Peterson (left) and Hirano-Omizo (right) at the Sadako Peace Crane Project at Pearl Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Hiromi Peterson)

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...
State Senator Saiki, 1982.

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....
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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...
Founding of Hilo Chapter with Chado Study Group November 1971. (Photo courtesy of Urasenke Hilo)

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...
At a June 2017 press conference, HUOA executive director Jane Serikaku announced plans for an Okinawan delegation to visit Hawai‘i. They planned to hold a memorial service honoring 12 Okinawan prisoners of war who died while imprisoned in Hawai‘i after the Battle of Okinawa. On the wall behind her is a photo of the POW campsite at Sand Island, where the press conference was held, and another of two Okinawan POWs. (Photo by Gregg Kakesako)

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...

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