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Nisei Veterans Memorial Center

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Phone
  
+1 808-244-6862

Address
  
665 Kahului Beach Rd, Kahului, HI 96732, USA

Hours
  
Closed now Prince Kūhiō Day (Observed) might affect these hoursMonday(Prince Kūhiō Day (Observed))12–4PMHours might differTuesday12–4PMWednesday12–4PMThursday12–4PMFriday12–4PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedSuggest an edit

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Nisei veterans memorial center


The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center is a non-profit organization, memorial, and community center, dedicated to Japanese American nisei veterans. It is located on Kahului, Hawaii and features educational exhibits, a preschool, and an adult daycare. The main building was built in 2006.

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History

During 2003, the Maui Sons and Daughters of Nisei veterans completed plans and research into the construction of the center, which would consist of a preschool, a senior day-care center, and a research center/archive.

Education center

The education center of the center began construction on 29 June 2009. When completed, it will contain a classroom, a pavilion, and an archive containing "oral histories from the veterans ... photographs, documents, and personal scrapbooks". It will consist of two floors of 2,100 square feet (200 m2).

References

Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Wikipedia