The Hawaii Herald

Art, art, and more art

January 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment

  • Several Asian Americans take center stage at the George Tsutakawa Art Gallery in Seattle’s Wing Luke Asian Museum.

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New issue in stores now!

January 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The new issue of the Hawaii Herald is in stores now.

In it, two proteges – David Hagino and Jon Riki Karamatsu – remember retired state Senator Nadao “Najo” Yoshinaga, who passed away on Dec. 29, 2009 . . .

Vol. 31, No. 2 Jan. 22, 2010

Plus, coverage of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent speech at the East-West Center; columns by Sanford K. Okura, Kevin Kawamoto, and Shara Yuki Enay; and much, much more!

The Herald is available at Borders Books and Music in Kaneohe, Waikele Center and Victoria Ward Center; Best Sellers in downtown Honolulu; Shirokiya; the Kahala, Kaimuki, McCully, Waimalu and Waipahu Times Super Markets; and the Hawaii Hochi Office building located at:

917 Kokea St.
Honolulu, HI 96817

We can also be reached by phone at 808-845-2255.

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A call for interviews, exhibitions, and speakings

January 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

  • The Center for Oral History wants to interview Hawaii-born Japanese Americans who were removed from work or school on the West Coast and incarcerated during World War II.
  • One blogger looks back on the importance of baseball pioneer and Hawaii-native Wally Yonamine.
  • An interview with Makoto Fujimura, a Japanese American artist with strong ties to the Christian community and the avant-garde art scene.

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Manzanar groundbreaking, Whisper House, and Reading the Walls

January 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

  • From the Great Kanto Earthquake to internment, 91-year-old Henry “Seisen” Mittwer, a Japanese-American Buddhist priest, author, ikebana and ceramic artist, reflects on life.
  • The groundbreaking date for the Manzanar barracks is set for Feb. 13.

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McDonald’s, Sushican, and Matsuzaka

January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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New Year’s Edition on sale now

January 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Happy new year Hawaii Herald readers! Our annual New Year’s issue, which features three sections and one insert, is on sale now!

Inside you’ll learn about New Year’s traditions such as displaying kadomatsu and eating osechi ryori . . .

Vol. 31, No. 1 Jan. 1, 2010

Also, find out which talented youngsters won the annual nengajo (New Year’s card) contest, sponsored by the Hawaii Association of Teachers of Japanese . . .

Read about the rest of our 2009 AJA Pioneers:
Sae Tachikawa
Shunzo Sakamaki
Robert Murakami
Katsuro Miho
Noburo Miyake
Yoichi Hata
Chinyei Kinjo
Sunao Tamura
Taro Higa
Francis Zanami

Plus, new columns by Ala Iwasaki, who will be writing about sustainability, and Brian Sato, who will have a photo column with us. And, as always, much, much more.

The Herald is available at Borders Books and Music in Kaneohe, Waikele Center and Victoria Ward Center; Best Sellers in downtown Honolulu; Shirokiya; the Kahala, Kaimuki, McCully, Waimalu and Waipahu Times Super Markets; and the Hawaii Hochi Office building located at:

917 Kokea St.
Honolulu, HI 96817

We can also be reached by phone at 808-845-2255.

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Dan the Automator and mochitsuki in Michigan

January 7, 2010 · 1 Comment

  • If you happen to be in the Great Lakes State, you might want to head down to the University of Michigan this Saturday to make some mochi.
  • Placer County dedicated a monument to the soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team earlier last month.

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