Wailuku in Maui County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)

Japanese Centennial Monument

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2025

1. Japanese Centennial Monument

Inscription. In commemoration of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii June 20, 1868
First year of Meiji

Erected 1968 by the Japanese of Maui.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Immigration. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1868.

Location. 20° 53.003′ N, 156° 32.163′ W. Marker is in Wailuku, Hawaii, in Maui County. It can be reached from Iao Valley Road west of Aulii Drive, on the left when traveling west. Marker can be found in the Kepaniwai Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 870 Iao Valley Rd, Wailuku HI 96793, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Lahaina and West Maui.

Globally, it is in North America,

Polynesia,

the Pacific Ocean,

North Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Japanese Immigrants (a few steps from this marker); Kapaniwai Chinese Heritage Garden / Sun Yat Sen Bronze Statue (a few steps from this marker);

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Sun of Maui (a few steps from this marker); Early Chinese Immigration to Tan Heong Shan: The Sandalwood Mountains (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan (within shouting distance of this marker); In Commeration of the Arrival of the First Japanese Immigrants to Hawai'i (within shouting distance of this marker); In Commemmoration of the 200 Years Since the First Arrival of the Chinese in Hawaii (within shouting distance of this marker); Chinese Exhibit (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wailuku.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2025

2. Japanese Centennial Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.