Commemorating 80 Years of Closure

Eighty years ago, Honouliuli Internment Camp closed its gates permanently after the last prisoner of war was repatriated back to their home country.

In commemoration of this momentous anniversary, the National Park Service, in partnership with several organizations statewide, will have many events highlighting the theme of Remembrance.

Public Tours Open

For the first time in park history, the National Park Service is conducting guided, public tours of Honouliuli National Historic Site. Tours begin in July and RSVPs are now open. For more information on what a tour entails as well as how to reserve a seat, please visit our Park Tour Information page.

Pop-up Exhibit Tour & Film Screenings

Each month beginning in June, the Honouliuli National Historic Site pop-up exhibit will be featured at a public library on one of the neighboring islands. It will be on display at a library for that entire month and rotate to a new island's library monthly until September.

In coordination with our touring pop-up exhibit, the film Voices Behind Barbed Wire will have a screening on the same island during the same month the pop-up exhibit will be touring. Seats to the film will be on a first come first serve basis. Each screening will be followed by a panel led by film director Ryan Kawamoto, Carole Hayashino, President Emeritus of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, and Christine Ogura, Superintendent of Honouliuli National Historic Site.

On O‘ahu, a special screening of the film will take place at Pearl Harbor National Memorial featuring performances by members of the Hawai‘i Symphony. A violin belonging to an incarcerated Japanese civilian will be featured.

Remembrance Awakened: Speaker Series

Honouliuli NHS' speaker series returns for the 80th commemoration in Remembrance Awakened. Focused on remembrance through the lenses of art, technology, institutions, and architecture, this speaker series brings experts of their field to expand our understanding of how the incarceration story is preserved and not forgotten. Join us for these free, virtual or in-person discussions to learn what it means to remember.

Hawai‘i Theatre Finale Event

In partnership with Pacific Historic Parks and the Hawai‘i Theatre on O‘ahu, the 80th commemoration will end with a special performance by the Hawai‘i Youth Symphony, taiko master Kenny Endo, and world-renowned ukelele composer and performer Jake Shimabukuro. Jake Shimabukuro will be composing an original piece for Honouliuli National Historic Site for this momentous occasion and debuting it for the world for the first time at this finale event.

More information about the event and how to attend will be posted on June 15th. Thank you for your patience.

Learn About Our 80th Events

Public Tour Information

Public tour RSVPs are open. Information and details on how to sign up can be found here.
Remembrance Awakened: Speaker Series

Join us for a series of talks about how art, technology, architecture, and institutions guide remembrance of the historic site.
Film Screenings

The film about incarceration in Hawai'i "Voices Behind Barbed Wire" will have screenings across the Hawaiian Islands.
Honouliuli NHS Pop-Up Exhibit

Honouliuli's traveling pop-up exhibit will be touring the Hawaiian Islands. Check your local library to see when it will visit you.
80th Finale Performance

Attend our finale concert with performances by ukelele legend Jake Shimabukuro, taiko master Kenny Endo, and more.
80th Commemoration Partners

Learn about the partners that make the 80th Commemoration possible.