Learn about a Japanese coming-of-age celebration for young children.
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Learn about a Japanese public holiday to honor the wisdom, experience, and contributions of older adults.
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Watch Rena Gao, a Shin-Issei that grew up in Honolulu, as she chats with locals in our video series, Wakame 若目.
Educators from across Hawaiʻi joined the Hidden HIstories of WW2 program, where they explored new perspectives of the war.
Watch the first full-length documentary to chronicle the internment experience of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i
Hoʻokāhi ka iʻlau like ana - "Wield the paddles together"
These films share untold first-hand accounts of island residents and their experiences of being detained during World War II.
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Learn about the unique wartime experience of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i.
The park is currently unavailable for public access per the National Park Service (NPS).
Our shared core values passed through generations that our ancestors, the Issei pioneers, brought with them from Japan.