News Release

Community Art Exhibition Concludes Year-Long Honouliuli National Historic Site 10th Anniversary Celebration

News Release Date: December 22, 2025

Contact: Christine Ogura, (808)8240145

Community Art Exhibition Concludes Year-Long
Honouliuli National Historic Site 10th Anniversary Celebration
 
WAIPAHU, Hawai‘i – Honouliuli National Historic Site will conclude its year-long 10th anniversary celebration with a community art exhibition at the Downtown Art Center Jan. 2-17.
 
Sponsored by Pacific Historic Parks, the exhibition will open with a public reception on Friday, Jan. 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibition will be open from Jan. 2 to Jan. 17, Tuesday through Sunday, from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. It will be located on the second-floor main gallery of the Downtown Art Center at 1041 Nu‘uanu Avenue.  
 
The exhibition will feature works by community artists alongside notable Hawaiʻi artists, including mixed media artist Mark Stewart, printmaker Laura Smith, textile artist Michelle Schwengel-Regala, printmaker Paula Nokes, poet William Espero, and others. 
 
Visitors will be able to participate in hands-on activities with National Park Service and Downtown Art Center volunteers available to answer questions and provide historical context. 
 
The 10th anniversary celebration has included over 55 partner organizations and a wide range of programs honoring and preserving the park’s past, present, and future. 
 
The park tells the story of incarceration, martial law, and prisoners of war in Hawai‘i during World War II. Opened in 1943, Honouliuli was the largest and longest used incarceration site in Hawai‘i where U.S. residents and citizens of Japanese and European ancestry were unjustly detained. The camp also held over 4,000 prisoners of war including Okinawans, Koreans, Japanese, and Italians.
 
Events and activities throughout the anniversary year have included virtual and in-person programming such as a speaker series, special tours, book events, pop-up exhibits, film screenings, panel sessions, musical performances, and youth and school initiatives. Many events have been free to the public through the park’s partnership with its non-profit partner, Pacific Historic Parks.    
 
The latest information on all events and activities are on the park’s website, www.nps.gov/hono. Also visit the park’s Facebook (www.facebook.com/honouliulinps) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/honouliulinps). 
 
Photos and videos are available for download.  The park and its partners are available for interviews and news segments.
 
Programs are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
 
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