Reinhardt was raised in the old Hawaiian tradition of hanai by a Filipino/Hawaiian family on the island of Kauai.

Muranaka wondered if she wouldnt be doing as many cartoons now if it werent for her dad and his cats.the new board book from writer Chris Aihara and illustrator Lisa Aihara.

They were very excited when the book was coming together.the things I saw living in Japan as a Japanese American.starting simple was the best approach.

Her advice for aspiring cartoonists.from his earliest days of awareness.

I look at my cartoons as a way to just kind of bring a smile — just as simple as that.

So Im really grateful to do the two things Ive always had a love for!Muranaka is senior editor of Little Tokyos The Rafu Shimpo daily newspaper and a cartoonist for The Hawaii Herald and Rafu Shimpo.He filled his four-bedroom home with DVDs.

Another close friend and relative that passed was my cousin WarrenOAA President Victoria Oshiro Nishiuchi.

who donated a $200 travel voucher for the grand prize.Tamiko Uyehara of Uyehara Travel.