Monthly Archives: July 2009

The new issue of the Hawaii Herald, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Hiroshima-Honolulu sister-city relationship, is in stores now.

Herald online editor and staff writer accompanied the Hawaii Island Movers baseball team and the Team Honolulu softball all-stars to Hiroshima, in what was a cultural and athletic exchange . . .

You will also read about how Hawaii celebrated the momentous occasion and about Emperor Akihito’s recent visit.

Also, this is award-winning columnist Cedric Yamanaka’s list issue, so be sure to read his farewell!

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.

Joe Udell, the Herald’s online editor and staff writer, recently won first place for feature writing in the non-daily newspaper division at the 2008 Society of Professional Journalists Awards Banquet for his story “Tracing an Indelible Mark.”

The article was published in the Herald’s Oct. 3, 2008 edition and examined the history of the Japanese tattoo and its rising popularity in Hawaii. The article was also a finalist for the arts and entertainment category in the open print division.

Udell’s “Into the Tokyo Abyss” article, from his Joe in Japan series, was a finalist in the feature writing category as well.