Farewell to “A Very Special Soldier”
Dick Shigemi Hamada of Honolulu died May 27. He was 92 years old.
Hamada was born in Kukuihaele on Hawai‘i island and was a retired planner and estimator supervisor at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard...
Nisei Veterans – “.. They All Raised Their Hands”
Joint Memorial Service Speaker Honors Nisei Veterans Maj. Gen. Suzanne P. Vares-Lum Published with Permission Aloha mai käkou . . . Governor and Mrs. [David] Ige, Governor and Mrs. [George] Ariyoshi, Senator [Brian] Schatz, Mayor and Mrs. [Kirk] Caldwell, retired General and Mrs. [David] Bramlett, Major General and Mrs. [Joe] Logan, retired Major General Bob....
Maui Joint Memorial Service Honoring 100th/442nd Nisei Soldiers
WHO/WHAT: The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center will hold its annual joint memorial service honoring 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team veterans, a tradition since 2003. The Rev. Kerry Kiyohara of Makawao Hongwanji...
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 the 442nd Regimental Combat Team were engaged in one of the most vicious battles of World War II....
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, the Issei, immigrated to Hawai‘i from Japan and Okinawa more than a hundred years ago in search of....
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...
Go For Broke – THE MAEHARA AND GIMA CONNECTION
Maui Families Reunited after 75 Years
Byrnes Yamashita
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
On a recent afternoon in Honolulu, two families with roots on Maui came together to reminisce about their shared connection with a Nisei soldier...
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....
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...
Rememberance – REMEMBERING AKIRA OTANI
Karleen Chinen
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
In those sweet pre-pandemic days that we can barely remember now, one of my favorite stops every so often was the United Fishing Agency office, located a few yards...