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03.13.08 - When Fear Reigned, film debut & program
| MEMORANDUM |
| TO: Legal Education Students |
FROM: Cynthia N. Kimura, Counselor |
| DATE: March 13, 2008 |
| SUBJECT: When Fear Reigned, film debut & program |
Rec’d 3.18.08 (format edits LED)
King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center and Friends of the Judiciary History Center present
“WHEN FEAR REIGNED” film debut and program
When Fear Reigned, a short film about the impact of martial law in Hawai'i during World War II, will debut on Wednesday, March 19. The film will be shown to the public for the first time at a free event from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center . The Judiciary History Center is located at 417 South King Street directly behind the King Kamehameha statue.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, fear of invasion, further attacks, and sabotage of U.S. military forces, prompted quick decisions. Within hours after the attack, the Territorial Governor of Hawai'i signed a proclamation declaring martial law. For the next three years, military rule replaced Hawaii 's civilian government. Daily life changed dramatically as the military reorganized the territory and enacted a number of new laws called general orders. Civil rights were curtailed and Hawaii 's civilian courts were replaced by military courts.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by University of Hawai 'i Law Professor Jon Van Dyke . Doris Nye, whose parents were interned after the attack on Pearl Harbor , will relate her childhood experience during the discussion. Other members of the panel are filmmaker Tom Coffman, who will examine the process of portraying legal history through film; and human rights lawyer Edmund Burke, who volunteered to represent a defendant held in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba .
Reservations are required. Light refreshments served. Please call Toni Han Palermo at 539-4995, or email Toni.H.Palermo@courts.state.hi.us .
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008
5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Ali'iolani Hale
King Kamehameha V - Judiciary History Center
417 S. King Street
Honolulu , Hawai'i 96813