Remembering Vietnam
Karleen C. Chinen
Commentary
In the closing days of April, I watched with great interest the PBS programs commemorating the 40th anniversary of end of the Vietnam War. I was in high school and at the...
Aloha Tofu Expands With Aloha Tofu Town
Aloha Tofu is no longer just a tofu factory. February marked the grand opening of a sister-venture for the töfu business that Kamesaburo and Tsuruko Uyehara took over in 1950. The new venture is...
Mokuhanga: Japanese Woodblock Printing From Ukiyo-E to Abstract
WHO/WHAT: As part of the Hawaii Japanese Center’s special Japan Foundation exhibition, “Handcrafted Form: Traditions and Techniques,” painter/printmaker Glenn Yamanoha will present an overview of woodblock printmaking, its history and development, and its influences...
Hui O Laulima Accepting 2016 Cultural Grant Applications
Applications are being accepted for Hui O Laulima’s 2016 Cultural Grant program. All prospective grant projects/activities and expenditure of grant monies must take place during the 2016 calendar year (January-December). Applications are due by...
“Echos Of Dat Red Guitar”
Gwen Battad Ishikawa
Commentary
Billed as a “twisted Pidgin comedy,” Kumu Kahua Theatre’s staging of Lee Tonouchi’s “Echoes of Dat Red Guitar” lives up to its description, and then some.
You don’t have to know what the...
An Ode To The Vino And Hiroshi ’Ohana
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Editor’s note: The “foodie” movement is alive and thriving in Hawai‘i, with new restaurants and food trucks opening their doors almost weekly and open markets popping up in our neighborhoods, giving...
Japanese Women’s Society Foundation Holds Summit And Fashion Show
The Japanese Women’s Society Foundation presented its Second Women’s Leadership Summit and 36th Fashion Show on March 27 and 28 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. “Health, Beauty & Well-Being” was the theme of the...
Sumie Society Of Hawaii Celebrates End Of Show
Members of the Sumie Society of Hawaii gathered at Alan Wong’s Pineapple Room on Lei Day (May 1) for their 13th annual post-exhibition luncheon and awards program. The exhibition, which was held April 20...