Event Marks 65th Commemoration of Internment Camp Opening in Honouliuli, O‘ahu
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In remembrance of the more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry interned during World War II in Hawai‘i and the continental U.S., join the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH) and the Japanese American Citizens League-Honolulu Chapter (JACL) as they mark the 65th commemoration of the opening of the Honouliuli Internment Camp with the event, "Never Again: E.O. 9066 to Honouliuli" on Sunday, March 2, 2008; from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i fifth floor, Manoa Room. Admission is free.
“Though this little-known story of internment of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i during World War II goes back 65 years and beyond, its ending is still being written,” said Brian Niiya, JCCH Resource Center Director, whose team of volunteers is leading the JCCH’s endeavors in preserving former internment sites in Hawai‘i such as Honouliuli Internment Camp in Central O‘ahu. “We hope the community will join us in our efforts to tell this story to present and future generations to encourage that we never again repeat this unjust period in history.”
Event attendees can learn about the history and latest developments on the preservation of the Honouliuli Internment Camp from various reports, a video presentation and speakers:-- Jeff Burton, National Park Service archeologist who reviewed 35 World War II internment sites on the continental U.S., will share his most recent findings regarding Honouliuli;-- Frank Hays, Pacific Area Director of the National Park Services, will relate his experiences and involvement in the preservation of the World War II Manzanar National Historic Site in California. -- Gail Honda, researcher on the experiences of Hawai‘i internee Otokichi Ozaki, will share her perceptions; and-- Eric Yamamoto, law professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, William Richardson School of Law, will give insight to his legal work and scholarship on civil rights and reparations for historic injustice.
Under Executive Order 9066—signed by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19,1942—120,000 people of Japanese ancestry (two-thirds of those people were American citizens) were removed from their west coast homes on the continental U.S. and unjustly detained behind barbed wire and stripped of their basic Constitutional rights. In Hawai‘i, the Honouliuli Internment Camp was opened on March 1, 1943 for the detention of approximately 300 Hawai‘i residents, most of whom were American citizens of Japanese ancestry.
The commemoration and an archaeological survey of the Honouliuli site are being coordinated with the support of Monsanto Hawaii—an agricultural company that provides farming products and solutions worldwide—that acquired the camp site as part of a larger land purchase last year and committed to working with the community to preserve and protect it.
The event’s co-presenter, Japanese American Citizens League-Honolulu Chapter (JACL) usually presents its annual Day of Remembrance that recalls the signing of E.O. 9066. This year, the organization has partnered with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH) to present this new program in its place.Additional supporting organizations include the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i and American Friends Service Committee Hawai‘i.
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH), a non-profit organization, strives to share the history, heritage and culture of the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. Located in Mo‘ili‘ili, the JCCH features a Community and Historical Gallery, Resource Center, Kenshikan martial arts dojo, Seikoan Japanese teahouse and Gift Shop. For more information call (808) 945-7633, email info@jcch.com or visit the website at www.jcch.com.
“Though this little-known story of internment of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i during World War II goes back 65 years and beyond, its ending is still being written,” said Brian Niiya, JCCH Resource Center Director, whose team of volunteers is leading the JCCH’s endeavors in preserving former internment sites in Hawai‘i such as Honouliuli Internment Camp in Central O‘ahu. “We hope the community will join us in our efforts to tell this story to present and future generations to encourage that we never again repeat this unjust period in history.”
Event attendees can learn about the history and latest developments on the preservation of the Honouliuli Internment Camp from various reports, a video presentation and speakers:-- Jeff Burton, National Park Service archeologist who reviewed 35 World War II internment sites on the continental U.S., will share his most recent findings regarding Honouliuli;-- Frank Hays, Pacific Area Director of the National Park Services, will relate his experiences and involvement in the preservation of the World War II Manzanar National Historic Site in California. -- Gail Honda, researcher on the experiences of Hawai‘i internee Otokichi Ozaki, will share her perceptions; and-- Eric Yamamoto, law professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, William Richardson School of Law, will give insight to his legal work and scholarship on civil rights and reparations for historic injustice.
Under Executive Order 9066—signed by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19,1942—120,000 people of Japanese ancestry (two-thirds of those people were American citizens) were removed from their west coast homes on the continental U.S. and unjustly detained behind barbed wire and stripped of their basic Constitutional rights. In Hawai‘i, the Honouliuli Internment Camp was opened on March 1, 1943 for the detention of approximately 300 Hawai‘i residents, most of whom were American citizens of Japanese ancestry.
The commemoration and an archaeological survey of the Honouliuli site are being coordinated with the support of Monsanto Hawaii—an agricultural company that provides farming products and solutions worldwide—that acquired the camp site as part of a larger land purchase last year and committed to working with the community to preserve and protect it.
The event’s co-presenter, Japanese American Citizens League-Honolulu Chapter (JACL) usually presents its annual Day of Remembrance that recalls the signing of E.O. 9066. This year, the organization has partnered with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH) to present this new program in its place.Additional supporting organizations include the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i and American Friends Service Committee Hawai‘i.
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH), a non-profit organization, strives to share the history, heritage and culture of the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. Located in Mo‘ili‘ili, the JCCH features a Community and Historical Gallery, Resource Center, Kenshikan martial arts dojo, Seikoan Japanese teahouse and Gift Shop. For more information call (808) 945-7633, email info@jcch.com or visit the website at www.jcch.com.
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