Unpacking the Layered History of Korean Prisoners of War in Honouliuli (1943-1945)

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Dr. Mary Danico, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of the Center for Oral History at the University of Hawaii, will be joined by Duk Hee Murabayashi, President of the Korean Immigration Research Institute in Hawaii, for Unpacking the Layered History of Korean Prisoners of War in Honouliuli (1943–1945). Drawing on archival research from both the U.S. and Korea, along with interviews with descendants of Korean POWs, the speakers will explore lesser-known stories of Korean prisoners at Honouliuli and how their experiences intersected with the Korean community in Hawaii.

Biography: Dr. Mary Kunmi Yu Danico, Director of the Center for Oral History (COH) and Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, will be joined by Dukhee Lee Murabayashi, President of the Korean Immigration Research Institute in Hawaiʻi and Associate Member at the Center for Korean Studies. Murabayashi is a leading scholar on the history of Koreans in Hawaiʻi.The Center for Oral History completed its administrative oral history project on Honouliuli in 2025 and is currently exploring the life experiences of Korean conscripted laborers who were brought to Honouliuli as prisoners of war between 1943 and 1945.