On April 23, 2026, members of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans (Club 100) joined Councilmember Andria Tupola, dignitaries, community leaders, friends and family in the renaming of the Waiʻanae District Park as the "Shinyei Nakamine and 100th Infantry Battalion Memorial Park." The 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans deeply appreciates the recognition of the sacrifices made by Shinyei Nakamine (Co. B) and the 100th. This is the first known municipal park named in honor of th

Cafe 100, in Hilo, Hawaii, hosted a special unveiling ceremony on Monday, April 13, 2026, dedicating new storyboards and a commemorative banner that honor the restaurant’s namesake, the 100th Infantry Battalion, and its founder, Richard Seiji Miyashiro (Co. B), a decorated combat veteran of the 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate).

Historic Turner letter collection from the 100th Infantry Battalion are preserved at the Hawaiʻi State Archives, sharing powerful WWII stories of service and sacrifice.

Honoring the legacy of Hawaiʻi’s One Puka Puka Heroes through youth and theatre with a meaningful new partnership with Mānoa Valley Theatre. "Voices to Courage: Hawaiʻi’s One Puka Puka Heroes," is a summer theater program in 2026 dedicated to honoring the legacy of the 100th Infantry Battalion — the first segregated unit of Americans of Japanese ancestry (AJA) to serve in World War II.

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