Memorial Day Remembrance

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Memorial Day 2019. Photo courtesy of Danny Escalona.
For decades, members of the community have gathered each year to honor our veteran's and remember those who have died during war.

​This year, due to the pandemic, there will be no gathering for Memorial Day. In place of a gathering, Rev. Miyazaki will go alone to the memorial at Hakalau Veteran's Park and carry out the service. Clyde Chinen will provide flowers.

Updates as of May 26, 2020

Upcoming Events:
  • Updated listing based on pandemic adjustments.  
Yesterday:
  • ​​Updated Hangouts and Memories to include memories of former residents. Emi Uemura (Hakalau Upper Camp in the 1940s -  1950s) shared memories of cane fires, Christmas, New Years and fishing. 
  • Updated Churches to include a description of Hakalau Christian Church located in Hakalau Lower Camp from Beatrice Hirai (nee Yamagata, Hakalau Upper Camp in the 1920s-1940s). 
Today: ​​
  • Deleted COVID-19 page because it's redundant with multiple other sources of information. Impact of COVID-19 on our daily lives is reflected in Upcoming Events.
  • Added Issues Today reflecting the opening of Kolekole Beach Park and the continued closure of Hakalau Beach Park. 
Tomorrow: 
  • Added pictures of cliff failures from heavy rains in January.
Let us all remember those from Kolekole to Ninole who gave their lives in:

World War 1:
Thomas Smith

World War 2:
Pvt. Onso Chinen
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Memorial service for Onso Chinen, Private from the 100th Battalion, in front of the Hakalau Jodo Mission. Pvt. Chinen died in Italy on November 29, 1943. The memorial service took place in late February-early March 1949.
Sgt. Hiroyuki Hiramoto
Cpl. Isamu Ikeda
Pvt. Yasuo Kaneshiro
Pfc. Yositaka Kataoka
Pfc. Satoshi Masuoka
Pfc. Toshiaki Morimoto
Pfc. Hiroshi Motoishi
Pvt. Saburo Nakazato
Sgt. Masayoshi Ogata
Pvt. Eishun Soken
Sgt. Ronald K. Takara

Korean Conflict:
Pfc. Jun Matsushige
 
Vietnam War:
Sgt. Lester W. Alipio
Spc. Bobby J. Barcena
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Hakalau Veterans Memorial
Let us also remember the veterans among us!
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Memorial Day 2018, Kyodan President Jan Nakamura recognizing Antoku Kobashigawa, Wailea resident, lifelong member of the Hakalau Jodo Mission, and Korean War Purple Heart recipient.