Hego Fuchino (1888–1961) was an architect from Hawaii. He designed the Makiki Christian Church, the Izumo Taishakyo Mission, and the

Hawaii Shingon Mission Hawaii Shingon Mission or Shingon Shu Hawaii ( ja, 真言宗ハワイ別院, ''Shingonshu Hawai Betsuin'', formerly the Shingon Sect Mission of Hawaii) located at 915 Sheridan Street in Honolulu, Hawaii, is one of the most elaborate displays of Jap ...

Biography

Fuchino was born in

Saga, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasa ...

in 1888. He immigrated to Hawaii in 1905 or 1906, and studied

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

at the University of Hawaii. After graduation, Fuchino taught himself architecture and opened up an engineering firm. Fuchino built many iconic buildings in Hawaii. In 1919, Fuchino designed the Nippon Theater, and the Kaimuki Playhouse in 1922. In 1929 he renovated the

. In 1931 he designed the Hale’iwa Theatre and the Makiki Christian church. In December 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Fuchino was one of many Japanese community leaders in Hawaii who was arrested and

interned Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects". Thus, while it can simply ...

on the mainland. Fuchino died in 1961.

References

Japanese emigrants to the United States American architects 1888 births 1961 deaths People from Saga Prefecture University of Hawaiʻi alumni {{US-architect-stub