In September and October 2000, the Museum of Japanese emigration to Hawaii signed a sister-museum-cooperation with five museums in U.S.A. to exhibit materials related to Japanese emigration. The museums signing sister-museum-cooperation are (from East to West); Chinese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum (Maui, HI), Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii (Oahu, HI), Hawaiian Plantation Village (Oahu, HI), Kauai Museum (Kauai, HI). All of these museums have the common mission of showing the history and culture of Japanese emigration, and to preserve the related materials and records. Our aim is to develop a cooperative relationship and facilitate cultural exchange among these museums, so that our respective activities will be enriched and contribute to promoting friendship between our two nations. In a joint statement in August 2000, We confirmed that the Nihoshima-Mura Museum in Hiroshima shares our common objective for the museums to act as "Hometown in the mind of Japanese-Americans." The brief information for the sister museums and the like is shown below. Please note that the open/close time and days of the museum are subject to change - see below. Japanese American National Museum Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii Hawaii's Plantation Village Kauai Museum Nihoshima-Mura Museum