At Honouliuli, internees were permitted to grow vegetables to supplement their diet. They also createdmonkeypod trays, rings fashioned from toothbrush handles, and jewelry made from ground shells. They werepermitted to request items to be ordered by their family members or others. These included seeds for plantingas well as hand tools for their craftwork. These requests were transmitted via official administrativecorrespondence from the 811th Military Police Company. In these three letters, Sanji Abe is requesting variousitems for his use in camp.
Letters of request for various items
Original Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Location in JCCH Resource Center: Japanese American Relocation & Internment: The Hawaii Experience--Archival Collection (AR 19, Box 4, Folder 45)
MLA citation: DeSantis, R. E., Camp Warden, 811th Military Police Company. "Letter of Request forArticles for Sanji Abe." Letters to Mrs. Asami Abe and Miss Betty Ouchi. May-October 1943. HonouliuliInternment Camp, Territory of Hawaii. The Untold Story: The Internment of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i .Web. [date of access]