Pearl Harbor Without Pearls: Similar to Hilo (Honolulu) on the Hawaiian Island
Pearl Harbor is located in the lowest-lying plains between the Ko'olau Mountains and the Wai'anae Mountains on the southern shore of Oahu Island, adjacent to the only deep-water port, Hilo Harbor, it was the main naval base and shipyard for the U.S. Navy, and one of the largest and best secure anchorage ports in the North Pacific islands. Ordinary civilian ships and foreign warships were not allowed to enter without special permission from the U.S. Department of the Navy.
Oahu Island, part of the Hawaiian Islands, with an area of 1574 square kilometers, equivalent to one Chinese county, but it has the largest city in the Pacific – Honolulu, with a population of 980,000, urban development is modern and has the style of American mainland cities.
The Hawaiian Islands' third-largest island, the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Area 1554 square kilometers.
The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941, in the early morning, when the Japanese combined fleet's aircraft and mini-submarines suddenly attacked the U.S. Navy's Pearl Harbor naval base and the U.S. Army and Navy airfields on Oahu Island, Hawaii. In addition, the films 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' and 'Pearl Harbor' are all based on this event.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor became the trigger for the outbreak of the Pacific War in World War II.
In commemoration of the failure of the Pearl Harbor battle, the United States designates December 7th as a National Shame Day.
Let history not repeat itself, peace must be remembered. 'Does America today usher in the 'Pearl Harbor Moment'?
