Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Contestants Introduced
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival on Jan. 11 was the setting for the kick-off of the 63rd Cherry Blossom Festival, an annual project of the Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber...
Kimberly Takata Named Cherry Blossom Festival Queen
Gwen Battad Ishikawa
The 63rd Cherry Blossom Festival came to a close on March 22 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, when the new queen and court were announced at the Festival Ball.
The festival, sponsored by...
Grant Murata Joins Hawaii Hochi
Grant Murata has joined The Hawai‘i Herald and the Hawaii Hochi as advertising and promotions manager. He replaces Karlton Tomomitsu, who left to pursue other business interests.
Murata previously worked in advertising sales for JN...
Spotlight – Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Collection Finds New Home at JCCH
SPOTLIGHT BY Karleen C. Chinen
Neal s. Blaisdell Center Rededicated As War Memorial
Gwen Battad Ishikawa
A plaque dedicating the Neal S. Blaisdell Center as a war memorial — as it was originally intended back in the 1960s when it was built — was rededicated last November with...
World War II Nisei Soldiers Remembered At Joint Memorial Service
Karleen C. Chinen
With each passing year, there are fewer and fewer of them. But for those surviving Nisei veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service and 1399th Engineer...
Military Intelligence Service Exhibit Opens At Hawaii Army Museum
The U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii at Fort DeRussy in Waikïkï recently opened “America’s Secret Weapon,” a colorful new exhibit that tells the little-known story of the 6,000 Japanese Americans who served in the...
Aloha ‘Oe Tagata-San… Aloha Taro-San
Karleen C. Chinen
Aloha is that special Hawaiian word that expresses many sentiments. We say “Aloha . . .,” or “Aloha ‘oe,” in bidding someone special a fond farewell. And, we also say “Aloha ....
Fundraising Campaign Launched For Hiroshima Landslide Victims
The “Hawai‘i for Hiroshima Fundraising Committee” recently kicked off a campaign to raise funds to aid the people of Hiroshima City following the massive landslides of Aug. 19. Seventy-two residents were killed in the...
CENTURY-OLD SHINTO SHRINE AT HPV REDEDICATED
Photo Courtesy: Wikimedia.org
The ever so humble Wakamiya Inari Shrine at Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding in a big way on May 4. The Shinto shrine was feted...
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