Norman Hashisaka oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 27, 1999

Hashisaka begins the interview talking about his life, growing up on Kauai and moving to Honolulu and attending McKinley High School. He then talks about his family background, his parents came from Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan and would settle in Hawaii, teaching their children to be loyal and have respect for others. Next, he talks about the attacks on Pearl Harbor and how his father was very sad that Japan would do such a thing. He also talks more about his childhood, including makeshift hunting and fishing and seeing movies. He would hear about the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and volunteer for the Army, getting inducted at Schofield Barracks.

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