Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, authorities in Hawaii arrested several thousand local Japanese on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island and Kauai. The arrests, made within 48 hours of the attack, included Buddhist priests, Japanese language school officials, newspaper
Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, authorities in Hawaii arrested several thousand local Japanese on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island and Kauai.
The arrests, made within 48 hours of the attack, included Buddhist priests, Japanese language school officials, newspaper editors, and business and community leaders.
There was no evidence of espionage or sabotage, and no charges were ever filed against the more than 2,000 people of Japanese ancestry who were arrested and detained in Hawaii.
“The Untold Story: The Internment of Japanese Americans in Hawaii,” produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, is the first full-length documentary to chronicle the internment experience of Japanese Americans in Hawaii. The story is told through oral histories, documents, interviews, and re-enactments.
The public is invited to a free showing of the film and a discussion which will follow the showing at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Hanapepe Public Library meeting room.
This is the third in a series of video-discussions on the local Japanese community in Hawaii presented through a partnership between the Hanapepe Public Library and the Kauai Soto Zen Temple. The videos are of a historical or cultural nature which touches the lives of the Japanese community on Kauai.
Info: Karen Ikemoto at 335-8418 or Gerald Hirata at 245-2841.
