An increase in visitors from Asia is giving the Hawaiʻi tourism industry a boost as we recover from the pandemic shutdowns. One good sign is the number of Japanese runners who have signed up for this weekend's Honolulu Marathon. Japanese participation in the premier race has almost doubled what it was last year.
On the 82nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, we share the history of a young Navy man whose diary is making its way across the Pacific Ocean. The journal offers a glimpse of the 23-year-old sailor's life leading up to the attack.