March 16, 2018

The Hawaii United Okinawa Association recognized 45 “Uchinanchu of the Year” at its annual ”Uchinanchu of the Year”/installation banquet at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on Jan. 20. The 2017 “Uchinanchu of the Year” were honored for their service to their respective club, the HUOA and the larger community. The honorees were:

CULTURE 4KIDS! By Carolyn Kubota Morinishi and Marian Kurasaki Kubota To learn how you can create this issue’s craft or featured activity, please click below to subscribe to our online subscription or complete and submit a form here to subscribe to our print edition.

Hawaii Buddhist Council Also Plan Joint Gannenmono Memorial Service Bishop Chishin Hirai Special to The Hawai‘i Herald The Hawaii Buddhist Council invites you to join our Buddha Day celebration on Sunday, April 1, which we are combining with a Gannenmono Memorial Service to express our joy, gratitude and respect on this, the 150th anniversary of....

The Little-Known Story of the Landmarks Left by World War II Italian Prisoners of War Gregg K. Kakesako Special to The Hawai‘i Herald During World War II, some 3,000 Okinawan soldiers, conscripts and civilians were imprisoned in Hawai‘i as prisoners of war. Twelve of them died while in captivity here in Hawai‘i and were buried....

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 Midnight – Yakuza on Foot 1:40 a.m. Lord Mito 3:20 a.m. – Giant Rumble 5 a.m. – Road in the Mist 6:30 a.m. – The Chivalrous Life 8:10 a.m. – Shingo’s Challenge, Part 2 9:40 a.m. – Scarier Than the Devil 11:20 a.m. – Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san 12:50 p.m. – Tokyo Girl Detective....

SUNDAY, APRIL 15 1 a.m. – Shingo’s Challenge, Part 2 2:30 a.m. – The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang 4:20 a.m. – Five Ronin 5:50 a.m. – Road in the Mist 7:20 a.m. – Yakuza on Foot 9 a.m. – The Silk Hat Boss 2 10:30 a.m. – The Book Peddler 12:20 p.m. – Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san....

“Sapporo Snow Festival 2018,” premieres on Wednesday, April 4, at 8:30 p.m. Two and a half million people visit Sapporo’s world famous Snow Festival every year to enjoy its great snow statues, snow activities, romantic night strolling and great food. The 69th annual snow festival features “The Final Fantasy XIV: Battle of Winter Wonderland” sculpture.....

“Hibari Minyo no Tabi Beranme Nakanorisan (Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san),” 1961 drama, 1 hour and 26 minutes. Directed by Masamitsu Igayama. Starring Hibari Misora and Ken Takakura. Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor. “Hizakura Daimyo (The Hectic Lord),” 1958 jidaigeki, 1 hour and 22 minutes.....

“Rikuoh (TBS),” premieres on Sunday, April 22, at 9 p.m. Miyazawa Koichi runs a small, but longstanding company which makes tabi (traditional Japanese socks). He is the CEO of the fourth generation company with about 20 employees. Due to a decrease in demand for tabi, the company is struggling to keep afloat.  In order to....