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Legacy2Action 2026 - Application

  • Jan 20
  • 2 min read

Updated: Feb 12

We are excited to announce the launch of the 5th annual 100th Infantry Battalion Legacy2Action(L2A) education initiative. Students, please follow the instruction on the flyer below, on how to register.

Download the 2026 Legacy2Action Flyer below:

In 2022, four students and two teams participated in the pilot program. By 2025, hundreds of students have participated in the L2A program, and have commented on how rewarding it was to learn about the high performance values and to design and in some cases, implement a community service project. Participants say they were excited to learn the “secret sauce” of how the 100th Infantry Battalion became, with the 442nd, the most decorated unit in U.S. military history, despite discrimination, questions of loyalty, and small stature of the men – on average 5’4” and 125 pounds. 


 Students learn about the success values of Ganbari: perseverance, giving it your all, Gaman: quiet, steadfast endurance, Chuugi: loyalty & “one team” mentality, Sekinin: responsibility, Giri: sense of duty, and Haji: avoiding shame to protect the family name. This is the legacy they left us.


Students are then asked to put the 100th’s legacy into action: identify an important issue or problem facing Hawaiʻi  one is passionate about, then use the success values of the 100th to develop and present a creative solution. 


The 100th’s L2A Program has generated quite a bit of interest in the Hawaiʻi  community. There were two articles written about L2A in the Honolulu Advertiser, a multi-page spread in Lighthouse magazine (August 2024) and recently an article in the January/February 2025 issue of Generations magazine, entitled, “Legacy2Action Bridges Students & Kūpuna.”


Director/Producer Steve Sue is targeting "The 100TH, Seeds of Aloha" documentary film to be completed by Spring 2026 to celebrate America's 250th birthday. The film showcases the values of the 100th, 442nd and 522nd as they fought tyranny, while spreading Aloha still remembered by villages after more than 80 years. (For more information, visit https://100thfilm.com/)


 All students, not just descendants are encouraged to register by Friday, February 27, 2026 as noted in the instructions on the flyer. We feel what the 100th men, Hawaiʻi-born Americans of Japanese ancestry, did for all of us is a proud story to be told by everyone, not just descendants of the 100th. Similar to the seafarers of the Hōkūleʻa, you don’t need to be of Hawaiian descent to be proud of and share the story of their courage, perseverance, and innovation. 





Download the Project Overview below:


We are excited to launch this year’s initiative and hear the creative solutions to help Hawaiʻi become a better place in line with Club 100’s motto, “For Continuing Service.”


Please contact us at info@100thbattalion.org for more information.


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