Konko Mission of Wahiawa Tour

Honouliuli National Historic Site recognizes and honors the women interned the camp during wartime. In honor of Women's History Month, we are partnering with Konko Mission of Wahiawa, a mission founded in 1940 by Reverend Haruko Takahashi, a Honouliuli internee.Street p......More

Honouliuli National Historic Site recognizes and honors the women interned the camp during wartime. In honor of Women's History Month, we are partnering with Konko Mission of Wahiawa, a mission founded in 1940 by Reverend Haruko Takahashi, a Honouliuli internee.Street parking is available but there may be difficult since the Mission is located in a residential neighborhood. 

207 Muliwai Ave, Wahiawa, HI 96786

Movie Screening: "Voices Behind Barbed Wire" with Panelists

Local Hawaiʻi resident and Director Ryan Kawamoto has created multiple documentaries about internment and incarceration in Hawaiʻi with his production company Kinetic Productions. "Voices Behind Barbed Wire" tells the story of Japanese-Americans living in Hawaiʻi after ......More

Local Hawaiʻi resident and Director Ryan Kawamoto has created multiple documentaries about internment and incarceration in Hawaiʻi with his production company Kinetic Productions. "Voices Behind Barbed Wire" tells the story of Japanese-Americans living in Hawaiʻi after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and how their families were affected by martial law. Thanks to Pacific Historic Parks, the community will be able to watch the one hour film for free at the Doris Duke Theater at the Honolulu Museum of Art. This special film screening will be followed by a discussion of Honouliuli and Hawaii's internment experience with panel members, including Ryan Kawamoto himself, Carole Hayashino, the former President/Executive Director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, and author Tom Coffman who wrote a book on how Hawaiʻi protected its Japanese American population from mass incarceration.

900 S Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96814

Alan Rosenfeld Lessons from Camp Honouliuli: Breaking Down Myths and Assumptions about Wartime Internment in Hawai‘i

Looking primarily at the experiences of those civilians interned at Sand Island and Camp Honouliuli as German and Italian Alien Enemies, Alan Rosenfeld will discuss several common sense assumptions about civilian internment in wartime Hawai‘i that evaporate when measure......More

Looking primarily at the experiences of those civilians interned at Sand Island and Camp Honouliuli as German and Italian Alien Enemies, Alan Rosenfeld will discuss several common sense assumptions about civilian internment in wartime Hawai‘i that evaporate when measured against the historical record. In addition to logs maintained by internment camp authorities, Rosenfeld relies largely upon the transcripts of Hawaii's wartime hearing boards, which offered a vague semblance of jurisprudence to civilian internees. The lessons drawn from these experiences of more than eighty years ago may offer insights into contemporary political contexts.Dr. Alan Rosenfeld is the Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Policy (AVPAPP) for the University of Hawaiʻi System. In this capacity, Dr. Rosenfeld partners with the ten UH campuses and various UH System offices to provide leadership in academic program and policy development as well as articulation, transfer, strategic planning, inter-campus academic program collaboration, and the University’s efforts to address state workforce needs. Rosenfeld spent fourteen years at UH West O‘ahu, where he earned tenure and promotion to Professor of History. Rosenfeld served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and WSCUC Accreditation Liaison Officer at UH West O‘ahu, having previously held faculty roles as Humanities Division Chair and Faculty Senate Chair. Rosenfeld earned a BA in History at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an MA and PhD in Modern German History at the University of California, Irvine.

Partnering to Preserve an Unknown Part of Korean History in Hawai‘i

Over 2,700 Korean Prisoners of War were held at Honouliuli. Come and learn about the park’s partners within the local Korean community who are working to help understand and preserve this history. Featured partners are the Center for Korean Studies at the University of ......More

Over 2,700 Korean Prisoners of War were held at Honouliuli. Come and learn about the park’s partners within the local Korean community who are working to help understand and preserve this history. Featured partners are the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, Hawai‘i Korean Cultural Center, Korean American Foundation, and the United Korean Association of Hawai‘i.

Mary Danico Talk (feat. Dukhee Lee Murabayashi) Unpacking the Layered History of Korean Prisoners of War in Honouliuli (1943-1945)

Dr. Mary Kunmi Yu Danico, Director of the Center for Oral History (COH) and Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, will be joined by Dukhee Lee Murabayashi, President of the Korean Immigration Research Institute in Hawaiʻi and Associate Membe......More

Dr. Mary Kunmi Yu Danico, Director of the Center for Oral History (COH) and Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, will be joined by Dukhee Lee Murabayashi, President of the Korean Immigration Research Institute in Hawaiʻi and Associate Member at the Center for Korean Studies. Murabayashi is a leading scholar on the history of Koreans in Hawaiʻi.The Center for Oral History completed its administrative oral history project on Honouliuli in 2025 and is currently exploring the life experiences of Korean conscripted laborers who were brought to Honouliuli as prisoners of war between 1943 and 1945. The COH team is conducting archival research in both the U.S. and Korea and has interviewed descendants of Korean POWs who later returned to Jeju Island. Murabayashi contributed significantly to this research by translating the names of over 2,700 Korean POWs listed in the Free Press and has worked closely with Honouliuli efforts to highlight how Hawaiʻi’s Korean communities interacted with and responded to the presence of these POWs. Together, Danico and Murabayashi will offer a glimpse at the lived experiences of Korean POWs during their internment in Honouliuli and share insights into their lives upon returning to Jeju Island, S. Korea.

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson Searching for my Grandfather’s Voice at Honouliuli

As the granddaughter of a Japanese American civilian who was incarcerated at Sand Island and Honouliuli, Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson has long sought to better understand her grandfather's story. Although he died long before she was born, Sharon inherited the shells her gran......More

As the granddaughter of a Japanese American civilian who was incarcerated at Sand Island and Honouliuli, Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson has long sought to better understand her grandfather's story. Although he died long before she was born, Sharon inherited the shells her grandfather had collected during his incarceration. Her newest children's book, SHELL SONG, shares the story his shells carried across generations to her. Sharon will discuss her family story, her grandmother's poems and autobiography, her retellings of her grandfather's experience, and reflections on visiting Honouliuli National Historic Site in person. Sharon will be in Hawai'i for in-person book events in September.

Honoring Honouliuli: Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Talk

Honouliuli National Historic Site's Outreach and Education Lead Jian will be giving a 30-minute presentation at the Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library about the history of Honouliuli Internment Camp and how the National Park Service is stewarding the site for the benefit......More

Honouliuli National Historic Site's Outreach and Education Lead Jian will be giving a 30-minute presentation at the Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library about the history of Honouliuli Internment Camp and how the National Park Service is stewarding the site for the benefit of future generations. Following the talk will be time for talking story and answering questions related to the park.The library will provide light refreshments

Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library | 3225 Salt Lake Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96818

Meet the Authors (Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson and Dr. Kelli Y. Nakamura)

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson's work is rooted in her Japanese-American heritage but more broadly seeks to normalize all types of stories of underrepresented characters who don't fit mainstream boxes. Her books "Shell Song" and "The Mochi Makers" are children's books that int......More

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson's work is rooted in her Japanese-American heritage but more broadly seeks to normalize all types of stories of underrepresented characters who don't fit mainstream boxes. Her books "Shell Song" and "The Mochi Makers" are children's books that intersect the messages of the past with the hopes for future generations. Come visit the store for a chance to speak with her about her experiences and written works.Meet author Dr. Kelli Nakamura as she discusses her book "Legacies of Incarceration: The World War II Experience of Hawaii's Japanese". Legacies of Incarceration provides a holistic view of the incarceration experience of Hawaii's Japanese by exploring the factors that shaped the circumstances of confinement on each island before, during ,and after WWII. This book examines residents' experiences on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lanaʻi, Kauaʻi, and Oʻahu, expanding beyond an Oʻahu-centric urban focus to highlight the community impact of incarceration.

da Shop 3565 Harding Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

Meet the Author (Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson)

Visit Barnes & Noble to meet Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson and author whose work is rooted in her Japanese-American heritage but more broadly seeks to normalize all types of stories of underrepresented characters who don't fit mainstream boxes. Her books "Shell Song" and "The......More

Visit Barnes & Noble to meet Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson and author whose work is rooted in her Japanese-American heritage but more broadly seeks to normalize all types of stories of underrepresented characters who don't fit mainstream boxes. Her books "Shell Song" and "The Mochi Makers" are children's books that intersect the messages of the past with the hopes for future generations. Come visit the store for a chance to speak with her about her experiences and written works.

Barnes &amp Noble 1450 Ala Moana Blvd Ste 1272 Honolulu HI 96814

SHELL SONG: A Book Reading & Shell Activities with Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

Honouliuli National Historic Site is excited to announce a special event hosted by the The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature that will highlight stories based on park history and native Hawaiian species as a part of September's theme for National Literacy Month! Based......More

Honouliuli National Historic Site is excited to announce a special event hosted by the The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature that will highlight stories based on park history and native Hawaiian species as a part of September's theme for National Literacy Month! Based on the author’s true family history, Shell Song is a picture book about Japanese American incarceration in Hawai‘i during World War II and is a moving tribute to the importance of finding and collecting pieces of hope, big or small, even in the darkest of times. Join us for a live book reading with author Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson, see rare shells in Bishop Museum’s Malacology collection, participate in a shell stamping activity, and hang out with malacologists and Hawai‘i Malacological Society members to learn how to identify rare shells – guests are encouraged to bring your own shells to I.D. with experts! The Pūpū Ola: Kāhuli Captive Rearing Research Center will also be open to view live rare native snails reared at Bishop Museum. 

Bishop Museum 1525 Bernice St Honolulu HI 96817Event in Hawaiian Hall Atrium