You can see the new “Loyalty, Courage Sacrifice: 442nd Story” exhibit at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center through Friday, Aug. 24. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the formation of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, one of the most highly decorated units in the U.S. military during World War II. See rotating displays and memorabilia […]
Queen Lili`uokalani inspires Indigenous writers, but she can also help Americans
Quite possibly the most moving thing a person new to Hawai‘i can do is fly over to Oahu, head to Iolani Palace, put on those special foot booties the docents give people so their shoes don’t muck up the floors, then visit to the Quilt Room. This, which for obvious reasons is also known as […]
Internment: Stories from Maui exhibit at Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
You can see the exhibit “Internment: Stories from Maui” at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center through Friday, Feb. 23. In early 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the internment of Japanese Americans. Approximately 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned during the war. The exhibit will feature personal stories, photographs and information on the two locations on […]
Book Signing with Julie Checkoway at Barnes and Noble in Lahaina
Julie Checkoway will finally do a Maui book-signing for her book The Three Year Swim Club on Saturday, Nov. 18. Hosted by the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center at Barnes & Noble in Lahaina, Checkoway will talk story about Maui’s sugar ditch kids, Coach Soichi Sakamoto and their quest for Olympic glory. Learn how a group of […]
‘Romance of the Skies’ – Finding family history in a mysterious 60-year-old plane crash
Even 60 years after her brother’s death, Jean Pinataro still cries when she talks about Albert. Plane crash victims are always mourned, but especially so in Albert’s case, where both the cause of the crash remains officially unsolved and his body never recovered. The crash of Pan Am Flight 7 on Nov. 8, 1957 is […]
Maui Sugar Museum in Puunene needs volunteers
The Museum Education Program at the Sugar Museum needs volunteers. The opportunity is available until May 31, 2018. The Sugar Museum want to recruit local Maui residents to be tour guides (docents) for its education program, which takes place every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-11:30am. Free. 9:30am. Sugar Museum, (3957 Hansen Rd., Pu`unene); 808-871-8058; Sugarmuseum.com Photo courtesy of […]
Free old, possibly haunted piano in Wailuku!
Hey, if you’re interested there’s a free piano located in an alley in Wailuku Town. No fooling. Last time I checked (2pm on Wednesday, July 26 to be exact), the piano was sitting there all by its lonesome. The piano’s nameplate indicates that it’s a Valley Gem, manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio. Though there doesn’t seem […]
WWII Pop-Up Display at Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
There’s a World War II pop-up display at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center from now until Friday, May 26. The display honors the approximately 33,000 Japanese-American soldiers that served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the war. You’ll see diagrams, photos, historical imagery and memorabilia from Pfc. Susumu Fukuyoshi of the 100th Infantry Battalion and Pfc. Hiroichi […]
Video interview with late Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho to air for first time TONIGHT
In a way, former Hawaii House Speaker and Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho, who died in June 2016 at the age of 90, has returned from the grave. Apparently, Cravalho recorded a video interview back in 2014 with Maui District Superintendent of Education Darrell Oishi. According to this article from today’s Maui News, Cravalho forbade the […]
University of Hawaii Press publishes new Hawaiian language journal ‘Palapala’
University of Hawaii Press is now publishing Palapala, a new Hawaiian language journal. The journal includes a variety of academic essays, reviews and analyses related to the Hawaiian language. “The journal will also include reviews of any significant technologies relating to research in Hawaiian language and literature as well as book reviews and reports on […]
Checking out the new Maui USO exhibit at the Makawao History Museum
So this weekend my girlfriend and I drove up to Makawao and walked around town. One of our stops was the Makawao History Museum, which is displaying a new exhibit on the old USO [United Services Organizations] Crossroads Club that was housed in what is now Casanova during World War II. It’s a tiny exhibit, but […]
Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066 pop-up exhibit at Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
Sunday, Feb. 19 marks the 75th anniversary of President President Franklin Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the internment of more than 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. To bring more awareness of this travesty, the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center has a new pop-up exhibit that will showcase photography and relics from Hawaii during internment. The […]
Nisei Veterans Memorial Center extends Military Intelligence Service exhibit
The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center (NVMC) is extending their MIS: America’s Secret Weapon–Japanese Americans in the Military in WWII exhibit a month to Feb. 28. We’ve long known about the courage and valor of Japanese-American soldiers who fought the Nazis in Europe, but lesser known are those who served with military intelligence fighting the Japanese Empire. “From Guadalcanal […]
The Crossroads USO Exhibit at Makawao History Museum
The new Crossroads USO Exhibit will open at the Makawao History Museum this Thursday, Feb. 2. The exhibit will commemorate the 200,000-plus American servicemen and women who relaxed in Makawao while stationed on Maui during World War II. The show will feature historical displays depicting the old USO from its opening in 1943 until the end of the war in 1945. […]
Ninth Circuit Civics Contest examines Japanese internment in World War II
High school students have a chance to win cash prizes while learning more about constitutional conflicts that arose during the Japanese internment, one of the most momentous periods in the nation’s history. The civics contest is organized by the federal courts of the western United States. “Not to Be Forgotten: Legal Lessons of the Japanese […]
How a curiously labeled chair at Hale Ho`ike`ike taught me Hawaiian history
Though a large chair, it doesn’t look all that comfortable. That’s possibly because the woven chair, though possessing a wide and high back, had a rather narrow sitting surface. More likely, it’s due to its lack of a comfortable seat cushion. In any case, on Saturday, Dec. 3, my girlfriend and I made a visit […]
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