Virtual Event – GFBNEC: 2020 EVENING OF ALOHA VIRTUAL GALA
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...
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...
MAHALO VETERANS!
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...
Honoring the Legacy – BISHOP YOSHIAKI FUJITANI
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....
Sidebar: ABOUT THE GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER
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...
Honoring Our Legacy – Leonard Oka
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....
Lead Story – The Story of the Gima Brothers
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....
Sidebar: HUOA: Irei no Hi in Hawai‘i Set for June 22
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.
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...