July 15, 2022

Dad's Three Cats by Gwen Muranaka

HANAYAGI DANCING ACADEMY HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY The Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawai‘i Foundation celebrated their 75th Anniversary with an impressive stage performance of Nihon Buyō (classical Japanese dance) at the Mamiya Theater on June...

Craig Gima Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Kūpuna are the most important voting bloc in Hawai‘i and the nation. Older voters vote in greater numbers than other age groups and therefore help decide elections. Politicians know this and...

WHO/WHAT: The Japanese American National Museum will be virtually hosting its 30th Anniversary Film Festival, which will include a discussion and Q&A session on author and historian Barbara Kawakami. She devoted much of her...

WHO/WHAT: The Jodo Mission of Hawaii will be hosting five Obon services during the month of July. The first will be available only to Hatsubon families and the rest are open to anyone. WHEN/WHERE: Friday,...

by Rev. Paul S. Osumi Reprinted with permission LIFE’S WORTHWHILE THINGS All worthwhile things in life must be cultivated. If we don’t take care of our garden, weeds grow. Flowers, fruit and vegetables require cultivation. So do...

Dr. Jodi Nishida Hawai‘i Herald Columnist I recently read a book titled “Drop Acid” by Dr. David Perlmutter, MD. As a doctor who specializes in food and nutrition in ways different from our standard dietary guidelines,...

Krislen Mariko Kanase Zentoku Foundation (zentokufoundation.org) Republished with permission Many Americans know about the Japanese American experience during World War II: valor of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, racial discrimination and relocation...