Medicare 411 – SENIORS, GET YOUR FLU SHOT THIS FALL
Seema Verma
Courtesy: Medicare
Getting vaccinated for the flu this fall is more important than ever. Not only will a flu shot help keep you and your family healthy, but it can reduce the strain on...
Your Social Security – WHEN SHOULD YOU START RECEIVING BENEFITS?
Jane Burigsay
Courtesy: Social Security Administration
We’re often asked, “What’s the best age to start receiving retirement benefits?” There is no single answer for everyone. The most important thing is to make an informed decision about...
Book Review: “THE THREE-YEAR SWIM CLUB”
"The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory” (Grand Central Publishing, 2015) is a feel-good inspiring underdog story, in a “Karate Kid” kind of...
MAUI JINSHA MISSION: FROM PERSECUTED TO HISTORIC
Gaylord Kubota
Reprinted with Permission
Editor’s Note: The following articles were part of a column called “Kuroshio – Japan Current” written for The Hawai‘i Herald by Kubota in the 1980s. On November 21, 1978, Maui Jinsha...
Mind-Body Wellness – SUPPORTING YOUR WELLNESS
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
In last month’s article, I shared the importance of fortifying, bolstering and maintaining a strong immune system. Achieving a prepared mindset to deal with whatever situations that COVID-19 presents is...
INNOVATIVE INTERNET FINDS
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Because of the extended stay-at-home orders from the city and state, I find myself spending more time on the internet. This led me to a website that I originally visited for...
Historical Fiction – “A Question of Loyalty”
Mike Malaghan
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: “A Question of Loyalty” — released this past April — is the second historical novel in Mike Malaghan’s trilogy on the Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. Last...