Veterans

Remi Yamamoto’s grandfather was Matsuo “Matsy” Takabuki, a veteran  of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team who used the GI bill to earn a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and returned...

Now Accepting Submissions for Two New Veteran-Recognition Opportunities Janis Tanji Wong GFBNEC Vice President of Development and Strategic Initiatives Go For Broke National Education Center will present a livestream broadcast of its 19th Annual Evening of Aloha...

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...

75th V-J Day Commemoration, Events, Stories and Resources Ida Yoshinaga To celebrate “Victory Over Japan” Day in the Pacific, World War II veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team Terry T. Shima was featured in...

An Advocate for Interfaith Cooperation Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Editor’s note: This bimonthly series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i....

GFBNEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that educates the public on the valor of Japanese American veterans of World War II and their contributions to democracy. Its goal is to inspire new generations to...

Creating the Maui Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada Courtesy of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Persistence and grit are essential attributes of leadership. Leonard Oka possesses both in spades. It took Oka over three decades to realize his vision of a center on Maui to honor Nisei veterans. In the....

They Strengthened Their Bond as Brothers After Serving Opposing Sides in the Battle of Okinawa By Byrnes Yamashita Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Do you sometimes think about how a simple twist of fate changed your life and the lives of others? As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of World War....

The Hawaii United Okinawa Association will livestream a commemoration of Irei no Hi, or Okinawa’s Memorial Day, on Monday, June 22, on its Facebook page and YouTube channel from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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...