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Colin Sewake Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Keeping The Memories of Loved Ones Alive in Our Hearts “Okinawa is such a beautiful place, not just the ocean and scenery and culture, but the people. I’ve been treated well and taken care of by many people here...
Craig Gima Hawai‘i Herald Columnist There are new tax benefits for many küpuna 65 and older filing their 2020 tax returns — a bigger standard deduction and a new tax form especially for küpuna: Form 1040-SR (U.S. Tax Form for Seniors). Information...
29-Year-Old Seeks Ideal Mixed-Race Donor Reprinted with Permission The Rafu Shimpo (Dec. 26, 2020) The family of Paul Goodman is seeking a life-saving bone marrow match as Goodman battles a recurrence of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Goodman’...
Jane Burigsay Courtesy: Social Security Administration As tax season approaches, replacing your annual Benefit Statement has never been easier. The Benefit Statement, or forms SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S, are tax forms we mail each year in January to...
The Sasakis — Entrepreneurs Who Nurture Hawai‘i’s Creative Community Nick Kurosawa Special to The Hawai‘i Herald How do we break the stereotype of “the starving artist” here in Hawai‘i? With the high cost of living in Honolulu, it is tough for...
Ryan Tatsumoto Hawai‘i Herald Columnist During the initial phase of last year’s lockdown, dried starches, namely, rice, pasta and flour were flying off the shelves at our local Safeway. While we don’t usually consume a lot of rice, we do enjoy our...
Dr. Chad Sato Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Five Important Relationships Valentine’s Day is around the corner, but you don’t need a romantic significant other to celebrate this day of love. I would like to share five relationships that begin with self-...
The Origin of Valentine’s Day There are varying versions of the origin of Valentine’s Day with some being not so lovey-dovey. One story says that Pope Gelasius declared Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 at the end of the 5th century. Even though this pope...
Mike Malaghan Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Editor’s note: “A Question of Loyalty” is the second historical novel in Mike Malaghan’s trilogy on the Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. Prior to “A Question of Loyalty,” the Herald concluded the...
Writer, performer and arts educator traci kato-kiriyama. (Photo courtesy of her website)WHO/WHAT: The Japanese American National Museum hosts “Tea & Letter Writing: To Our Future Selves,” a writing workshop guided by former Little Tokyo +LAB...
“Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit” by Hokusai (Photo courtesy of ukiyo-e.org)WHO/WHAT: The Honolulu Museum of Art’s newly designated Atsuhiko and Ina Tateuchi Foundation Japanese Thematic Gallery will feature Hokusai’s Mount Fuji, “an in-depth...
8•0•8 by Dennis Fujitake
Dad’s Three Cats by Gwen Muranaka
Seowasareta to omoeba,
nimotsu wa omoku naru.
Seowasete itadaita to omoeba,
kansha ni naru.
If you think
you are burdened with something,
it becomes heavy.
If you think
carrying something is a privilege,
it becomes something of gratitude.
– Bishop...
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Colin Sewake Hawai‘i Herald Columnist “Okinawa is such a beautiful place, not just the ocean and scenery and culture, but the people. I’ve been treated well and taken care of by many people here in what has become ‘My Hawai‘i.’” — Colin Sewake Aloha...
Jane Burigsay Courtesy: Social Security Administration Nearly 70 million Americans will see a 1.3% increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments in 2021. Federal benefit rates increase when the cost-of-living...
Craig Gima Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Paul Nishimura retired early, at age 57. But while he didn’t want to work, he didn’t want to stay at home watching TV either. “I like to feel like I can give back because I feel like I am kind of fortunate in my...
GENERATION GAP by Jon J. Murakami
