Ko'u Mana'o Ulu Wale

Here you can find a compilation of all the columns written by the Coordinator of International Relations Gavyn Guigui (2016~2018) entitled "Ko'u Mana'o Ulu Wale" for the Kizugawa City monthly magazine.

Each article is written in English and Japanese and focus on an array of topics regarding Hawaii and its cultural relationship and commonalities with Japan. 


(columns in order of newest to oldest)


2018 Monthly Columns

2018 August - Hawaii and the Old Religion (Final Article) 
2018 July - Schools in Hawaii 
2018 June - Hawaiian Feather Work 
2018 May - Nikkei History in Hawaii 
2018 April - Hawaii and Civic Engagement 
2018 March - Back to the Old Ways 
2018 February - Waikiki of Yesteryear 
2018 January - The Kingdom of Hawaii 

2017 Monthly Columns

2017 December - Kamaaina Buddhism 
2017 November - Priced Out of Hawaii 
2017 October - Year in Review 
2017 September - Traffic Nightmare 
2017 August - King Tide and Global Warming 
2017 July - Hurricane Season 
2017 June - Summer Time 
2017 May - May Day is Lei Day 
2017 April - The Merrie Monarch Hula Festival 
2017 March - Kamehameha Schools Song Contest 
2017 February - What is Aloha? 
2017 January - Fashion and Weather in Hawaii 


2016 Monthly Columns

2016 December - Endangered Languages 
2016 November - A Hawaiian Thanksgiving 
2016 October - Aloha Everyone