by Mark LoProto | Feb 18, 2019 | Pearl Harbor and the Native Hawaiians, Pearl Harbor News, Pearl Harbor Today
Scientists at the University of Hawaii–Manoa, the United States Navy, and Oahu Waterkeeper have joined forces in an effort to clean up Pearl Harbor. Not the memorials and exhibits that thousands of people visit daily, preserving the memory of December 7, 1941, but the...
by Mark LoProto | Feb 5, 2019 | Pearl Harbor Memorials, Pearl Harbor Today, Pearl Harbor Tours, Visiting Pearl Harbor
There are many sites and exhibits to see when you visit Pearl Harbor. From the moment you arrive at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, you’re surrounded by information of the Japanese assault of December 7, 1941. In addition to the museums and...
by Mark LoProto | Sep 13, 2018 | Pearl Harbor Photos, Pearl Harbor Today, Pearl Harbor Tours, USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bowfin, USS Missouri, USS Oklahoma Memorial, Visiting Pearl Harbor
When you go on a tour of Pearl Harbor and find yourself immersed in the history and surrounded by hundreds of other curious visitors, it’s very easy to feel overwhelmed. You want to see everything, experience it all, and walk away with every bit of knowledge about the...
by Mark LoProto | Jul 30, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor News, Pearl Harbor Today, Recent News
Remnants from the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor are still being uncovered, despite the passage of 77 years since it unfolded. Recently, new discoveries have been made at the heart of where the attack took place, in the waters surrounding the wrecks of the...
by Mark LoProto | Jun 27, 2018 | Current Events, Pearl Harbor News, Pearl Harbor Today
While many people associate Pearl Harbor with the surprise Japanese attack that occurred over 76 years ago, they sometimes forget that it is still an active military base, playing a vital role in the defense of the nation today. The very active military base is home...
by Mark LoProto | Jan 30, 2018 | Pearl Harbor News, Pearl Harbor Today, Submarines
Just off the southeastern coast of Ford Island, overlooking the wreckage of the USS Arizona and the memorial that stands above, sits a mighty battleship of the US Navy. The USS Missouri (BB-63) was commissioned into service in June of 1944, meaning she served just...
