Wednesday, February 28, 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Hale La‘akea Library, first floor

When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, a call to arms was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. When the news reached the Hawaiian Kingdom, many residents heeded the call and went off to fight in a war that was not their own, in a place that was far away from their home.

The Hawaiian Historical Society in partnership with the Windward Community College Library is hosting an in-person series featuring presentations of historians of Hawaiʻi’s history. Short Reads: The Hawaiian Journal of History Author Series will feature Hawaiʻi Sons of the Civil War by Nanette Napoleon on Wednesday, February 28, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Windward CC Hale Laʻakea Library's first floor atrium.

Nanette Napoleon is the state’s leading expert on historic cemeteries. She is also a longtime trustee of O‘ahu Cemetery and author of the book Oʻahu Cemetery Burial Ground and Historic Site. In 2020, Napoleon was awarded the Preservation Honor Award for Individual Achievement by the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation.

For more information, contact a Windward CC librarian at (808) 235-7338 or wccref@hawaii.edu.