NAHA--After a rocky start, Kariyushi wear (the Okinawan version of the Hawaiian shirt) has become unique formal summer attire in the southernmost prefecture. People are often seen here wearing the ...

OKINAWA, Okinawa Prefecture--One day in April, a fruit-and-vegetable man spoke to a shopper in broken English at a farmer’s market here because he assumed she was a foreigner. When Malia Higa ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Jan. 8, 1900, 26 men arrived in Hawaii from Okinawa, Japan, as contract laborers for the sugar and pineapple plantations. This year marks the 125th anniversary of ...