Nina’s grandparents, Mitsuo and Masako Yoshida, met at the Poston War Relocation Center in southwestern Arizona in 1942. (Photo courtesy of Nina Yoshida Nelsen)

Cover Story – AMERICAN DREAM

Jackie Kojima Special to The Hawai‘i Herald For professional opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen, the path of life has been full of unexpected twists and turns. But she would not have had it any other way. Born...
From left, Grandma Whitmore (paternal great-grandma) and Grandma carrying baby Sascha.

Cover Story – BEING BLASIAN

Summer Nakaishi Special to The Hawai‘i Herald In the midst of the global pandemic, Sascha Koki discovered something unexpected — her curls. Sascha, a thirty-something Japanese and Black woman, had been straightening her hair as soon...

Cover Story – WE ARE BG

Lindsay Kagawa Colas Commentary, Republished with permission Los Angeles Times, April 26, 2022   Editor’s note: It’s been nearly a year since Brittney Griner, the 32 year old two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained in Russia on Feb....

Cover Story – HAPPY 2023!

The Hawai‘i Herald’s Year to Shine Kristen Nemoto Jay Commentary If I had to sum up the past three years in three words for The Hawai‘i Herald, it would be: adapt (2020), learn (2021) and grow (2022)....
Franklin in his early teaching days at Cal State Long Beach.

Cover Story – ALOHA ‘OE, DR. FRANKLIN ODO

Remembering a Brilliant Scholar and a Special Mentor and Friend Karleen Chinen Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald  “If you don’t control your own culture and your own vision of life, and your own participation in life,...
The Oshiro clan and their Okinawan relatives share a special time together.

Cover Story – “OKAERINASAI!”

Carolyn Morinishi Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald “Okaerinasai” or “welcome home!” in Uchinanchu (Okinawan immigrants and their descendants) were joyously recited throughout the 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Taikai’s Festival Eve parade held in the city of...

Cover Story – REFLECTIONS

Photos Challenge Discrimination Against Micronesians in Hawai‘i Floyd K. Takeuchi Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald It’s a dirty secret about life in the Aloha State: many of our newest and poorest residents don’t live a life...

Cover Story – GENERATIONAL PIES

The Hori family’s continued passion for baking Jackie Kojima Special to The Hawai‘i Herald In 1932, Yoshio and Miyako Hori brought two babies into the world: their son, Richard Yasuo Hori, and their bakery. Yoshio, a former...
Coach Oda observing a young player’s pitch. (Photo by Brandon Miyagi)

Cover Story – SUPER COACH!

Alysa Tomasa Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Even those who have never watched a Little League Baseball game know the name “Gerald Oda,” manager of the two-time Little League Baseball World Series Championship team, first in...

Cover Story – NON-POLITICAL QUESTIONS WE ASKED CANDIDATES

Election Day is upon us! Voters should begin receiving their ballots in the mail for the general election on Friday, Oct. 21. To get to know the candidates better, The Hawai‘i Herald asked the...

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