Dates: 26-28 June, 2019
Location: The Hawaii&n
bsp;World War One History Conference at the Hawaii Pacific Univer
sity Campus at the Aloha Tower
(where our opening ceremony was held tw
o years ago today).
Description: WWI Symposium at th e Hawaii Pacific University Campus at the Aloha Tower and Pearl Harbor Visi tor Center. This academic symposium is co-hosted by Hawaii Pacific Universi ty, the Arizona Memorial Visitors’ Center, and the Hawaii WWI Centennial Ta sk Force. The symposium will feature speakers with presentations focused on Final military actions of 1918, such as the Siberian Intervention 1918-192 0, as well as the major activities associated with the Paris Peace Conferen ce.
Other topics include:
1) Political or soci
al changes caused by the war/peace process/returning soldiers (spread of na
tionalism, diseases, anti-colonial efforts, etc.);
2) Military demobi
lization;
3) Civilian rebuilding and humanitarian efforts immediately
post-conflict;
4) Influence on/creation of Veterans or professional
organizations (i.e. American Legion, Military Order of World Wars, Disabled
American Veterans, Reserve Officers Assn., National Defense Industrial Ass
n., etc.).
5) History of the Coastal Artillery Branch in Hawaii and it
s outlook as an operations concept in the aftermath of WWI.
The sympo
sium will run from 0800-1630 26 and 27 June, and a half day on Friday 28 Ju
ne, which is the final day of the WWI Centennial Commemoration Period.
In addition to the symposium, there will be a special boat tour of Pearl
Harbor, narrated by Chief Historian, National Park Service Ranger Dani
el Martinez, to recall the events and activities in Pearl Harbor during WWI
.
Events include:
CONTACT:bbliss@hpu.edu X-EXTRAINFO:Half day on 28 June, with afternoon activities at the Arizona Memorial Visi tors' Center DTSTAMP:20260928T043110 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190626T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190626T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR