With participants separated by oceans, social distancing won’t be a problem for Imua Family Services’ annual paddling race benefiting Camp Imua. For the past eight years, Imua Family Services has unified water sports athletes from around the state and world through Paddle Imua, a benefit race along the famous Maliko downwind run that raises funds for Imua’s annual summer … [Read more...] about Paddle Imua goes Global for 2020
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Senator Brian Schatz introduces bill that prohibits President Trump from nuking North Korea without Congressional authorization
Got a news release from U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, D–Hawaii, on Oct. 31. It talks about a little new bill from Schatz and seven other U.S. Senators (all Democrats, natch), that prohibits “President [Donald] Trump from starting a preemptive war against North Korea, absent an imminent threat or without express authorization from Congress.” Talk about a Halloween fright. But we … [Read more...] about Senator Brian Schatz introduces bill that prohibits President Trump from nuking North Korea without Congressional authorization
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 … [Read more...] about Nisei Veterans Memorial Center extends Military Intelligence Service exhibit
US Navy commemorates Pearl Harbor Day
Today is Pearl Harbor Day, the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Hawaii that led to America's involvement in World War II. To commemorate the day, the U.S. Navy–which bore the brunt of the attack–sent out this photo today of Nelson Mitchell, a Pearl Harbor survivor, in the shrine room of the USS Arizona Memorial during a recent visit. Mitchell, who joined the navy … [Read more...] about US Navy commemorates Pearl Harbor Day
Story of Hawaii Museum in Kahului adds new Japanese strategic maps from World War II
You don't have to spend too much time in the Story of Hawaii Museum in Kahului before concluding that curators Bryant Neal and Richard "Buck" Mickelsen love maps. They have maps of Hawaii as it appeared to the earliest European explorers, maps of the islands used by missionaries and maps showing Maui's land distribution in the 19th century. And now, in anticipation of next year … [Read more...] about Story of Hawaii Museum in Kahului adds new Japanese strategic maps from World War II