SHINGON SHU HAWAI‘I SAILING ITS OWN CANOE
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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...
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...
HOW MEDICARE COVERS HOSPICE CARE
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Coping with a terminal illness can be very difficult, for the patient as well as his or her loved ones. That’s why I want to pass along some information about Medicare’s...
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...
THE NEW POWER OF ATTORNEY LAW
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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...
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS RELATED TO JAPAN’S SECURITY POLICY
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TÖKYÖ — The following is a chronology of major events related to Japan’s security policy.
August 1945: Japan surrenders unconditionally in World War II after U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
May 1947:...
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...
HAWAI‘I-GROWN SWEET, JUICY NAVEL ORANGES
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Editor’s note: With this issue, we welcome H. Dale Sato to the pages of the Herald with a column titled, “From My Yard.” Anyone who raises fruit trees or vegetables in...
Saint Louis’ Jordan Yamamoto Shines on the Diamond
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When Saint Louis High School won the 2014 Hawai‘i State High School Baseball Championship at Les Murakami Stadium on May 23, it marked the first time in four decades that the Crusaders...
GIVING BACK AND PAYING IT FORWARD
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Growing up in Japan, Sabrina Shizue McKenna never imagined she would one day be a Hawai‘i Supreme Court justice.
“As a child, I always thought I would be a teacher,” she...
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