How did the treatment of Japanese Americans in Hawaii differ from those on the West Coast?
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Correct answer: Relatively few were interned because they were essential to the island's economy
Despite being the site of the attack, Hawaii did not see mass internment because Japanese Americans made up nearly 40% of the population. Moving them would have caused a total collapse of the local economy and infrastructure.
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