war manpower, yet we were distrusted, useless, unwanted and rejected outcasts. One day in early February 1942, a historic meeting took place on the University campus when Hung Wai Ching, Secretary of the University YMCA and a member of the Morale Division of the Military Governor, confronted a group of dejected HTG dischargees to persuade them
of greatest need. A group of us were sitting under a tree on the Manoa campus one day late in January 1942 when we were approached by Hung Wai Ching. He was the then secretary of the University YMCA and fortuitously he was a key member of the Morale Section of the Military Governor’s office with
for military service in the United States. We had nothing else to do but to return to the University. Varsity Victory Volunteers (VVV). In early February, 1942, Hung Wai Ching, who was Secretary of the University YMCA and also a member of the 3-man Morale Division with direct ties to the Military Governor, talked to a
the NVL, was also present. (Sorry if we missed anyone.) Also our guests Mr. and Mrs. King Lit Ching sat with us. He is the son of Hung Wai Ching, who in 1940 was part of the Hawaii Council for Interracial Unity that helped prepare the local Issei community for the impending war. King Lit is
King Street, and later opened Herbie’s Drive-In, a burger joint at the corner of King Street and Waialae Avenue. Under the guidance of his mentor and friend, Hung Wai Ching, Herbert began a career in real estate. He was later appointed to the Real Estate Commission by Governor John A. Burns, serving as Chairman, and then
is authorized.” Sometime in December, 1942, when Assistant Secretary of War McCloy was inspecting military defenses on Oahu, Colonel Kendell J. Fielder of General Emmons’ staff assigned Hung Wai Ching, a member of the Military Governor’s Emergency Service Committee, to accompany McCloy on the inspection. Ching escorted McCloy to Kolekole Pass in Schofield Barracks where they
Betsui, Jenhatsu Chinen, Robert Murata, Grover Nagaji, Akio Nishikawa, Hiroichi Tomita, and Howard Urabe, all former UH students. The Reverend Mineo Katagiri of Nuuanu Congregational Church, presided. Hung Wai Ching, former secretary of the UH YMCA, was the speaker. The service included the presentation of specially printed and framed certificates for Gold Star Mothers. All former
Betsui, Jenhatsu Chinen, Robert Murata, Grover Nagaji, Akio Nishikawa, Hiroichi Tomita, and Howard Urabe, all former UH students. The Reverend Mineo Katagiri of Nuuanu Congregational Church, presided. Hung Wai Ching, former secretary of the UH YMCA, was the speaker. The service included the presentation of specially printed and framed certificates for Gold Star Mothers. All former
discussing their plight. Classes were well underway and it was too late for many to return and finish their semester. From across the street in Atherton House, Hung Wai Ching, the YMCA secretary, saw the group. He walked over to talk to these former ex-ROTC cadets and, now, ex-HTG soldiers. In essence, what he told the
it your all”—go for broke! In Hawai’i and on the mainland, women and men of conscience stood against the whims of wartime hysteria and prejudice. Men like Hung Wai Ching, of the Morale Committee, Robert Shivers, head of the FBI office in Hawai’i, Colonel Kendall Fielder, of Army Intelligence in Hawai’i, Harold Ickes, U.S. Secretary of
Betsui, Grover Nakaji, Howard Urabe, Akio Nishikawa, Robert Murata, Jenhatsu Chinen, and Hiroichi Tomita, all former UH students. The Reverend Mineo Katagiri of Nuuanu Congregational Church, presided. Hung Wai Ching, former secretary of the UH YMCA, was the speaker. The service included presentation of specially printed and framed certificates for Gold Star Mothers. All former VVV
Betsui, Jenhatsu Chinen, Robert Murata, Grover Nagaji, Akio Nishikawa, Hiroichi Tomita, and Howard Urabe, all former UH students. The Reverend Mineo Katagiri of Nuuanu Congregational Church, presided. Hung Wai Ching, former secretary of the UH YMCA, was the speaker. The service included the presentation of specially printed and framed certificates for Gold Star Mothers. All former
Betsui, Grover Nakaji, Howard Urabe, Akio Nishikawa, Robert Murata, Jenhatsu Chinen, and Hiroichi Tomita, all former UH students. The Reverend Mineo Katagiri of Nuuanu Congregational Church, presided. Hung Wai Ching, former secretary of the UH YMCA, was the speaker. The service included the presentation of specially printed and framed certificates for Gold Star Mothers. All former
discussing their plight. Classes were well underway and it was too late for many to return and finish their semester. From across the street in Atherton House, Hung Wai Ching, the YMCA secretary, saw the group. He walked over to talk to these former ex-ROTC cadets and, now, ex-HTG soldiers. In essence, what he told the
