Hego Fuchino

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

Biography

Fuchino was born in Saga, Japan in 1888. He immigrated to Hawaii in 1905 or 1906, and studied civil engineering at the University of Hawaii. After graduation, Fuchino taught himself architecture and opened up an engineering firm.[1]

Fuchino built many iconic buildings in Hawaii. In 1919, Fuchino designed the Nippon Theater, and the Kaimuki Playhouse in 1922.[2] In 1929 he renovated the Hawaii Shingon Mission.[3] In 1931 he designed the Hale’iwa Theatre and the Makiki Christian church.[4][5]

In December 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Fuchino was one of many Japanese community leaders in Hawaii who was arrested and interned on the mainland.[6]

Fuchino died in 1961.[1]

References
  1. Nikkei Legacy Project. "Hego Fuchino Architectural Drawings". libweb.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  2. Lowell, Angell (2011). Theatres of Hawai'i. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub. ISBN 9780738581606. OCLC 668196583.
  3. Joeckel, Jeff; Campbell-Page, Theresa (2002-05-01). "Hawaii Shingon Mission -- Featured in the National Register's Celebrate Asian-Pacific Heritage Month Feature - 2003". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  4. Awaya, Shelly (2004). "A whisper from the past - The Hale'iwa Hotel and Theater". www3.hpu.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  5. "SAH ARCHIPEDIA". sah-archipedia.org. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. "Fuchino, Heigo | Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii". interneedirectory.jcch.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.


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