Caught on Film: Hawaii Celebrates the Day the Japanese Surrendered

[High Praise! to Legal Insurrection]

Although technically “V-J Day” is September 2nd (the day the treaty was officially signed), Japan’s surrender was greeted with joy all over the US.

Here’s some rare footage of that day as it happened in Hawaii:


[Vimeo direct link]

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