my paternal great-grandfather immigrated to Läna‘i...
23rd Annual New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival
WHO/WHAT: The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i presents its annual ‘Ohana Festival to celebrate Hawai‘i’s cultural diversity and to ring in the New Year 2016 – the Year of the Monkey.
WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, Jan. 10,...
Herald Salutes
Dr. Doris (Yamauchi) Ching has been appointed interim chancellor of the University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu. Her appointment by UH President David Lassner was confirmed unanimously by the UH Board of Regents at...
“A Whole New Engineer”
Alan Suemori
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: The arrival of a new year always inspires new outlooks on life and the future of society. Some lose their luster after a few months — others...
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