PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS CONTINUES HIDDEN HISTORIES VIRTUAL SERIES WITH NEW AUGUST SPEAKER

Upcoming talk examines wartime internment myths at Honouliuli

HONOLULU (August 19, 2025) – Pacific Historic Parks (PHP) continues its Hidden Histories: The Untold Stories of Honouliuli virtual speaker series this month with a new presentation. The free series, hosted in honor of the 10th anniversary commemoration of Honouliuli National Historic Site, highlights the people and stories that help preserve and interpret the site’s legacy.

Located in West Oahu, Honouliuli National Historic Site marks the location of Hawaii’s largest World War II prisoner of war camp. Designated in 2015 as a historic site, it tells the stories of wartime incarceration, martial law, and the prisoner of war experiences in the islands. Over the past decade, it’s become a powerful place of reflection and learning.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 6-7 PM

Speaker: Dr. Alan Rosenfeld

Presentation: Lessons from Camp Honouliuli: Breaking Down Myths and Assumptions about Wartime Internment in Hawaii

Zoom link: Register here

University of Hawaii AVP and historian Dr. Alan Rosenfeld will present Lessons from Camp Honouliuli: Breaking Down Myths and Assumptions about Wartime Internment in Hawaii. His talk will explore how historical records challenge widely held assumptions about the treatment of German and Italian civilians during World War II in Hawaii.

Additional virtual talks will be announced in the coming months as the 10th anniversary speaker series continues. For more information about Honouliuli National Historic Site, please visit https://www.pacifichistoricparks.org/honoulilui-hidden-histories. 

About Pacific Historic Parks

Pacific Historic Parks is a non-profit cooperative association of the National Park Service (NPS) and has been raising funds and providing support to NPS mission programs at Pearl Harbor since 1979, when it was known as the Arizona Memorial Museum Association. PHP also supports NPS mission programs at Kalaupapa National Historical Park on Molokai, War in the Pacific National Historical Park on Guam, American Memorial Park on Saipan and Honouliuli National Historic Site on Oahu. Additionally, PHP partners with the state of Hawaii to support Diamond Head State Monument. PHP’s mission is to Remember, Honor and Understand World War II in the Pacific. For more information, visit www.pacifichistoricparks.org