In Remembrance of our Japanese Heroes

Within this book lies Tanka poems of Kamehameha Maui students. These students express their emotions and sympathy that have been felt by the Japanese internees during World War ll. The Japanese would create Tanka poems to express their feelings of times of misery and forlornness in their war situations. In 5 lines of 31 syllables, stories of inspiration from the Japanese are revealed.

Into the War By: Chanel Browne

Bombs are whistling

toward our Pearl Harbor.

People are running

away from a time of peace,

and into a time of war.

My tears fall as I stand behind the wire fence. Soldiers everywhere; but I know the 442’s will bring us honor and pride.

Honor and Pride By Nicci Enovijas

Let the bodies hit the floor By: Kaimi Gilliland

I can’t turn back now

Forbidden to retreat now

Brothers dying now

Bleeding out on the floor now

My eyes close forever

Brothers In Arms

Fighting side by side

Ready to die with no fear.

We shall turn the tide.

First on the battle frontier,

I sense my death coming near.

By: Isaac Kala

•Ka Uē o Ke

Keiki

• Mākuahine?

• Mākuakāne? Papa?

• E kōkua au!

• Aia i hea ‘oe?

• Ua ho‘i mai lākou!

By: Leimakamae Kea

Tears

I hear cries from homes

Men taken by families

They felt so alone

The Japanese cried for help

But no one came to save them

By: Temoani Moe- Keahi

Good-Bye

We are torn apart

I cry for my family

He’s sent us to fight

In the middle of the night

Good-bye; He’ll never come back By: Keani Kehano

By Kaiani Kiaha

Fear runs down my spine

Feelings I cannot fathom

When will the good win?

My tears leave scars within me

Crave for victory rises

My Hero

• As you leave to war,

• I cry as I bid farewell

• You are my hero

• Fight hard for our freedom

• I pray that you will return.

• By: Tiare Laufou

Captivity

During World War II

Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor.

Because of my race,

I was seen a criminal

And then put behind fences.

By: Aidan Lay

The Symbol of Life The Cherry Blossom A symbol of life and love Like the 4-4-2 They love life in the U.S. They want to live and be free By: Jacob Lum Lung

A Yellow Struggle By: Jaye Orikasa

I am a yellow

Whites never like me dat much After da bombing,

I was not liked even more And now I serve in da war

Bid Not I Farewell by: Rachel Ragland

It happened so fast

Within the blink of an eye

Bid not I farewell

To the ones most dear to me

Uncertain of my return

My Racial Struggle

Imprisoned by race

Being looked at as traitors

And forced into camps

Given not even a chance

Their lives they gave for honor

Kamaha’o Romero

Battlefield

By: Kevyn Yokote

Fighting for honor,

in a country far away.

Fight with my brothers,

alongside them for today.

Fight to live another day.

Goodbye my mommy

I will miss your goodnight kiss

Goodbye my daddy

I will miss the laughs we shared

My childhood now is gone

By ~Athena Aguilar

Goodbye Forever

- Jayden-Rose Almeida

Only The Brave Stand Alone

Worth Fighting For

Discrimination. A thing brought forward by war.

A separation. A thing I’ve come to abhor.

Trust is what they have fought for.

By: Jesse Amaral

Internment

They put us in camps

We are all prisoners here

Unable to leave

Because we’re the “enemy”

I wish they would let us go

By: Pomaikai Cathcart

American No More

Treated unjustly Not seen as American Judged by my country Our rights taken away Memories that never leave

By: Daisy Draper

Battlefield

For the Love of My Country

Loving my country

Is all that I ever did

We must stop this now

Racism and division

And live forever in peace

By: Cody Fushikoshi Wago

By: Nolan Gouveia

We are all brothers

Born with a purpose to give,

To give hope to all,

Hope to not just one nation,

But hope to generations.

Goodbye By Sami Hill

I had to watch him,

As he had died next to me.

I had to be strong,

And I had to fight for him.

“Goodbye, I’ll never forget.”

Oh how it haunts me

The memories and the lies

My friends fall and die

Oh how sad to see them lay

We salute as trumpets play

By Paea Kalehuawehe - Wilhelm

Tragedy of a Soldier

i ache for a home.

bloody skies, restless metal

screams. fallen angels.

but where does one go, brother?

when home scorns your bleeding heart?

orphan

by: joelene kuaana

I am Japanese

I am Japanese.

From my head, down to my knees.

I will fight for you.

To gain freedom for people.

I am a strong Japanese.

By: Damian Kuluhiwa

As they took the men

Walking, never looking back

Into the dark side

Leaving to fight in the war

They did not know where to go

By: Kehaulani Macadangdang

THE DARK NIGHT

Freedom Fighter I wish for my Dad

To see him again not sad

As he stayed in camp

Wishing he could be free now

He will fight for his freedom

By: Austin MacArthur

Soldier

Running through the smoke

Bullets flying all around

Friends dead on the ground

Pushing forward, can’t back down

Hearing death, what a strange sound

By: Chase Nakagawa

Reason

I will say goodbye To my family and friends

I go off to fight For my people and my name

Because we’re American By: Jacob Pu‘u

My Service

We stood side by side,

Until there was only eight.

Vivid memories.

I will never regret it,

The time I served shaped my life.

By: Tiana Sakumoto

Scarred for Life I fear loneliness

Too many lives have broken

Facing pain or death

A memory that haunts me

I am left with misery

By: Esther Wallace

Overcome

Our love is strong

We can get through this hard time Don’t give up on us

I promise to see you soon It will all be worth this pain

By, Moana Astronomo

I Am Not Ashamed By: Michael Brito

I have been taken.

I feel like a prisoner. I am not ashamed. Of my nationality.

I’m ashamed of my country.

Why

many of us sent

to a land we did not know

we were born with rights

why must we live in this world

full of discrimination

By: Brissa Christophersen

Lasting Memories

By: Ashlei-Elizabeth K. Cummings

The images seen

Scarred for life forever more

The honor to thee

Discrimination no more

The well fought war, World War II

Pride Remains By: Mia Czerwinski

I have been taken

my loved to be left behind But I keep my pride

and I continue to fight hoping to be prosperous

I Am American By: Dayson Damuni

Words cannot explain The anguish that my heart feels I cannot forget They took away my freedom But I am American

A Lost Soul They took me away,

From the only place I know

Hawaiʻi, my home

I am but a lost soul here

Why I am here is unknown

By: Imaikalani DeVault

World War Two By: Kylyn Fernandez

A fight has broke out

A friendship has been shattered Japanese fighting

Americans at Battle Enemies of World War II

Victory at Last By: Kyle Fushikoshi Wago

We fought many men With many fallen soldiers

A war that was won Caused America to change

And respect us Japanese

Homonym

I am Japanese I’m also American

They took me away I am not the enemy

So please do not treat me so By: Rachel Kaulupali

Stay Frosty

Marching to the beat.

The last beat that will be heard.

Adrenaline pumped.

Given the honor to fight

and serve, by all my brothers.

By: Lopaka Kealiinohomoku

Here We Stand We get forced to leave Unwarned about anything Fighting for my race The Japanese stand alone For the love of their country By: Keoni Keanini

Despair in Action

The sight of this war The cries of little children

I bow in respect To see the boys fight like men To see half our country dead

Haliʻa Kekuewa

They sent me away

To fight, bleed and risk my life

Only to be told

That my service means nothing

All there is to do is fight

By: Aaron Kokubun

A Soldier’s Battle

A Sacrifice

This is my home land

And now I must depart

To a world I hate

As I leave my family

Then to witness all the deaths.

By: Kelia NeSmith

How can this be fair? Thousands of brave men out there

Fighting and dying

Shedding their blood for a place

Where they receive no respect

By: Tynell Ornellas

Mistreatment

The Fear to Survive

I am so afraid

To battle and not get paid

But for now I fight

By my nation’s side tonight

And hopefully in the mourn

By: Keawe Rindlisbacher

A Visit to the Dead By Anson Souza

Standing here alive

At my feet the dead still lives

Perpetuated

By the selfless acts they did

With me their love will go on

Remembering the Past By Kalei Stanich

What was is now gone

Streets filled with kids, now empty

They cannot come back

Destruction is all over

Things will never be the same

Finding Myself

Who am I today?

A soldier or prisoner?

I come from Japan,

only to be sent to war.

Now I must be strong and fight.

By: Kaden-Kalena Tamashiro

Imprisoned

They took me away

in the brightest of days and

have imprisoned me

I look to the sky and say

Why must the world be so cruel

By: Owen Tau-a

Fighting far from home

A bAttle AgAinst one’s own

There is no match for

The great and mighty men of

The deadly four forty two

By: Suntana Villanueva

THE FIGHT

A Letter to My Family

To both my children

Daddy may not come back but

I love you so much

Be good, grow up strong

I’ll be watching over you

Take good care of your mother.

By: Aulia Watanabe

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