From Kaimuki Middle to Carnegie Hall
Wow, I can’t believe that we are here.”Those were Susan Ochi Onishi’s thoughts as she stepped onto the podium of America’s premier concert venue, Carnegie Hall, in New York City this past March. As the sounds...
Willie Goo’s (Guardian Angel) Fog
Editor’s note: On this day, June 5, exactly 73 years ago, the all-Japanese American Hawaiian Provisional Infantry Battalion sailed out of Honolulu Harbor aboard the SS Maui. This was just six months after Japan’s...
Gone, But No Longer Forgotten
Kevin Kawamoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
For the past 14 years, representatives of the Hawai‘i State Hospital and supporters from the larger community have come together above a peaceful cul-de-sac at Hawaiian Memorial Park cemetery in...
Lorraine Tokuyama: “92 And Still Kicking!”
The Master Sashiko Teacher and TEMARI Treasure is Also a Lifelong Learner
Mission Possible
Dr. James C. McNaughton
Published with Permission
Editor’s note: One of the highlights of the Military Intelligence Service Veterans National Reunion, held March 27 and 28 in Honolulu, was the grand opening of the “America’s Secret...
A Rodízio Odyssey
Joe Udell
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
It’s 3 o’clock in the afternoon and, as I look around the aisles of the Shell gas station convenience store, I realize how hungry I am. There’s no shortage...
Fifty Years After “Blood Sunday” In Selma
Editor’s note: Earlier this month, two members of Hawai‘i’s congressional delegation — U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Rep. Mark Takai — traveled to Selma, Ala., to participate in the 50th anniversary commemoration of...
Honouliuli Designated A National Historic Monument
Karleen C. Chinen
Seventeen years ago, a phone call from a Honolulu television reporter was routed to Jane Kurahara, a retired librarian who was volunteering in the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Resource Center.
“Where is...
Hanging Out At “The People’s House”
Kevin Kawamoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The 28th Hawai‘i state Legislature is currently in session at the State Capitol in downtown Honolulu. As mandated by Hawai‘i’s constitution, the Legislature convenes each year at 10 a.m....
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