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MA: Well, is there anything else you'd like to share? Any other stories or anything else?

GH: I don't know. Sometimes I think that these stories are not that interesting for others to listen to. [Laughs]

MA: They definitely are. They're very important, I think. I think it's important, too, for people on the mainland to know what happened in Hawaii, because a lot of people aren't aware of Japanese history in Hawaii. And so I think it's very important.

GH: Yes. One thing about Hawaii is that they couldn't take all the Japanese in, because like I said, we weren't the minorities. And they said that the economy in Hawaii, it would have been a disaster if they did, because there's too many people. When you think about employment and just thinking about all the jobs that are gonna be left open, they couldn't do that. It just wasn't economically feasible. So they decided to handpick them, and that's how the selection process went. Fishermen... fishermen, Japanese school principal, teachers, priest, all those, businessmen like my dad. And so like doctor, our doctor traveled all over Japan and he wrote a book, and that's how I think they got him. Imagine, he was just a doctor. But he wrote a book about his travels, and for some reason, I think, maybe he did a lot of research. And so he was considered suspicious. [Laughs] But as far as stories to tell, you know, I have stories, but they come and go in my mind.

MA: Or anything, someone listening to this interview or watching this interview, you want them to know or to take from your experiences? Or about the internment or about anything?

GH: I can't think of what else to say.

MA: That's okay. [Laughs] Well, this has been a fantastic interview, and I've really enjoyed hearing your stories.

GH: Well, I hope it'll be interesting enough for others.

MA: Definitely will be. So thank you again.

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