Hawaii WWI Centennial Symposium

Concluding the Great War: Peace Achieved? 1918-1919

Hawaii Pacific University - Honolulu, Hawaii

June 26-28, 2019

Since 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, it is appropriate to remember those pivotal events with an academic symposium. The State of Hawaii’s World War One Centennial Task Force in conjunction with Hawaii Pacific University and the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, home of the USS Arizona Memorial, will host this event at the historic Aloha Tower. The program will include a unique boat tour of Pearl Harbor’s WWI heritage and a screening of World War I films.

The symposium will focus on events that can be considered as contributing to, or resulting from, the end of hostilities. Details surrounding the Paris Peace Conference which ended the war will be of special interest but any item which occurred during or as a result of actions taken during the last year of the Great War are of interest. Topics could include areas such as:

Final military actions of 1918
Siberian Intervention 1918-1922
Paris Peace Conference & its various activities broadly considered (creation of, logistics for, transportation to/from, deliberations & process, impacts of, etc.)
Political or social changes caused by the war/peace process/returning soldiers (spread of nationalism, diseases, anti-colonial efforts, etc.)
Military demobilization
Civilian rebuilding and humanitarian efforts immediately post-conflict
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 Assn., etc.)

WWI CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION

WWI CENTENNIAL PARKING INFORMATION

WWI Centennial Symposium Lodging

Symposium Schedule

Day 1

Wednesday, June 26th (All presentations in Multi-Purpose Room 3)

8:00-8:45

Check In & Light Breakfast

8:45-9:00

Welcome

9:00-10:30

Session 1: Setting the Stage – Hawaii during World War I

Navies & Neutrality: 1914-1917

Charitable Activities & Supporting the War Effort

Treatment of German-Americans in Hawaii during the War

10:45-11:30

Session 2: The Great War & Australian Memory

The Great War, Landscape and Australian Memory

11:30-1:00

Lunch

1:00-2:30

Session 3: Legacy of War – Civil Rights and Chemical Weapons

Racial Violence and the Modern Civil Rights Movement in 1919

Legacy of World War I: Chemical Warfare and the Treaty of Versailles

2:45-3:55

Session 4: Volunteers & Veterans – Hawaiians in Siberia 1918-1922

A Hawaiian Red Cross Volunteer in Siberia 1918-1919

WolfHounds and Polar Bears in Siberia

3:55-4:30

Walking Tour of Aloha Tower or Film Option

5:30-7:00

Opening Reception

Day 2

Thursday, June 27th (All presentations in Multi-Purpose Room 3)

8:00-8:45

Check In & Light Breakfast

8:45-10:15

Session 5: Road to WWII – Legacy of the Great War in the Pacific & Versailles

Versailles & German Dis-Armament: A Mistake that Helped Precipitate WWII

World War I’s Pacific Theatre and US-Japan Relations

World War I in the Pacific and its Legacy for WWII and Beyond

10:30-11:30

Session 6: Impact of the War – Development of National Security & Intelligence

War at the Edge of Empire: Evolution of US National Security Strategy 1900-1941

The Great War: Casting the US Intelligence Community

11:30-1:00

Lunch

1:00-2:15

Session 7: Convergence of Wars at Pearl Harbor

Cleaning up the War: World War I Record of Ships at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th

Update: World War I National Memorial

2:30-5:00

Boat Tour of Pearl Harbor’s World War I Legacy (Transportation included)

Day 3

Friday, June 28th (All presentations in Multi-Purpose Room 3)

8:00-8:45

Check In & Light Breakfast

8:45-10:15

Session 8: Great War Survivors – Veterans/Service Organizations & Memorials

Origins and Legacy of the Military Order of World Wars

History of Veterans & Service Organizations in the Wake of World War I

Waikiki Natatorium: The Decline of a World War I Memorial

10:30-11:55

Session 9: A Potpourri of Experiences

Laws of War: Why Germany’s use of Chemical Weapons was felt Legal & Ethical

100 Cities/100 Memorials Program or Film Option

11:55-12:00

Symposium Closing Comments

Day 1	Wednesday, June 26th (All presentations in Multi-Purpose Room 3)
8:00-8:45	Check In & Light Breakfast
8:45-9:00	Welcome
9:00-10:30	Session 1: Setting the Stage – Hawaii during World War I
	Navies & Neutrality: 1914-1917 Charitable Activities & Supporting the War Effort Treatment of German-Americans in Hawaii during the War
10:45-11:30	Session 2: The Great War & Australian Memory
	The Great War, Landscape and Australian Memory
11:30-1:00	Lunch
1:00-2:30	Session 3: Legacy of War – Civil Rights and Chemical Weapons
	Racial Violence and the Modern Civil Rights Movement in 1919 Legacy of World War I: Chemical Warfare and the Treaty of Versailles
2:45-3:55	Session 4: Volunteers & Veterans – Hawaiians in Siberia 1918-1922
	A Hawaiian Red Cross Volunteer in Siberia 1918-1919 WolfHounds and Polar Bears in Siberia
3:55-4:30	Walking Tour of Aloha Tower or Film Option
5:30-7:00	Opening Reception


Day 2	Thursday, June 27th (All presentations in Multi-Purpose Room 3)
8:00-8:45	Check In & Light Breakfast
8:45-10:15	Session 5: Road to WWII – Legacy of the Great War in the Pacific & Versailles
	Versailles & German Dis-Armament: A Mistake that Helped Precipitate WWII World War I’s Pacific Theatre and US-Japan Relations World War I in the Pacific and its Legacy for WWII and Beyond
10:30-11:30	Session 6: Impact of the War – Development of National Security & Intelligence
	War at the Edge of Empire: Evolution of US National Security Strategy 1900-1941 The Great War: Casting the US Intelligence Community
11:30-1:00	Lunch
1:00-2:15	Session 7: Convergence of Wars at Pearl Harbor
	Cleaning up the War: World War I Record of Ships at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th Update: World War I National Memorial
2:30-5:00	Boat Tour of Pearl Harbor’s World War I Legacy (Transportation included)


Day 3	Friday, June 28th (All presentations in Multi-Purpose Room 3)
8:00-8:45	Check In & Light Breakfast
8:45-10:15	Session 8: Great War Survivors – Veterans/Service Organizations & Memorials
	Origins and Legacy of the Military Order of World Wars History of Veterans & Service Organizations in the Wake of World War I Waikiki Natatorium: The Decline of a World War I Memorial
10:30-11:55	Session 9: A Potpourri of Experiences
	Laws of War: Why Germany’s use of Chemical Weapons was felt Legal & Ethical 100 Cities/100 Memorials Program or Film Option
11:55-12:00	Symposium Closing Comments