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The Conversation learns about an effort to map World War II shipwrecks in Micronesia — boats that ended up on the ocean floor as payback for the Pearl Harbor bombing. Archeology professor William Jeffery of the University of Guam has more.
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On Oʻahu, Honpa Hongwanji will commemorate the occasion with two lectures by actor, author and social justice advocate George Takei. He's best known as Sulu from the original "Star Trek" series.
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The Japanese American soldiers who fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II are the subject of a new multimedia experience called "Defining Courage." Part film, part narration, and part live concert, the production is the work of ABC7 Los Angeles news anchor and filmmaker David Ono.
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Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a Japanese American unit that made history during World War II. HPR’s Jayna Omaye spoke to community members about the unit’s legacy on and off the battlefield and what this milestone means to them.
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A group of Hawaiʻi students and teachers are gearing up for an encore production of “Peace on Your Wings.” It follows the story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who died of cancer after the Hiroshima atomic bombing in 1945. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.
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The Japanese American Confinement Sites program was set up in 2006 — providing $38 million to preserve these historic sites and their history. More funding was needed, so federal lawmakers approved another $80 million. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.
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“Navigating a Minefield” will feature sketches from author Stacey Hayashi’s manga. It illustrates the stories of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.
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During the 1980s and 1990s, the team from the JACL Honolulu — all in their 20s and 30s and mostly volunteers — worked to get redress for 3,000 to 4,000 Japanese in Hawaiʻi who were unlawfully evacuated and incarcerated. HPR’s Jayna Omaye spoke with them about their reunion and their experiences as young leaders.
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Divers from the Department of Land and Natural Resources investigated and identified probable World War II munitions off the south shore of Lana‘i on…
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HILO — A veterans group is conducting a search for relatives of a World War II soldier from Hawaii whose dog tag was found on a French battlefield, the…