COMMUNITY FOCUS
AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE AMERICAN NOVEL RELEASED IN JAPAN
On Friday, Aug. 12, Kathleen Burkinshaw’s award-winning novel, “The Last Cherry Blossom,” a United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs Education Resource for Teachers and Students, was released in...
Historical Fiction – “CHILD OF A HAWAIIAN IMMIGRANT”
By Genpachi “Jūkichi” Tsushima
Translation by Kan Edmund Akatani
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
“Child of a Hawaiian Immigrant” is a historical novel that conveys the events, social conditions and life of the author’s own immigration and...
NGN — Spectrum Ch. 677/HD 1677 (For updated information, call 538–1966)
NEW PROGRAMMING
“Wooden Straws,” premiering Monday, Nov. 13 at 7:35 p.m.
Haruna is an employee of a home builder called “Aucent Home.” She has been transferred to its public relations department, and she learns that her...
NGN3 NOVEMBER MOVIE SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, NOV. 1
Midnight – The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1:30 a.m. – Purple Killer
3:10 a.m. – Seven from Edo
4:50 a.m. – Samurai Geisha
6:30 a.m. – Case of Umon: Hell's Windmill
8 a.m. – The Seven Vows...
HAWAII OKINAWA TODAY
Channel 53 (Spectrum) and 1049 or 1053 (Hawaiian Telcom) Subject to change, without notice. [For updated information, call (808) 834-0007.
Hawaii Okinawa Today’s new episodes premiere on the first and third Saturdays of the month...
Ready, Set… Grow! – ARBOR DAY & SQUASH UPDATE
Amy Tsuneyoshi
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Trees and other plants provide many benefits like cooling shade, green space and clean air. They also provide food and shelter for birds and other wildlife. Arbor Day was created to...
KBFD — KOREAN PROGRAMMING
Channel 2 (Spectrum) and 12 (Hawaiian Telcom) (Subject to change, without notice. For updated information, call 521–8066.)
“My Happiness,” Monday through Friday at 9:20 p.m.; repeats Monday through Friday at 12:20 p.m.
Cong Rong has long...
Honoring the Legacy – PATRICIA SAIKI
A Champion for Equal Rights
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of...