Shunzo Sakamaki

Sakamaki Hall, where the History department at the University of Hawaiʻi is housed, was built after his death and named in his honor.

[1] Sakamaki was raised as a Christian, which was unusual given that most other Japanese Americans in Hawaii at the time had maintained their Buddhist or Shintoist beliefs.

[3] Sakamaki also performed in plays,[4] worked at the school newspaper, competed in speech contests,[5] and was the president of the Japanese Students' Association.

During World War II, he was the chairman of the board of directors for the Oahu Citizens Committee for Home Defense.

While he believed that most local Japanese were loyal to the United States, he suggested the internment of Shinto priests because of the role of the Emperor in Shintoism.