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Cover Story – ALOHA ‘OE, DR. FRANKLIN ODO

Remembering a Brilliant Scholar and a Special Mentor and Friend Karleen Chinen Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald  “If you don’t control your own culture and your own vision of life, and your...

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Cover Story –“OKAERINASAI!”

Carolyn Morinishi Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald “Okaerinasai” or “welcome home!” in Uchinanchu (Okinawan immigrants and their descendants) were joyously recited throughout the 7th Worldwide...

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Cover Story – REFLECTIONS

Photos Challenge Discrimination Against Micronesians in Hawai‘i Floyd K. Takeuchi Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald It’s a dirty secret about life in the Aloha State: many of our newest and...

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Cover Story – GENERATIONAL PIES

The Hori family’s continued passion for baking Jackie Kojima Special to The Hawai‘i Herald In 1932, Yoshio and Miyako Hori brought two babies into the world: their son, Richard Yasuo Hori, and their...

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Cover Story – SUPER COACH!

Alysa Tomasa Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Even those who have never watched a Little League Baseball game know the name “Gerald Oda,” manager of the two-time Little League Baseball World Series...

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Cover Story – NON-POLITICAL QUESTIONS WE ASKED CANDIDATES

Election Day is upon us! Voters should begin receiving their ballots in the mail for the general election on Friday, Oct. 21. To get to know the candidates better, The Hawai‘i Herald asked the same...

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Lead Story – WORDSWORTH THE POET GOES ON STAGE

Renelaine Pfister   “Wordsworth (The Musical)” took 50 years to come to fruition, according to Frances Kakugawa who wrote the children’s books the musical is based on. “A good lesson on patience,” she...

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Cover Story – PROUD!

Three Inspiring “Out” Stories and the Love They Now Feel for Themselves Kristen Nemoto Jay This month, in celebration with Honolulu Pride, The Hawai‘i Herald proudly presents its inaugural Pride issue,...

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Cover Story -MICKEY IS DYING

Renelaine Pfister Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Many people ponder death with fear and trepidation, but 64-year-old Mickey Weems faces death with remarkable positivity. Weems was diagnosed with...

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Cover Story – FRESH CATCH

The life, work and love of a gyotaku artist Carolyn Morinishi Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Preserving a traditional Japanese art can sometimes be a daunting task. In our electronics-obsessed and...

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Cover Story – WELCOME BACK!

40th Annual Okinawan Festival! The Hawaii United Okinawa Association is excited to be back in-person for the 40th Okinawan Festival on Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, Sept. 4 at the Hawai‘i Convention...

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Cover Story – SUPER SHEA!

Jackie Kojima Shea Sakahara is your typical 17-year-old rising high school senior. When this Kailua teen isn’t busy with SAT prep, classes at Punahou School, or his part-time job in the After School...

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Cover Story – MAUI TAIKO

George Furukawa Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Kay Fukumoto of Maui Taiko is the embodiment of a treasured legacy that continues to resonate today, despite the ravages of a global pandemic and the...

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Cover Story – NOT JUST ANOTHER WAR STORY

Local filmmaker seeks support to complete AJA war film Eric Nemoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald You can’t go to Bruyères, France, and not be affected by the reverence that the town people have for the...

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Cover Story – UPWARD BOUND

Alysa Tomasa Commentary After more than 20 years, WCC’s Upward Bound program will not be funded for the next five-year grant cycle, leaving potential first-generation college students without a place...

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Cover Story – 80 YEARS OF 100TH

Gregg K. Kakesako Special to The Hawai‘i Herald The 80th Anniversary Committee of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization compiled a list of known survivors here and on the mainland who...

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Cover Story – WE’RE BACK!

Obon Season Begins (In-Person) at Hawaii’s Plantation Village Kevin Y. Kawamoto Take out your yukata, happi coats and hand-held Japanese paper fans, the Obon season is about to begin! And the place to...

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Cover Story – BABY TALK

A Perfectly Imperfect Breastfeeding Journey Kristen Nemoto Jay TRIGGER WARNING: DESCRIPTIONS OF GIVING BIRTH AND BREASTFEEDING ARE INCLUDED IN THIS STORY I remember the day my daughter’s tongue and lip...

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Cover Story- ALOHA AND MAHALO, PAPAALOA HONGWANJI

The 118-Year-Old Temple Holds Its Last Service Gregg K. Kakesako Special to The Hawai’i Herald It was a very special, but perhaps bittersweet occasion for 20 solemn members of the Hāmākua Coast’s...

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Lead Story – AMERICAN WOMAN

Radio DJ Becky “Mits” — A Walking Contradiction Equipped With a Mic, Quick Mouth and Comfy Crocs Kristen Nemoto Jay It’s the impression that Becky “Mits” Martin makes of her parents’ face that many —...

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