Eighty years ago in February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the establishment of internment camps for people of Japanese ancestry. Relocation centers were stationed throughout the country with several in Hawaiʻi on multiple islands. This film shares untold first-hand accounts of Hawaiʻi residents and their experiences of being detained during World War II. The 50 minute film will be followed by a 30 minute panel session led by film director Ryan Kawamoto, and Christine Ogura, Superintendent of Honouliuli National Historic Site.

This program is supported by Pacific Historical Parks and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi, and in partnership with the Honouliuli National Historic Site, and Kinetic Productions.

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