March 15, 2019

“Pretty ga Osugiru (Way Too Kawaii),” premiers Friday, April 5 at 7:35 p.m. Nankichi works for a mega publishing company and was the star of the literary editing department, but all of a sudden he gets transferred to a fashion magazine. "Why am I doing this job?!" Nankichi works resentfully, constantly making mistakes, and even....

WHO/WHAT: The made-in-Hawai‘i indie film, which debuted at the 2018 Hawaii International Film Festival, tells the story of musician/actor Alex Zhang Hungtai’s search for his grandparent’s home on the Big Island and the unlikely...

“Marry Me Now,” Wednesday and Thursday at 10 p.m.; re-airs on Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m. Yoo-Ha Park studied hard in medical school and completed her intern course. She worked hard to become a doctor. Her father raised four children by himself and her oldest sister also sacrificed for the family. Yoo-Ha is not....

Scholarship Fundraising Drive Underway to Honor the Engineering Pioneer Kristen Nemoto Jay Special to The Hawai‘i Herald As we observe Women’s History Month, we shine the spotlight on a humble and quiet woman who inspired other women like her to chase their dreams. It’s been a while since Susan Nishioka flipped through the pages of....

In Japanese, a person with a spirited willingness to do his best when it matters most is said to have nebarigoshi––literally, “stick-to-it hips.” The Japanese claim sticky, slimy foods like natto, a wonderful fermented...

Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii Kokoro to kaereba, Kaotsuki ga kawaru. Kaotsuki ga kawareba, Jinsei mo kawaru. Your state of mind is reflected in your facial expression, which in turn will be reflected in your approach to...

ESTATE PLANNING INSIGHTS By Ethan R. Okura Back in December of 2009, my father, Sanford K. Okura, wrote an excellent article titled “Tenants by the Entirety.” It explained the pros and cons of holding property as “tenants by the entirety” as opposed to holding them in revocable trust(s). At the time, tenants by the entirety....

MONDAY, APRIL 1 Midnight - Dolls of the Shogun's Harem 2 a.m. - Fireball Magistrate 3:40 a.m. - Samurai of the Wind 5:20 a.m. - Last Glory 7:30 a.m. - The Rapacious Jailbreaker 9:10 a.m. - Golden Peacock Castle Part 1 & 2 11 a.m. - Prince of Red Banner 12:40 p.m. - Yakuza Ladies....

MY HAWAII By Colin Sewake IN THE GUTTER Location: Nagahama, Yomitan; January 2019 No, I’m not referring to my bowling ball, but rather to my Nissan Serena minivan.I left home to pick up my son Yoshiaki (“Aki”) from Yomitan High School and then take him to his juku (cram school) in Okinawa-shi (Okinawa City). For....