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MEDIA RELEASE “A Japanese storekeeper, K. Goto, was found dead this morning at 6 o’clock, hanging from a cross arm on a telephone pole about one hundred yards from the Honokaa jail. A two-inch thick rope, evidently purchased for the purpose, was used and, from all appearances, no bungling hands performed the work. The dead […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The public is invited to attend a reception for the author and illustrator of “Hamakua Hero: A True Plantation Story.” This is the true story, in manga style, of Katsu Goto who worked, lived, and died in Honokaa. Author Patsy Iwasaki, is a faculty member at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She […]

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The Hilo Public Library will host local author Patsy Y. Iwasaki in a special presentation entitled, “A Walk with Katsu Goto: One Man’s Japanese-Hawaii Immigrant Experience” on Saturday, October 23. This program will be held in the Library’s Children’s Room beginning at 3:30 p.m. and admission is free.

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Continuing Education and Community Service (UHH CCECS) is proud to present “Hidden Hero Revealed,” a unique three-week course beginning on April 6 that brings to life the Japanese-Hawaii immigrant experience as seen through the eyes of Katsu Goto. Goto is the main character of creator Patsy Iwasaki’s […]

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