About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Beaches of Oahu, Volcanoes of Oahu, Waikiki, Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii, P p kea, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Salt Lake, Hawaii, Hanauma Bay, Nu'uanu Pali, Diamond Head, Hawaii, Halona Blowhole, James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Makapu u, Ford Island, Waimea Bay, Hawaii, Kahaluu Taro Lo'i, Sand Island, Koko Head, Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, K ne ohe Bay, Kaena Point, Manana, Punchbowl Crater, Ko olau Range, Coconut Island, Turtle Bay, O'ahu, Anahulu River, Haiku Valley, Waianae Range, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Lagoon, Makapu u Point, Maunalua Bay, Magic Island, Kawai Nui Marsh, Mount Ka'ala, Sandy Beach, Tantalus, Sunset Beach, Ala Moana Beach Park, Kaukonahua River, Manoa Falls, Lanikai Beach, Papailoa Beach, M kaha Beach Park, Lualualei, Hawaii, Makana Beach. Excerpt: Pearl Harbor, or Pu'uloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water 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 Puuloa (meaning, "long hill") by the Hawaiians. Puuloa was regarded as the home of the shark goddess, Kaahupahau, and her brother (or son), Kahiuka, in Hawaiian legends. Keaunui, the head of the powerful Ewa chiefs, is credited with cutting a navigable channel near the present Puuloa 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 typically given the credit for widening and deepening it. Pearl Harbor in...
