Why were Japanese Americans in Hawaii not forced to go to internment camps?

Since they lived far away from the mainland, they were not considered a threat.

Hawaii was not a state, so the laws did not apply to them.

Traveling to the camps would have been a long and difficult trip.

They made up one third of a multiracial society.

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Konnor Cobb

22 June, 17:02

Why were Japanese Americans in Hawaii not forced to go to internment camps?

Since they lived far away from the mainland, they were not considered a threat.

Hawaii was not a state, so the laws did not apply to them.

Traveling to the camps would have been a long and difficult trip.

They made up one third of a multiracial society.

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Karlee Owen · Answer 1

One reason why Japanese Americans in Hawaii were not forced to go to internment camps was because " Since they lived far away from the mainland, they were not considered a threat," since Hawaii was already under heavy guard as well.