Lessons from Camp Honouliuli: Breaking Down Myths and Assumptions about Wartime Internment in Hawai‘i

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Looking primarily at the experiences of those civilians interned at Sand Island and Camp Honouliuli as German and Italian Alien Enemies, Alan Rosenfeld will discuss several common sense assumptions about civilian internment in wartime Hawai‘i that evaporate when measured against the historical record. In addition to logs maintained by internment camp authorities, Rosenfeld relies largely upon the transcripts of Hawaii's wartime hearing boards, which offered a vague semblance of jurisprudence to civilian internees. The lessons drawn from these experiences of more than eighty years ago may offer insights into contemporary political contexts.

Biography: Dr. Alan Rosenfeld is the Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Policy (AVPAPP) for the University of Hawaiʻi System. In this capacity, Dr. Rosenfeld partners with the ten UH campuses and various UH System offices to provide leadership in academic program and policy development as well as articulation, transfer, strategic planning, inter-campus academic program collaboration, and the University’s efforts to address state workforce needs. Rosenfeld spent fourteen years at UH West O‘ahu, where he earned tenure and promotion to Professor of History. Rosenfeld served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and WSCUC Accreditation Liaison Officer at UH West O‘ahu, having previously held faculty roles as Humanities Division Chair and Faculty Senate Chair. Rosenfeld earned a BA in History at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an MA and PhD in Modern German History at the University of California, Irvine.