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Roy Sakuma and Divine Intervention: Da Kine Story of Hawai‘i’s Legendary ‘Ukulele Mentor

In Hawai‘i his name stay synonymous with da ‘ukulele. At 78 and still going strong, Roy Sakuma over…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Feb. 3, 2025

education Hawai'i Honolulu Kapiolani Park Lee Tonouchi musical instruments music teachers Oahu teachers teaching ukulele United States

Das Using his Noodle! How Bryce Fujimoto wuz da Least Likely for Carry on his Grandfaddah’s Saimin Legacy

In 1969, Bryce Fujimoto’s grandfaddah, da late Franz “Shiro” Matsuo opened up da first Shiro’s Saim…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Nov. 18, 2024

Aiea families Hawai'i Hawaiian food legacies Oahu restaurants United States

Much Mahalos

It All Started with one Question: How Sarah Tamashiro Kuaiwa Came one Museum Curator

At age 31, Sarah Tamashiro Kuaiwa stay da youngest curator at da Bishop Museum, da largest museum…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 28, 2024

Bishop Museum curators Hawai'i Hawaiians (Polynesian) Honolulu identity museums Oahu Okinawans United States

Fujikami Florist: A Commitment to Excellence for Over a Century

A florist who is allergic, of all things, to pollen? Halfway through the conversation with Eileen M…

Lois Kajiwara • Sept. 18, 2024

business economics family-owned businesses Fujikami Florist Hawai'i Honolulu management Oahu United States

Junji Machi: Dream It, Believe in It, Achieve It!

When Junji Machi was ten years old, he already knew what he wanted to do in life. “My dream is to g…

Lois Kajiwara • Aug. 18, 2024

Hawai'i Honolulu medicine Oahu physicians scholars surgeries United States universities University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

A Belated Reparation—Part 2

Read Part 1 The next four years were a blur. I should have suspected that something was wrong with…

Alden M. Hayashi • Aug. 12, 2024

Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Hawai'i Honolulu law legislation Oahu Redress movement reparations United States World War II

A Belated Reparation—Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Although the following short story is fiction, it is based on my mother’s battle aga…

Alden M. Hayashi • Aug. 11, 2024

Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Hawai'i Honolulu law legislation Oahu Redress movement reparations United States World War II

Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> LK: Can you explain the purpose of the UH ‘Ike Wai project? ES: ‘Ike Wai was a m…

Lois Kajiwara • April 3, 2024

agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawai'i management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington

Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 1

It may be surprising to learn that in June 2014, a study published in the Preventing Chronic Dise…

Lois Kajiwara • April 2, 2024

agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawai'i management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington

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

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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