June 15, 2018

The Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai held its annual membership meeting and shinnen enkai on March 11 at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Manoa Grand Ballroom. The thunderous taiko sounds of Dragon Beat opened the program. Emcees Megumi Honami and Koshin Soga, both dressed in dog costumes in celebration of the “Year of the Dog,”....

The following are corrections to the Bon dance schedule that was published in the May 18, 2018, edition of The Hawai‘i Herald. We apologize for any inconvenience the errors may have caused. BIG ISLAND • July 21 (Sat.): Honokaa Hongwanji bon dance will begin at 7 p.m., following the 5:30 obon service.

Living on Hawai‘i’s sugar and pineapple plantations meant never wasting food or other valuables. With that in mind, Hawaii’s Plantation Village will hold a special session on Saturday, July 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to demonstrate how leftover vegetables, fruits, fish and meat were preserved to stretch meals. Each ethnic group had creative....

REAL POSSIBILITIES BY Barbara Kim Stanton

Four Monuments that Honor the First Japanese in Hawai‘i Jodie Chiemi Ching Fifty years ago, the centennial anniversary of the arrival of the first immigrants from Japan was marked with the unveiling of several monuments around the state. The monuments were meant to honor the Gannenmono, the “First-year People” from Japan, and to remind their....

SUNDAY, JULY 1 Midnight - Flowers on the Road 1:30 a.m. - Life of Hishakaku 2 3:10 a.m. - Secret of Monjiro’s Birth 4:40 a.m. - Keepers of Order 6:20 a.m. - Purple Killer 8 a.m. - River Washes Away the Moon 9:30 a.m. - Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill 11 a.m. - Black Thief 12:40 p.m.....

MONDAY, JULY 16 1:20 a.m. - Glorious Standard Bearer 2:40 a.m. - The Sand City in Manchuria 4:20 a.m. - River Washes Away the Moon 5:50 a.m. - Lord Steel Heart 7:30 a.m. - Tattoo of Love 9:10 a.m. - Roaring Fire 10:50 a.m. - Pearls of the Stone Man 1 p.m. - Keepers of Order 2:40....

PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE “Dosanko Cooking,” premieres on Wednesday, July 25, at 8:30 p.m; repeats on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. “Dosanko” is people who were born in Hokkaido. Ms. Hoshizawa, who holds a Guinness world record for being the longest lasting host of a cooking program, shows you how to make healthy....

“Ikinari Sensei ni Natta Boku ga Kanojo ni Koi wo Shita (My Korean Teacher),” 2016 drama, 1 hour and 38 minutes. Directed by Yuzo Asahara. Starring Yesung and Nozomi Sasaki. Yesung of SUPER JUNIOR stars in this Okinawan romantic comedy with a Korean twist! While on a business trip to Okinawa, Young Ung suddenly learns....