Honoring the Legacy – HIROMI PETERSON AND NAOMI HIRANO-OMIZO
A Champion for Equal Rights
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of...
Honoring the Legacy – PATRICIA SAIKI
A Champion for Equal Rights
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center of...
Mental Health – I AM WITH YOU
Chanel Miller
Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS STORY INCLUDES DESCRIPTIONS AND MENTIONS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHICH MAY BE UPSETTING TO SOME.
Editor’s note: A writer, philosopher. An artist. A daughter, sister....
Fresh Koki – A PARENT’S GUIDE TO A CURL JOURNEY
Sascha Koki
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
You know what I used to be painfully, hyper-aware of? My curls. Or, specifically the lack thereof because it was usually a brushed out fluffy cloud on my head by 10...
Cover Story – PERPETUATING CHADŌ IN THE QUEEN’S GARDEN
Dan Nakasone
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Nestled on a hill overlooking the Lili‘uokalani Gardens and Hilo Bay is Shoroan, or Pine Ocean House. The chashitsu (teahouse) is home to the Urasenke Tankokai Hilo Association where...
History – JANE SERIKAKU
HUOA’s First Woman President
Karleen Chinen
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
On their cue, the nervous third graders from Wahiawā’s ‘Iliahi Elementary School scampered out onto the stage of the Albert T. and Wallace T. Teruya Pavilion...