Kevin Y. Kawamoto
Born and raised on the island of O‘ahu, Kevin Y. Kawamoto, Ph.D., is a communication and social work educator and has been contributing articles to The Hawai‘i Herald for more than three decades. He is a former Crown Prince Akihito Scholar and East-West Center graduate student fellowship recipient and has lived in Seattle, New York City, and Nagoya, Japan, for work and school.
Updated December 2023
Stories from This Author
A Hui Hou, Hawai‘i Herald
Dec. 18, 2023 • Kevin Y. Kawamoto
Hawai‘i Herald Editor’s note: In our last issue of The Hawai‘i Herald, I’d like to pay homage to our paper’s rich historical background that has shaped and evolved us into what we have become today. Like many of us who look to our past in order to learn and appreciate who we are now, The Hawai‘i Herald – and all the stories that it’s shared over the years – can only be further treasured for what it’s given and meant …
Japanese-Language Media in Hawai‘i: A Labor of Love and Devotion - Part 2
Aug. 6, 2021 • Kevin Y. Kawamoto
Part 1 >> Japanese-Language Radio From 1959 to 2000, radio station KOHO on the AM dial offered Japanese-language radio programs. Launched in 1963, KZOO radio remains Hawai‘i’s only existing Japanese-language radio station. Listeners can still hear local news presented in the Japanese language on KZOO as well as Japanese music and talk. Listeners include Hawai‘i residents, businesses, visitors and students, according to the station’s website. The station features longtime Japanese-language radio personalities whose voices are well-known to regular listeners. “Aside …
Japanese-Language Media in Hawai‘i: A Labor of Love and Devotion - Part 1
Aug. 5, 2021 • Kevin Y. Kawamoto
Like many other fans of KIKU-TV, I binge-watched Japanese-language television shows last month knowing that the station’s multi-cultural programming was coming to an end on June 28. It was like knowing a favorite restaurant was going to be shutting down for good and wanting to sample as many of its delicacies as I could before they are no longer available. As mentioned in last month’s issue of The Hawai‘i Herald, KIKU-TV has had a long, sometimes tumultuous history in Hawai‘i …
