HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - While the culture of Okinawa continues to thrive in Hawaii, the native language of the southern islands of Japan is on the verge of extinction. The decline began in the ...

The Honolulu Fire Department’s 117th Fire Fighter Recruit Class graduated on the morning of March 14 at the Hawaiʻi Okinawa ...

University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization executive director Carl Bonham joins "Spotlight Now" to talk how a recession could affect Hawaii's economy. HB395 proposes to increase the ...

Takamatsu Gushiken, a "gamafuya," an Okinawa dialect meaning a person who digs in a cave, searches in a cave for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge.

ITOMAN, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are ...

Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hoe to move dirt while searching for the remains of those who died during the WWII Battle of Okinawa on Itoman. (Hiro Komae/AP) ITOMAN, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns ...

ITOMAN, Japan (AP) — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge.