Why go
At Pearl Harbor, naval base It is also the headquarters of the U S Pacific Fleet The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7 1941 brought the United States into World War II Pearl Harbor was originally an extensive shallow embayment called Wai Momi meaning pearl water or Puʻuloa meaning long hill by the Hawaiians Puʻuloa was regarded.
What to look for
- Notice how Pearl Harbor relates to nearby streets, shoreline, and landscape.
The full story
Pearl Harbor provides a durable historical lens. as the home of the shark goddess Kaʻahupahau and her brother or son Kahiʻuka in Hawaiian legends Keaunui the head of the powerful Ewa chiefs is credited with cutting a navigable channel near the present Puʻuloa saltworks by which made the estuary known as Pearl River accessible to navigation Making due allowance for legendary amplification the estuary already had an outlet for its waters where the present gap is but Keaunui is usually given the credit for widening and deepening it Sunday December 7 1941 Aircraft and midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy began an attack on the U S The Americans had deciphered Japan's code earlier and knew about a planned attack before it actually occurred However due to difficulty in deciphering intercepted messages the Americans failed to discover Japan's target location before the attack occurred Under the command of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto the attack was devastating in.
Useful to know
- Check current access details before planning time inside Pearl Harbor.
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