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Much Mahalos
“A Pebble on the Ground”: How It Helped Kirk Kurokawa Become Hawai‘i’s Premiere Portrait Artist
In fall 2023 da portrait of da late Senator Daniel Inouye wuz unveiled in Washington D.C. And who…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Dec. 9, 2024

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artists Daniel K. Inouye graphic arts Hawai'i interviews Lee Tonouchi Maui painters painting portraits United States U.S. Senate
artists Daniel K. Inouye graphic arts Hawai'i interviews Lee Tonouchi Maui painters painting portraits United States U.S. Senate
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Much Mahalos
Storytelling Sensation Kathy Collins—How one “short Japanese girl” could still do acting
Growing up in rural upcountry Maui, Kathy Collins [maiden name Yogi], 67, always had one fascinatio…

Lee A. Tonouchi • June 6, 2024

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comedy generations Hawai'i Hawai'i residents Kathy Collins Maui Okinawans Sansei stand-up comedy storytelling Uchinanchu United States
comedy generations Hawai'i Hawai'i residents Kathy Collins Maui Okinawans Sansei stand-up comedy storytelling Uchinanchu United States
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Family Man - Kurt Suzuki
When you enter Kurt Suzuki’s home in Redondo Beach, California, you are struck by what is missing a…

Alan Suemori • June 25, 2023

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baseball families Hawai'i Kurt Suzuki Maui United States
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MIS Veteran From Maui: Gulstan Napoleon Toshisuke Enomoto
In the buildup to World War II, followed by Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the Ni…

Byrnes Yamashita • June 21, 2023

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armed forces Gulstan Napoleon Toshisuke Enomoto Hawai'i Maui retired military personnel United States veterans World War II
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Honoring the Legacy—Arthur Ushijima
The Queen’s Health System – Fulfilling a Royal Legacy As a child growing up on Maui, Arthur Ushi…

Melvin Inamasu +1 • June 14, 2023

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Arthur Ushijima Hawai'i healthcare Honolulu hospitals Maui medical care Oahu The Queen’s Health System The Queen’s Medical Center United States
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Candies Falling from the Sky
I was drafted into the U. S. Army in June 1945 from Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. After basic training i…

Kenichi “Ken” Sato • Jan. 15, 2023

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) families Fukushima Prefecture Hawai'i Japan Maui postwar Tohoku United States World War II
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The Spirit of Shinobu - Part 1
The life, hardships and resilience of the Tani family As evening fell on July 18, 1926, a Dodge to…

Carlyn Leinani Tani • Aug. 18, 2022

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brides Hawai'i Hawai'i Island Maui Napo‘opo‘o picture brides plantations seamstresses Sumi Tani United States Wailuku wives
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Maui Taiko
Kay Fukumoto of Maui Taiko is the embodiment of a treasured legacy that continues to resonate today…

George Furukawa • Aug. 8, 2022

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Buddhism drum Fukushima Prefecture Hawai'i Japan Kay Fukumoto Maui Maui Taiko Obon religions taiko Tohoku United States
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A Grass Roots Effort: Saving a Cultural Icon in Rural Maui
The Hana Hongwanji Gakuen Temple (know as Hana Buddhist Temple) located on Maui in Hawai‘i is a cul…

Joe Brower • Dec. 27, 2018

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Buddhism communities Hana (Maui) Hawai'i Maui religions religious architecture religious institutions restorations temples United States
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Carrying On at Pukalani Superette
Sansei Nakashima Brothers Are Leading Their Family Store Into Its Sixth Decade of Business Rice—an…

Melissa Tanji • May 26, 2016

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business economics families family-owned businesses food grocery stores Hawai'i management Maui Pukalani Superette stores Tanizaki Store United States
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