B.W. Hawaii's photos
Women in tapa cloth dress
Merry Christmas from Hawaii
Christmas brings out bad taste in some people
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The cat is saying, "Help me, help me! I've been kidnapped by the woman with the worst taste in the world."
USS Arizona
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On December 7, 1941, the peace of our beautiful Hawaii was broken horrifically. 1002 sailors are entombed in the hull of the Arizona, left in place as a memorial. May they rest in peace. The photos in this series are not my own, but taken from the LIFE archives.
US Bombers over Waikiki
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To reassure the frightened population, surviving bombers plus some moved in from the US mainland were flown over the Territory. They would have been of minimal use in the event of another attack, but they helped morale.
Hawaii National Guard
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Mobilized immediately, our National Guard organized for defense along with the regular Army. Most of these men were Japanese-Americans, and thousands more volunteered. Due to racism, they were eventually sent to Europe where they became the most highly decorated division in WWII.
Ready to defend
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Hawaii National Guardsmen with bayonettes prepare for an invasion which never came. Our beloved US Senator Daniel Inouye served with these men.
Regulars in a cane field
Artillery
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Makeshift positions like this were later replaced with concrete bunkers which can still be seen today.
Wash day
Early propaganda
Sailors rally
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Some ships survived the attack, and an amazing number were salvaged and back in action in a matter of months because Pearl Harbor also had dry dock and shipyard facilities that survived.
Typhoon Damage Okinawa Oct. 1944
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So much damage was done by the two typhoons which hit Okinawa in 1945 that my father and many others had to remain there to rebuild facilities they had already rebuilt. He did not leave until December, 1945.
Underwater lava flow (not active) with fish
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Surgeon fish
Two butterfly fish and crack in sea floor
School in bright, clear water
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Coral garden featuring rare Kapoho Blue
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