“Mighty Men of Valor”
Editor’s note: The U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy faced each other on June 22 — but the venue was not a football field. Rather, it was the Pömaika‘i Ballroom at the Dole Cannery....
Lead Story – Conversations with my Father
Hawai‘i’s Consul General of Japan Shares Memories of His Father with MIS Veterans
Editor’s note: Since his posting in Hawai‘i in mid-2015 as Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu, Yasushi Misawa has delivered dozens of...
Spotlight – World War II AJA Veterans Remembered in Punchbowl Service
DIALOGUE By Karleen C. Chinen
The Education Center — “To Inform and Transform”
Cornerstone. Crowning piece. Heart and soul.
For the better part of three decades, that is how many envisioned what is now the Education Center at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center on Maui.
The Education Center opened...
Social Security Honors Veterans
In the United States, people do a lot to recognize and honor the heroes who serve in the Armed Forces and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. July is an appropriate month to recognize...
Fighting Two Wars – Adm. Harry B. Harris JR. : Nisei Warriors “All Heroes...
Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr.
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
Editor’s note: One of the events of last month’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan was a grand tribute to...
FASTER BENEFIT DECISIONS FOR VETERANS
On Memorial Day, we paid tribute to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. So, it’s a fitting time to share some news about Social Security disability benefits for...
Irei Sai – For the 12 Who Never Came Home
Memorial Service Brings Some Measure of Closure for Two Former POWs
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
For the first time in nearly three-quarters of a century, 12 Okinawan prisoners of war who were captured...
Fighting Two Wars – Gov. David Ige: “Am I Adding To Your Legacy?”
Gov. David Y. Ige
Governor of Hawai‘i (2015 to present)
Aloha . . . It truly is an honor and a privilege for me to be here today as governor of the state of Hawai‘i.
My grandparents,...
AJA Veterans – “France Will Never Forget You …”
Four World War II Nisei Veterans Awarded French Legion of Honor Medal
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
It’s been nearly three-quarters of a century since the Nisei soldiers of the 100th Infantry Battalion and...
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