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Japanese Culture

Let's learn about Japanese American culture in Hawaiʻi!

Did you know? Sentaro Ishii, a well-known Gannenmono (first-year people) who reached the age of 102, worked on Maui's McKee Ulupalakua Plantation.
Did you know? The first Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1868, many settling on plantations along Hawaiʻi Island's Hāmākua Coast.