Dialog: New Perspectives
Jodie Chiemi Ching
Commentary
Our goal for this special-edition primary election issue was to explore politics from new angles. The Herald editorial staff saw an opportunity to take community issues and political candidates and highlight rarely...
Hawaii Transitions to Vote-By-Mail
This year, Hawai‘i will transition to voting by mail, meaning that all registered voters will have a ballot mailed to them. Sandy Ma is the executive director of Common Cause Hawaii, a nonpartisan nonprofit...
Community: The Last Months Of Obon
As August approaches, so does the end of obon. This year, hot summer nights were not spent dancing around a yagura, eating a KC Waffle hotdog or cooling off with shave ice under the...
Community Focus: Three New Advisors Join Nisei Veterans Legacy
Nisei Veterans Legacy (nvlchawaii.org/), which, since its start in 2012, has aimed to “preserve, perpetuate, and share the legacy of Americans of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) who served in the U.S. armed forces in World...
Community Focus: CANCELLED Hiroshima Commemoration And Peace Service
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the tragic bombing of Hiroshima. However, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Hiroshima Commemoration and Peace service scheduled for Aug. 6 at Izumo Taishakyo Mission...
Spotlight: 46th Annual Historic Preservation Honor Awards
Katherine Itoh
The Historic Preservation Honor Awards are the state’s highest recognition for projects, organizations and publications that help in the preservation and restoration of Hawai’i’s historical and cultural sites. The annual award is presented...
Herald Salutes
Honolulu Magazine reporter Jayna Omaye, whose nisei grandfather had been a soldier with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, won the highly competitive City and Regional Magazine Association Award for Multiplatform...
Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates: The Human Side
Editor’s Note: When preparing to vote for our next mayor, we might find it challenging to consider all the solutions proposed by candidates without first knowing the history and nature of the related problems...
In Her Own Words: “We Are All In This Together”
Dr. Kathryn Takara Shares Her Views On Racial Inequality
Alan Suemori
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Dr. Kathryn Takara is a longtime educator, poet and community leader in Hawai‘i. In 1996 she received the University of Hawai‘i...
Political Philosophy: Zen and Politics
The Way of Public Leadership
Bill Kaneko
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Engaging in the world of politics can be a treacherous endeavor. Personal attacks, self-interest, dirty tricks and political maneuvering detract from the reason why most...