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...
Go For Broke – THE MAEHARA AND GIMA CONNECTION
Maui Families Reunited after 75 Years
Byrnes Yamashita
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
On a recent afternoon in Honolulu, two families with roots on Maui came together to reminisce about their shared connection with a Nisei soldier...
Nisei Veterans – GO FOR BROKE MONUMENT 22ND ANNIVERSARY
June 5: Virtual Tribute Recognized Japanese American WWII Military Service
Janis Tanji Wong
Vice President of Development & Strategic Initiatives GFBNEC
On Saturday, June 5, 2021, the Go For Broke National Education Center premiered its live broadcast...
Cover Story – A TALE OF TWO BEST FRIENDS
Memorial Day: Remembering Our Fallen Heroes
Byrnes Yamashita
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
What is Memorial Day and why do we commemorate it? Many people think of it as a long weekend that marks the start of...
SEPT. 27-30: NISEI VETERANS MEMORIAL SERVICE
View the Nisei Veterans Memorial Service on‘Ölelo public access Channel 53 on:
• Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 a.m.
• Monday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m.
• Wednesday, Sept. 30 at...
Bulletin Board – Go for Broke Monument’s 1srt Streamed Anniversary Celebration
WHO/WHAT: The Go For Broke National Education Center will hold the 21st anniversary of its Go For Broke Monument via streaming services. The moving ceremony features keynote Kisa Ito, granddaughter of 442nd RCT veteran...
Community Focus – GFBNEC, Essay and Poetry Contest
To mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Go For Broke National Education Center presents its 2020 High School and College Essay and Poetry Contest. In addition to cash prizes, four winners (grand prize entry from each category: essay and poetry high school division and essay and poetry college division)....
Community Focus – Hawaii State Library Streaming “Proof of Loyalty” for Free
The Hawai‘i State Public Library recently began offering the streaming service Kanopy at https://www.librarieshawaii.org/ and will continue to offer it for free through April 30. The offerings include 10 films by Lucy Ostrander and Don Sellers of Stourwater Pictures, producers of the hour-long documentary, “Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawai‘i,”....
Herald Salutes – Deidre Tegarden
Deidre Tegarden has rejoined Maui’s Nisei Veterans Memorial Center as executive director, a position she held from 2016 until 2018, when newly elected Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino selected her as his chief of staff. Tegarden will replace former state Sen. Jill Tokuda, who will now serve as NVMC’s director for external relations, leading the....
In Her Own Words – Thank You For Your Service, Chito Isonaga
Karleen C. Chinen Commentary To read Isonaga’s story in its entirety, visit the Hawai‘i Memory Project website: nisei.hawaii.edu/page/chito I graduated from [Kaua‘i] high school in August [1933], I remember going to Japan. I really didn’t want to go [to Japan with my mother and sister], but that was more or less planned. Mom looked forward....