The Japanese Cultural Center and the Japanese American Citizens League will mark the 65th anniversary of the opening of the Honouliuli Internment Camp on Sunday.

The event is also aimed at remembering the more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry interned during World War II on the Mainland and in Hawai'i.

The Honouliuli Internment Camp in Waipahu was opened March 1, 1943, for the detention of approximately 300 Hawai'i residents.

By war's end, an estimated 1,440 people had been detained or interned statewide.

The remembrance starts at 1:30 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Japanese Cultural Center in Mo'ili'ili. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

The commemoration will feature a video presentation and speakers including National Park Service archaeologist Jeff Burton, who has studied 35 World War II internment sites and will share his most recent findings on Honouliuli.

Experiences of internees will also be shared.

For more information, call 945-7633 or go to www.jcch.com.