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AARP Hawai‘i’s free caregiving webinar will be held every Wednesday at 4 p.m. from Nov. 4 through Dec. 9. Linda Coble will kick off the series on Nov. 4 by sharing her caregiving story...

The Nomura Ryu Ongaku Kyokai, Hawaii Chapter, lineage of Richard Shigeichi Asato: First generation – Ryöei Nakama Second generation – Eikichi Miyagi Third generation – Seiko Ikehara Fourth generation – Richard Shigeichi Asato Seiichi Yagi is the current president...

Frances Kakugawa Special to The Hawai’i Herald Wordsworth, my little mouse poet who resolves human problems with poetry, has a suggestion on birthday gifts for children of all ages. Wordsworth and I have been spreading this...

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Lt. Gov. Josh Green and Acting State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble will answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in a telephone forum organized by AARP Hawai‘i on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 9 a.m....

Okunoshima: From Chemical Weapons Plant to Rabbit Sanctuary Between Kellie’s and Jairus’ trips on the prefectural exchange program, we had a chance to visit with the Araragis in Hiroshima during a short family trip to Japan in 2015. Since I like rabbits, we decided to take a one-day excursion to Okunoshima, also known as “Usagi....

Communities undergoing rapid social, economic and environmental changes such as Waikïkï, Kaka‘ako, Kalihi and O‘ahu’s North Shore; Köloa on Kaua‘i; Pä‘ia and Lahaina on Maui; Läna‘i City; East End Moloka‘i; and Waipi‘o Valley, Kona and the Hämäkua Coast on Hawai‘i island. Historical events such as World War II, the 1946 tsunami, and the closing of....

2 lbs. hamburger ½ cup bread crumbs ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. pepper 1/4 cup ketchup 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 2 stalks celery, chopped fine ½ round onion, chopped fine and squeezing out the liquid Mix ingredients. Form into patties and pan...

ADDITIONAL AARP TIPS Communications A disaster plan includes communications and an emergency meeting place where families can go for protection or to reunite. Keep an old analog phone that can work when digital phones lose power....

Editor’s note: At an October 1997 March of Dimes fundraising dinner, Jim Burns, then chief judge of the Hawai‘i Intermediate Court of Appeals, shared the inspiring story of his mother, Beatrice “Bea” Burns, with the audience. The text of his speech was published in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin a few days later and was called to....