Father Damien

Historical marker location:

415 S Beretania St, Honolulu, Hawaii

( Marker is on South Beretania Street north of Punchbowl Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1968

The Reverend Joseph Damien De Veuster, SS. CC.. Hawaii.

During World War II, the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, brought the United States into the war. Hawaii played a significant role in the war effort, serving as a crucial military base and transportation hub in the Pacific theater.