by Mark LoProto | Jul 18, 2018 | Other Oahu Sites, Travel Tips, Visiting Hawaii
A trip to Oahu isn’t complete without a visit to the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument to explore the history of Pearl Harbor. The devastating surprise attack of December 7, 1941 was a defining moment for the United States, ushering in changes that...
by Mark LoProto | May 12, 2018 | History, Other Oahu Sites
Nearly an hour before the attack on Pearl Harbor unfolded, there was activity brewing at a small radar site located on the North Shore of Oahu. The Opana Radar Site plays a role in the story of the attack, even though it didn’t quite get to operate as it was intended...
by Mark LoProto | Mar 29, 2018 | Bellows Field, Hickam Air Field, Other Oahu Sites, US Aircraft, Wheeler Army Air Field
Toward the end of the First World War, the United States began to focus on strengthening its defense of the West Coast. Having had virtually no military presence in the Pacific in the lead-up to the war, the US began building a series of bases in the Territory of...
by Kellar Ellsworth | Feb 8, 2018 | Other Oahu Sites, Pearl Harbor Survivors
When most people think of Hawaii, they think of sun-drenched beaches, breathtaking waterfalls, water sports, and swaying palm trees. But Hawaii is also home to a lot of history, including one of the most devastating events to ever occur on American soil. When the...
by Mark LoProto | Dec 15, 2017 | History, Other Oahu Sites, Recent News
Not long after the United States suffered the loss of 2,403 lives in under two hours on the island of Oahu, a cold wind of anger tainted by prejudice washed over the United States. Japan was the perpetrator of the devastation left behind after the Dec. 7, 1941 attack...
by Mark LoProto | Nov 30, 2017 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Ewa Marine Corps Air Station, Ford Island Naval Air Station, Hickam Air Field, Kaneohe Naval Air Station, Other Oahu Sites, Wheeler Army Air Field
On December 7th, 1941, a striking force of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base on Oahu. During the course of the two-hour attack, over 2,400 Americans were killed, though not every casualty was on the naval base. Though...
