Winter 2014, January 30-March 6

Old Archives Building, ‘Iolani Place Grounds
12:00 to 1:00 PM

Free & Open to the Public

Sponsored by the Historic Preservation Program, Department of American Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa; the Friends of ‘Iolani Palace; and the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation

Preserving the Legacy of World War II

  • January 30
    Mike Weidenbach, USS Missouri Memorial, “Preserving the Battleship Missouri: Problems in Conservation and Interpretation”
  • February  6
    DeSoto Brown, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, “Hawai‘i’s World War II Experience: What Remains, What Is Lost”
  • February 13
    Burl Burlingame, Pacific Aviation Museum, “The Hawaiian Air Force: Defending the Wild Blue Yonder”
  • February 20
    Hans Van Tilburg, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “Maui’s World War II Legacy: Finding History Beneath the Waves”
  • February 27
    Amanda Carona, National Park Service (NPS), “December 7th and Beyond: Expanding the Story at WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument”
  • March 6
    Carol Hayashino and Jane Kurahara, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, “Voices of the Internees: Update on the Progress of the Hawai‘i Internment Project”