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Morimasa Kaneshiro was born and raised in Hilo where his family ran a barbershop. After graduating from Hilo High School in 1944 Kaneshiro volunteered for …
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She nevah really thought about ‘em, but artist Kris Goto, 36, she been living in Hawai‘i half her life now. She wuz born in Kagoshima, …
In the months and years following Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. government incarcerated a large number of …
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Read Part 1 >> LK: Who did you turn to when you needed advice? PK: I’ve been very fortunate to have a number of people …
At the age of five, Pali Ka‘aihue was introduced to music and KIKU-TV, two key elements that would later become huge influences in his life. …
Back in 2018, I walked the somber halls of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Prior to my visit, I had read …
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Local people in Hawai‘i might not know her last name, but mostly everybody recognizes her face and her first name that has become synonymous with …
DECO Clay Craft Academy Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary* In life, finding your way on a path is not always as direct as a straight line. …
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Read Part 3 >> Defending Japan’s Position Regarding his own position as a Japanese American, Tashiro explained, “As a Japanese American standing between two countries, …
“Da Okinawan Hammah” get one skill that not too many people get. Uchinaaguchi, da Okinawan language stay dying out and Hawai‘i-born yonsei Brandon Ufugusuku Ing …
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