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 then again, it's part of a tiny museum, so it all balances … [Read more...] about Checking out the new Maui USO exhibit at the Makawao History Museum
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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
UPDATED: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz, Mazie Hirono denounce talk of future internment camps as ‘immoral’
Damn, we live in dark times. We're barely a week removed from the 2016 election, and President-elect Donald Trump's minions and sycophants are already talking about internment camps. Of course they are! Did you watch the news during 2016? Anyway, as this New York Times story makes clear, Trump's Carl Higbie mentioned on Fox News on Nov. 16 that the U.S. internment of … [Read more...] about UPDATED: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz, Mazie Hirono denounce talk of future internment camps as ‘immoral’
Story of Hawaii Museum moves into new spot at Queen Kaahumanu Center
This past Sunday afternoon, my girlfriend and were walking through the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center when she noticed that the Story of Hawaii Museum had moved. No longer located on the first floor, a few doors down from Ramen Ya, the little museum is now on the second floor, just opposite the elevator and directly above American Eagle Outfitters. Stepping inside, we found museum … [Read more...] about Story of Hawaii Museum moves into new spot at Queen Kaahumanu Center
Recalling Maui’s Japanese Internment history on 74th anniversary of Executive Order 9066
Given that ideas like prohibiting Muslims from entering the U.S. or closing off the U.S.-Mexican border are now considered mainstream, it seems only fitting that we all take a moment to acknowledge today as the 74th anniversary of President Franklyn Roosevelt's infamous Executive Order 9066. That decree authorized the arrest and imprisonment of more than 100,000 American … [Read more...] about Recalling Maui’s Japanese Internment history on 74th anniversary of Executive Order 9066