Kauai

Karleen Chinen Commentary No Hawai‘i Herald editor in her, or his, right mind wants to do a special edition, like this Kaua‘i Issue, as the last issue of the year . . . especially with the traditionally big New Year’s edition due in less than two weeks. That’s plain suicide! But that is exactly what....

Hawaii News Now’s Anchor Ashley Nagaoka Embodies Perseverance, Grace and Humility Jodie Chiemi Ching Sophisticated and cheerful, Yonsei Ashley Toshiko Nagaoka — Emmy award-winning anchor of Hawaii News Now’s “First at 4” newscast at 4 p.m....

Jane Burigsay Courtesy: Social Security Administration Every year on Veterans Day, we honor the people who risk their lives to protect our country. Our disability program is part of our obligation to wounded warriors and their...

8·0·8 By Dennis Fujitake

REAL POSSIBILITIES BY Barbara Kim Stanton

Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu (1239 Olomea St. in the Kalihi-Palama area), 841-4755 Dec. 31, 11 p.m.: Year-end purification ritual; Jan. 1, midnight-4 p.m.: New Year’s blessings Both O-toso and kagami biraki sake will be served. Omamori available...

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.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15 1:10 a.m. – The Shadow War of the Yakuza 2:50 a.m. – 1,750 Days of Turbulence 4:50 a.m. – Tengu Priest 6:30 a.m. – The Swordsman in the Golden Valley 8 a.m. – A Legend of Turmoil 9:50 a.m. – Tetsu the White Tiger 11:20 a.m. – Giant Rumble 1 p.m. – Scarier Than....

by Rev. Paul S. Osumi Reprinted with permission IDENTIFICATION In introducing a speaker at a banquet once, the toastmaster had this to say about him: “This man has been closely identified with all the good things in...

Michael G. Malaghan Special to The Hawai‘i Herald “A Question of Loyalty” will be released in the next few months. Malaghan is a retired businessman who divides his time between Hawai‘i, Georgia and Japan. Kenta’s squad marched double-time into the campus’ adjacent rice fields. As they crossed trickling Mänoa Stream at the bottom of St.....