“Wind From Hawai‘i — Nänä I Ke Kumu” In Okinawa
Review by Shoko Yonaha
Translated from the July 1, 2015, Ryukyu Shimpo
Editor’s note: Last June, Cheryl Yoshie Nakasone-Sensei, shihan (master instructor) of Jimpu Kai USA, Kin Ryöshö Ryükyü Geinou Kenkyusho, honored the legacy of her...
Architect Extraordinaire Frank Futoshi Arakawa
Marion M. Arakawa
Reprinted with Permission
Editor’s note: The following story on a little-known figure in Hawai‘i’s history, gifted architect and engineer Frank Futoshi Arakawa, is reprinted from “Aloha ‘Äina, Volume II: More Big Island Memories.”...
Elvis Sighted On Maui!
Ilima Loomis
Reprinted with Permission
Allen Idemoto’s first glimpse of Elvis Presley was through a neighbor’s window.
Growing up in a small plantation house on Maui with so many brothers and sisters that he had to sleep...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
Be Kind
Ian MacLaren, the Scottish writer said, "Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle." An outward appearance is often...
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...
“What Is The Legacy Of The Sansei?”
Gail Honda
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: In this piece, and the essays that follow it, you will probably notice that the terms — Issei, Nisei, Sansei, Yonsei, Gosei — appear capitalized in some...
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,...
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