H.R. 107 Summary

• Honors the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii for supporting the Hawaii Internment Project, which documents and preserves the history of Japanese internment in Hawaii during World War II.

• Recognizes that several hundred local Japanese were detained immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, at five internment camps in Hawaii including Sand Island Detention Center, Honouliuli Internment Camp, Camp Kalaheo, Haiku Camp, and Kilauea Detention Center.

• Acknowledges the Hawaii Internment Project's ten-year effort to collect, organize, and preserve primary internment resources, translate internee accounts and diaries, conduct oral histories, and create educational exhibits including donations to every public high school.

• Recognizes the Project's work with federal and state agencies including Monsanto, the National Park Service, the Hawaii Congressional delegation, and the Hawaii State Legislature to preserve and memorialize internment camp sites.