Office of the Military Governor (OMG)
Scope and Content Note
Office of the Military Governor (OMG) includes 5 folders of general orders from the military governor from 1941 December 7 to 1944 October 24. The sub-subseries also contains 1 folder containing sections from the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin with a publication of the Office of Internal Security that includes Executive Order 9489 of the President of the United States; a letter of the Secretary of War; Public Proclamation Number One and security orders. The papers date from 1944 October 24 and 25. Six folders labeled War Data contain general orders number 1 through 181 from the military governor’s office; amendments to general orders from the military governor’s office from 1943 to 1945; miscellaneous materials from the representative of the military governor in Hilo, Hawaii; newspaper clippings of general orders from the military governor’s office printed in the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin; and a small folder of general materials regarding the end of martial law in Hawaii. The final portion of the sub-subseries consists of six folders of material from the Office of Defense Health and Welfare from 1941 to 1942. The folders include material related to family welfare and national defense; news releases; proclamations by the military governor; rules of the Hawaii Defense Act; general rules of foreign exchange; a 1941 rent control ordinance; material concerning Japanese aliens; and a collection of newspaper clippings titled “What to do in a war community.”
Dates
- From the Series: Creation: 1939-1994
- From the Series: Creation: Majority of material found in 1941-1946
Restrictions
No restrictions.
Extent
20 Files
Language
English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries Repository