Miree Ya Kugani: A Bright Hopeful Future

February 7, 2025 - May 19, 2025
Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Bridge Gallery

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Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Okinawan Immigration to Hawaii - On January 8, 1900, twenty-six Okinawan men arrived in Honolulu and were recorded as the first Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii. In the following years, more Okinawan Issei (first-generation) immigrated to Hawaii to work as laborers for the booming plantation industry. They persevered through harsh labor conditions and established roots in Hawaii in hopes of a brighter future. Today, there are estimated to be over 40,000 Okinawans living in Hawaii, now into the fifth and sixth generations. This exhibit by the Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA) commemorating the 125th anniversary highlights the history of Okinawans in Hawaii from the first immigrants’ arrival to their impact on the present generations. Learn about the rich culture of Okinawa and how the culture is being perpetuated in Hawaii.

Event Sponsor
Library Services, Mānoa Campus

More Information
808-956-7214, library@hawaii.edu, https://go.hawaii.edu/FA8

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Friday, May 2
9:00am	Education-PhD Final Oral Mānoa Campus, KRS department conference room & Zoom (https://coehawaii.zoom.us/my/crisstickley)
12:30pm	Midday Reset: Chair Yoga Stretch Mānoa Campus, Webster Hall, Room 112: 2528 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, HI 96822
1:00pm	Learning Design and Technology Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Zoom
2:15pm	Linguistics Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Moore 575 and Zoom
3:30pm	Zoology Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Bilger 150, SOLS Friday Seminar Serise and Zoom
4:00pm	Make & Take: Lei Mānoa Campus, Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center, Level 2
5:00pm	UH Manoa FDM 59th Fashion Exhibition “Lasting Legacies” Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Ballroom
6:00pm	New York City Alumni Pau Hana Hav & Mar
7:30pm	Songs for a Storm - UH Choirs Concert Kawaiahaʻo Church, 957 Punchbowl Street