Lead Story – AMERICAN WOMAN
Radio DJ Becky “Mits” — A Walking Contradiction Equipped With a Mic, Quick Mouth and Comfy Crocs
Kristen Nemoto Jay
It’s the impression that Becky “Mits” Martin makes of her parents’ face that many — whose...
Cover Story- APPRECIATING OUR WAI
Our Sacred Relationship with Water
Kevin Y. Kawamoto
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Fresh potable (drinkable) water direct to our homes is a precious resource that many people take for granted until it is gone. Ask...
Cover Story – THE ETERNAL BEAUTY OF DECO CLAY ART
DECO Clay Craft Academy Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
Lois Kajiwara
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
In life, finding your way on a path is not always as direct as a straight line. Rather, it can often feel...
Featured Story – PROMISED LAND
A Family’s Story About Land Lost (But Saved) During Executive Order 9066
Kristen Nemoto Jay
On Feb. 19, 2022, Thomas Yoshioka will be 101 years young. There’s not much to his secret, he says....
Featured Story – ERNIE LAU: THE VOICE OF HAWAI‘I’S AQUIFER
BWS Chief Engineer and Manager Talks About Life Leading to the Red Hill Catastrophe
Kristen Nemoto Jay
There’s a local viral video that turned Ernest “Ernie” Lau, chief engineer and manager of the Honolulu Board of...
Featured Story – DIGITIZING DELICIOUSNESS
Hasegawa Honors Community “Aunties” by Reviving Old Hawai‘i Cookbooks
Ida Yoshinaga
Republished with permission
Zentoku Foundation
(zentokufoundation.org)
Itadakimasu! (We heartily receive this meal!) The nishime demonstration is done, as Hasegawa is poised to start “grinding.” Jennifer Hasegawa seems an...
2022 THE YEAR OF THE TIGER
The Hawai‘i Herald’s Time to Rise
Jodie Chiemi Ching
The Herald has been ready for a bit of change for a little while now. Not only because friends and family of my Yonsei generation were saying...
Featured Story – A JAPANESE TOY STORY
Stacy Lee
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Overall, our sources of entertainment have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Food being a great source of comfort coupled with binge-watching movies and TV shows on Netflix, Disney+,...
Featured Story – FRANCE AWARDS LEGION OF HONOR CHEVALIER MEDAL
Joseph S. Oshiro and Albert K. Nakama Helped to Liberate French Towns in World War II
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai'i Herald
In what may be the last public ceremony, the French government honored six...
Featured Story – GETTING TO THE ROOT OF BENI IMO
The Staff of Life for the Okinawan People
Dan Nakasone
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
I had an eerie feeling walking through a wooded area on a path rarely traveled. I was tracing the footsteps of my...