J-TOWN BEAT: Gambare Mazie Hirono
By GWEN MURANAKA “This is totally ridiculous. What a railroad job,” fumed Sen. Mazie Hirono…
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OCHAZUKE: Laborer of Love
By GWEN MURANAKA If any Rafu readers happen to be in Waikiki next Saturday, please stop…
This Saturday: A Night of Hawaiian Music and Dance
On Saturday, May 31, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center presents “Me Ke…
OCHAZUKE: A Wedding Story
By GWEN MURANAKA When I first started at Rafu, one of the tasks I’d get…
A Shining Beacon
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Tuesday the renaming of the Kilauea…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Tracking Lost Singles from Hawaii
By GUY AOKI Those of us who grew up in Hawaii not only heard many…
HORSE’S MOUTH: No Japanese Players in the World Series
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA Well, Editor Gwen is back from her week-long sojourn to Hawaii. I’ll…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE — Surviving Prejudice, Lava, and Hawaiian Pidgin English: An Interview with Frances Kakugawa
By GUY AOKI A few months ago, I reviewed “Kapoho: Memoirs of A Modern Pompeii,”…
HORSE’S MOUTH: Rapid Rail System in Hawaii?
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA For reasons only the U.S. Postal System can explain, my Saturday edition…
HORSE’S MOUTH: Vegas’ Islander Population Is Growing
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA A few columns back, I touched on the ethnic population of my…
HORSE’S MOUTH: ‘Print Letters’ Day
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA Those of you who read my chatter know that in recent times,…
‘Three Year Swim Club’ Finishes in First
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER Rafu Staff Writer If the spectrum of athletic drive among Americans…