GOVERNING THE INTERNET
In its earliest days, the internet was like a small village of known users whose designers did not pay much attention to security because there was a climate of trust. All that changed with...
KBFD — KOREAN PROGRAMMING
“Three Days,” Sunday at 6:30 p.m./re-airs
Monday at 1:45 p.m.
The South Korean president travels to a villa to enjoy his vacation. After three gunshots are fired, he disappears. His bodyguard Han Tae-Kyung Han then attempts...
CENTURY-OLD SHINTO SHRINE AT HPV REDEDICATED
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The ever so humble Wakamiya Inari Shrine at Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding in a big way on May 4. The Shinto shrine was feted...
SHINGON SHU HAWAI‘I SAILING ITS OWN CANOE
Photo Courtesy: OnlyInHawaii.org
In 2004, an historic event took place when the Shingon temple on Sheridan Street in Honolulu broke away from its denominational headquarters in Japan and became independent. It was the first time...
JAPAN DIVIDED ON COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE
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TÖKYÖ — Public opinion in Japan is divided over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to reinterpret the country’s pacifist constitution to engage in collective self-defense. One side insists that reinterpretation could eventually...
THE NEW POWER OF ATTORNEY LAW
Photo Credit: HawaiiReporter.com
On April 17, Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed into law the new Uniform Power of Attorney Act. It may be somewhat confusing to people because Hawai‘i already had a law allowing powers of...
HERALD SALUTES – JILL TOKUDA
State Sen. Jill Tokuda was presented a 2014 “Champions for Charters” award from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools at the U.S. Capitol during National Charter School Week (May 4-10). Tokuda was one...
JAPANESE WOMEN RETAIN TOP SPOT IN LIFE EXPECTANCY
GENEVA — Japanese women retained the top spot in average life expectancy in 2012, ahead of women in Spain, Switzerland and Singapore. Japanese men, however, tied with Swedish men for eighth place, according to...
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