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Gannenmono Descendants – Danny Kamekona Traces Roots To Gannenmono
Actor Danny Kamekona: “[T]here was always something that pulled me back to Japan.” (Hawai‘i Herald archives) Arnold T. Hiura Reprinted from Nov. 1, 1985, Hawai‘i Herald Editor’s note: Had he not died...
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Maui Gannenmono – A Maui Descendant Celebrates Her Gannenmono Roots
Sentarö Ishii and his wife Kahele, whom he met on a hillside in Kïpahulu, where the couple made their home. (Photos courtesy Oleanda Ku‘uipo Kanaka‘ole) Maui Became Home for Several Gannenmono Melissa...
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Lead Story – Gannenmono Perspectives
A 1922 photo of four Gannenmono who decided to make Hawai‘i their home. From left: Katsusaburö Yoshida, Yonekichi Sakuma, Sentarö Ishii and Hanzo Tanagawa. (Courtesy Bishop Museum Archives) The...
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Gannenmono – A Chance to “Reflect Upon the Relationships Between Japan and...
Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visiting with residents of Kuakini Home. “Several of them offered us kind words and a welcoming handshake that conveyed their human warmth,” the prince and princess...
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2018 Okinawan Festival – Music, Dance, Taiko, Karate, Hula and Lots, Lots More!
Sadao China is the producer of this performance: Utakata Minyo Caravan With Kazufumi Miyazawa and Daiichi Hirata, which takes place on Saturday. SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 2018 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 9:30 a.m....
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Lead Story – Okinawan Festival, Still Thinking Big
Okinawan Festival chair Jocelyn “Jo” Ige and HUOA president Courtney Takara. “We are trying to be prudent about our expenses,” said Takara. (Photo courtesy Courtney Takara) Hawai‘i’s Largest Ethnic...
View ArticleLead Story – My Yushu-Sho Journey
Mission Accomplished, Thanks to My Big Village Jodie Chiemi Ching It was about a year ago that I decided to take on the challenge of earning my Yüshü-shö certification in classical Okinawan...
View ArticleHistory – Connecting Past, Present, and Future
Kevin Y. Kawamoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald The University of Hawai‘i’s Center for Oral History on the Mänoa campus is open for business once again, and longtime Ethnic Studies Professor Davianna...
View ArticleDialogue – Deishi No Tame Ni
DIALOGUE By Karleen Chinen Commentary Most of us are familiar with the Japanese phrase, “Kodomo no tame ni,” meaning “for the sake of our/the children.” It usually refers to generational sacrifice: The...
View ArticleAnnual Mochi Pounding in Wailea Village
WHO/WHAT: Akiko’s Buddhist Bed & Breakfast will celebrate its 21st annual mochi pounding with special gratitude for having survived Hurricane Lane earlier this year. Thanks to the TLC of many...
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Nengajo – Welcome the “Year of the Boar” (part IV)
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Nengajo – Welcome the “Year of the Boar” (part III)
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Nengajo – Welcome the “Year of the Boar” (part II)
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View ArticleNengajo – Welcome to the “Year of the Boar” (part I)
The artwork on the next three pages are the winning entries in the annual nengajö, or New Year’s card, design contest, sponsored by the Hawai‘i Association of Teachers of Japanese. It is a statewide...
View ArticleLead Story – Kabuki in Hawaii: A 50-Year Journey
Dance Sensei Shares Memories of Kennedy Theatre’s First Kabuki Performance Jodie Chiemi Ching The last time Hawai‘i residents were treated to an authentic kabuki performance from Japan was half a...
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JCCH Ohana Festival Offered Experiences Galore
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Culture – Kabuki in Hawaii 2019: “Subarashikatta Ne!”
The kabuki play, “Renjishi,” is the story of the white-haired father shishi (mystical lion) and his two red-haired shishi cubs. The opening of the play is told through a dance with puppets. From left:...
View ArticleHanamatsuri – Supporting One Another
Rev. David Nakamoto Published with Permission Editor’s note: The Rev. David Nakamoto, retired minister of the Kailua Hongwanji Mission, presented the following talk at a Hanamatsuri program at Kailua...
View ArticleReview – A Powerful “Allegiance”
Jodie Chiemi Ching Commentary Because I am a writer for The Hawai‘i Herald and an Okinawan performing artist, people might think that I’m the type of mother who forces my two sons, 14-year-old Gavin...
View Article2019 Bon Dance Schedule
BIG ISLAND June 7 (Sat.): Obon Festival at Keauhou Shopping Center (Kona Hongwanji), 6 p.m.; food booths available (78-6831 Ali‘i Dr., 323-2993) June 15 (Sat.): Honomu Henjyoji Mission, 7 p.m.;...
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