Bamboo Ridge – “Let Me Fight Chicken”
Moriso Teraoka
Republished with Permission from
“Bamboo Ridge: Celebrating 30 Years of Local Literature” (Spring 2007)
“Aisose! Putagenamo,” Benny De Coscos cussed his son while Junior was holding a fighting rooster. Benny was doing a bit of...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
THREE MORE YEARS TO LIVE
A man was told by his doctor that he had only three more years to live. Instead of brooding over his misfortune, he decided...
Lifestyle – Out with Clutter, In with Joy
The KonMari Method Clears the Home and Fills the Heart Jodie Chiemi Ching In Japan, cleaning and clearing the previous year’s clutter is traditionally done in December to get a fresh start in the new year. But, here in Hawai‘i, if you haven’t started yet, you could at least say you’re running on “Hawaiian time.”....
Book Review – “The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks”
A New Book Examines Japan’s Alcohol Industry and Its Storied History Joe Udell Special to The Hawai‘i Herald While Japan is a relatively small country — roughly the size of the state of Montana — its 2,000 active breweries and distilleries are responsible for more than 20,000 unique products. That staggering output reflects the breadth....
Lead Story – Guided Forest Bathing Reveals Nature’s Healing Spirit
GUIDED FOREST BATHING REVEALS NATURE’S HEALING SPIRIT Kevin Y. Kawamoto Special to the Hawai‘i Herald My journey to the forest began in the city — at a bus stop at the Ala Moana Shopping Center, to be exact. The No. 5 bus to Mänoa took me farther and farther away from stressed-out Christmas season shoppers....
NGN3 February Movie Schedule (part II)
FRIDAY, FEB. 14 12:10 a.m. – Sister with Sister 1:40 a.m. – The Silk Hat Boss 2 3:10 a.m. – The Idle Vassal Tribute 5:10 a.m. – The Newcomer to Shimizu 6:50 a.m. – The Samurai Markets 8:20 a.m. – Bloody Passion 10:10 a.m. – Shingo's Original Challenge Part 3 11:40 a.m. – What a Wonderful Family!....