• Based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Tecumseh deployed to the Mariana Islands on 17 December 1964, arriving at Guam on 29 December 1964 to commence deterrent patrols. (wikipedia.org)
  • She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 4 November and was assigned to Service Force, Pacific Fleet. (historycentral.com)
  • She left her charge at Pearl Harbor on the 17th and headed for the Philippine Islands the following week to provide target services for ships at Subic Bay until 13 April when she headed for Vietnam. (historycentral.com)
  • The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, precipitated not only Hawaii but the United States as a whole into World War II, and the islands were beset by an upsurge of military activity and a sometimes controversial curtailment of civil liberties. (hawaiianmusicstore.com)
  • She departed San Pedro on 31 August for the South Pacific and, after calls at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, and Eniwetok, in the Marshall Islands, arrived at Hollandia, New Guinea, on 14 October. (navy.mil)
  • Hawaii would have been in the news this week anyway as the island remembered the 80th anniversary of the controversial bombing of the Pacific fleet in Pearl Harbor, an act which brought America into the Second World War. (hawaiifreepress.com)
  • The event came the day after the mayors and city council members from Honolulu and Nagaoka on Friday joined the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in laying wreaths at Pearl Harbor. (grucci.com)
  • assigned homeport Pearl Harbor, Hi. (navsource.org)
  • Japanese planes first bombed Singapore, then a British colony, on December 8, 1941, a day after Tokyo's attack on the US Pacific fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that pushed Washington into the conflict. (khaleejtimes.com)
  • That morning, in just over an hour and a half, the planes of the Japanese First Carrier Striking Force sank or severely damaged 18 American warships lying at anchor at the Pearl Harbor naval base on the island of Oahu. (infobasepublishing.com)
  • The second blunder was the bottling of the fleet in Pearl Harbor. (antiwar.com)
  • It was Roosevelt who bottled the fleet in Pearl Harbor. (antiwar.com)
  • On Oahu, take an ecotour to learn about the geology, archaeology, mythology and history of Hawaii. (vincentvacations.com)
  • Learn about and swim with dolphins at Sea Life Park Hawaii on Oahu or at hotels and other locations throughout the islands. (vincentvacations.com)
  • Without warning and against almost no opposition, the first of two waves of 360 Japanese carrier-borne torpedo bombers, dive bombers, and fighters had burst through the overcast and swept in over the island of Oahu to attack the ships, airfields, and other U.S. military installations. (warfarehistorynetwork.com)
  • day the ship joined a convoy bound via Saipan for Hawaii and reached Oahu on 19 July. (hullnumber.com)
  • The most popular part of Hawaii for tourists is the island of Oahu , which is home to Honolulu International Airport. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • Hawaiian Airlines flies to 18 destinations in Hawaii, including eight airports on the island of Oahu. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • Its capital is Honolulu, located on the island of Oahu. (infoplease.com)
  • Oahu developed an island-wide resilience strategy informed by thousands of community voices. (civilbeat.org)
  • It has sailed warships and planes to hassle U.S. and allied ships and planes in the South China and East China Seas and sent fleets of bombers and fighters into airspace on Taiwan's side of the Taiwan Strait. (gopusa.com)
  • Emerging from WWII, the US wanted to test the damage nuclear bombs would have on naval warships and fleets. (scubadivermag.com)
  • The US naval victory over a Japanese fleet off Midway in 1942 was one of the turning points of World War II. (immigration-usa.com)
  • Tawasa (AT-92) was laid down on 22 June 1942 at Portland, Oreg. (historycentral.com)
  • 15 July 1942: Keel laid by the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex. (navsource.org)
  • The bombings intensified in January 1942 before Japanese troops landed on the island on February 8 and captured it after a week of fighting that culminated in the surrender of Singapore's British defenders. (khaleejtimes.com)
  • The islands continued to serve as a naval station until closed in 1993. (immigration-usa.com)
  • Recent events In the existing war with Spain have called public attention to what has long been discussed by military and naval authorities-the inestimable importance to the United States of possessing the Hawaiian Islands in case of war with any strong naval power. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • In our possession they would deprive the enemy s fleet of all facilities for coaling, supplies, or repairs, and speedily paralyze all his naval operations. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • The first object of an enemy attacking us on that side of the Republic would be to secure these islands, and in their present condition their possession would fall to the stronger naval power. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • After shakedown beginning the 17th, Mercy, staffed by the Army's 214th Hospital Ship personnel, was assigned to the Naval Transport Service to operate with the Fifth and Seventh Fleets. (navy.mil)
  • This summer, Russian naval vessels came within 34 miles of Hawaii. (gopusa.com)
  • Commissioned on December 1, 1923, the 32,000-ton battleship mounted eight 16-inch guns and was regarded as one of the best vessels in the U.S. Fleet. (warfarehistorynetwork.com)
  • Truk was a military base for the Japanese Combined Fleet consisting of mighty battleships, destroyers, submarine tenders, military supply and support vessels, and aircraft. (underwatercolours.com)
  • Although 57 years of ocean exposure has weakened the structural integrity of the ghost fleet, the wrecks are relatively intact and many artifacts lie in place as they did the day the vessels went down. (underwatercolours.com)
  • Recently, tensions between the country and Japan escalated with Chinese military vessels around disputed territory in the East China Sea, islands known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. (ibtimes.com)
  • The committee in charge put together Operations Crossroads and assembled a fleet of 242 old and decommissioned vessels to act as a mock fleet. (scubadivermag.com)
  • The "nuclear fleet", as many call it, lies at 50m and offers technical divers a once in a lifetime chance to explore WWII vessels - including an aircraft carrier! (scubadivermag.com)
  • The city is the seat of the University of Hawaii at Hilo (1970) and Hawaii Community College (established in 1941 as Hawaii Vocational School). (britannica.com)
  • He distinguished himself during the Japanese sneak attack against Hawaii on Sunday, December 7, 1941, and gave his life for his country two years later. (warfarehistorynetwork.com)
  • On December 7, 1941 Tyler was the Officer of the Day in charge of the Communications station at Fort Shafter, Hawai'i. (nationalww2museum.org)
  • When December 7, 1941, dawned in Hawaii, no one expected that by the end of the day, the U.S. Pacific Fleet would lie in ruins and the United States would be at war. (infobasepublishing.com)
  • All of the following US Pacific island territories except Midway Atoll constitute the Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex and as such are managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior. (immigration-usa.com)
  • Midway Atoll NWR has been included in a Refuge Complex with the Hawaiian Islands NWR and also designated as part of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. (immigration-usa.com)
  • Clarence Tinker led a group of B-24 Liberator bombers from Hawaii Islands to Midway Atoll. (ww2db.com)
  • She made stops en route at Guam and Honolulu and arrived in port at Bremerton, Wash., on 16 June. (navy.mil)
  • If you are in Japan and plan to go to Hawaii, book a direct flight with ANA Airlines to Honolulu. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • After a flight to Honolulu, guests will check in at the historic "Pink Palace of the Pacific" The Royal Hawaiian, a luxury hotel where servicemen in the Pacific Fleet would come for R&R during World War II. (nationalww2museum.org)
  • The baton will now be passed to a new administration and new City Council who will need to work hard to continue to transition the city fleet, add bike lanes, adopt an aggressive Climate Action Plan, expand micro-mobility, install renewable energy on city facilities, and keep Honolulu in the Paris climate agreement. (civilbeat.org)
  • Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands), 21 July 1899. (loc.gov)
  • The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now partly privately owned by the Nature Conservancy with the rest owned by the Federal government and managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. (immigration-usa.com)
  • On 11 June, she was in the transport screen of TF 52, the Northern Attack force, when it sortied for the Mariana Islands. (historycentral.com)
  • She made a stop at Guam in the Ladrone (now Mariana) Islands before arriving at Cavite in the Philippines on 20 January 1904. (navy.mil)
  • According to the Foundation's research, North Dakota, Montana and Kansas maintain the most cost-effective state highway systems, while Rhode Island, Alaska, California, Hawaii and New York host the least cost-effective networks. (fleetowner.com)
  • with California laying out $545,000/mi. (fleetowner.com)
  • US Navy Task Force 1 with 6 battleships and carrier Long Island made rendezvous west of San Francisco, California. (ww2db.com)
  • Maui County said late Wednesday the blaze is the deadliest U.S. wildfire since the 2018 Camp Fire in California, which killed at least 85 people and laid waste to the town of Paradise. (fox21news.com)
  • PCER-853 - was laid down on 16 November 1943 at Chicago Ill. by Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Co. (hullnumber.com)
  • In the early 19th century the American whaling fleet began wintering in Hawaii, and the islands were visited with mounting frequency by explorers, traders, and adventurers. (hawaiianmusicstore.com)
  • The name is thought to derive from Hawaiki, the former name of Raiatea, one of the Society Islands, from which Polynesians sailed in voyaging canoes to settle after 1000 AD. (hawaiianmusicstore.com)
  • Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians. (infoplease.com)
  • Its first settlers, probably Polynesians from islands to the south, are thought to have arrived roughly around the time of Christ. (libcom.org)
  • He was aboard Hokule'a , the mother of Hawai'i's modern sailing canoes, during its watershed voyage to Tahiti in 1976, and has participated in all of its pan-Pacific journeys since. (mauimagazine.net)
  • Mark Twain called Hawaii, "…the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean…" a description as apt today as it was over a hundred years ago. (vincentvacations.com)
  • Let the untouched charm of these beautiful Cook Islands capture your spirit and hold your heart. (travelbulletin.co.uk)
  • Boasting rare beauty, an idyllic climate, warm welcoming people with the widest white smiles and a pace of life unsurpassed for peace: the Cook Islands are an Island Paradise. (travelbulletin.co.uk)
  • Alanna Smith, conservation program manager at Te Ipukarea Society in the Cook Islands. (wbur.org)
  • On 21 January, she stood out of Tarawa and rendezvoused with Task Force (TF) 62, the Southern Attack force, for the invasion of the Marshall Islands. (historycentral.com)
  • Bikini Atoll is one of the many atolls in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. (scubadivermag.com)
  • While the Marshall Islands may be, literally, in the middle of nowhere, they are an old US territory. (scubadivermag.com)
  • Bikini Atoll liveaboard cruises begin in Ebeye on Kwajalein, one of the 2 international airports in the Marshall Islands, with itineraries between 10 and 13 nights. (scubadivermag.com)
  • For three decades, Mo'olele has plied the waters around Maui and its neighboring islands, its crab-claw sail fluttering as a visible banner of Hawaiian pride. (mauimagazine.net)
  • SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced during a speech in Salt Lake City this morning that FEMA is working to get disaster aid to Hawaiians affected by the devastating wildfire tearing through the island of Maui this week. (fox21news.com)
  • A port of entry, Hilo serves as a gateway to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Kailua-Kona and Waimea resort areas. (britannica.com)
  • Over the centuries, Hawaiians had little contact with anyone else because almost no one could cross the vast expanse of ocean that surrounded their islands. (libcom.org)
  • The success of these long voyages -navigated entirely by traditional wayfinding (guided by stars and sea swells)-lends proof to the theory that ancient mariners capably traversed thousands of nautical miles to settle an incredible expanse of islands. (mauimagazine.net)
  • and at Finschhafen New Guinea before anchoring in Seeadler Harbor Manus Island. (hullnumber.com)
  • Based on available evidence, the ONI concluded the additions to China's sub fleet could voyage beyond coastal waters into the Pacific Ocean, which would open the possibility of a potential strike on the U.S. (ibtimes.com)
  • Jessica arrived Monday on the island with an ambitious plan: enroll in a master's degree program at the University of Mauritius while developing a "sustainable marine economic development model" that will help the island's fishing industry continue to exist in the face of increasing competition for coastal space from foreign fishing fleets, local tourism, shipping and acquaculture. (workboat.com)
  • In 1998, a tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake killed at least 2,000 people when it struck the north coast of Papua New Guinea's main island, wiping out dozens of coastal villages. (pravda.ru)
  • This new clash comes as China is using its military to speak for its claims to islands and islets hundreds of miles off its coast. (gopusa.com)
  • Today the islands are a NWR and are the site of the world's largest Laysan albatross colony. (immigration-usa.com)
  • The battle-scarred remnants of this once mighty fleet is the world's largest artificial reef and living memorial, holding the very best of the undersea world and maritime history at one destination. (underwatercolours.com)
  • 259) provides for the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • In 1893 a treaty was negotiated between our government and that of the Hawaiian Islands for the annexation of the islands to the United States. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • Again, June 16, 1897, a treaty of annexation, similar in provisions to the joint resolution now proposed, was agreed to by the government of Hawaii and duly ratified by their Senate. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • An account of the overthrowing of the Kingdom of Hawaii and its annexation orchestrated by an American diplomat, written by Stephen Kinzer. (libcom.org)
  • She operated with the 7th Fleet from April to November 1964 and with the Alaskan Sea Frontier from June to September 1965. (historycentral.com)
  • While I lived in the Hawaiian Islands I did not hear of a single case in which sharks had attacked and eaten a live person, although the bodies of those drowned were eaten. (sacred-texts.com)
  • The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. (immigration-usa.com)
  • To truly experience the tropical wonders of the Hawaiian Islands you should see the landscape from all perspectives: by land, by air and by sea. (vincentvacations.com)
  • Together and individually, the Hawaiian Islands are playgrounds designed for family fun. (vincentvacations.com)
  • Weblog of the acting government of the Hawaiian Kingdom presently operating within the occupied State of the Hawaiian Islands. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • The only question involved is whether the proposed possession of the Hawaiian Islands would be advantageous to the United States. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • Had the war in which we are now engaged been with any of the other powers they might have worsted our fleet and seized the Hawaiian Islands, which are not now defended by any fortification or cannon, thus exactly reversing our recent good fortune at Manila. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • During this period Kamehameha I used European military technology and weapons to emerge as an outstanding Hawaiian leader, seizing and consolidating control over most of the island group. (hawaiianmusicstore.com)
  • There are a few different airlines that offer flights to Hawaii, including American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines all offer direct flights to Hawaii from various cities in the continental United States, while Hawaiian Airlines offers both direct and indirect flights. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • This airline offers flights between the various Hawaiian islands. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, other than Midway , are administratively part of Hawaii. (infoplease.com)
  • By virtue of the canoes' masterful construction and the sailors' extraordinary maritime knowledge, the Hawaiian Islands were populated, and Hawaiian culture given root. (mauimagazine.net)
  • Hokule'a inspired Hawaiian communities throughout the Islands to build their own canoes. (mauimagazine.net)
  • Biden said he has ordered all available federal assets to be used in helping with the natural disaster, including ordering the U.S. Coast Guard the U.S. Navy's 3rd Fleet, and the U.S. Army to assist the Hawaiian National Guard. (fox21news.com)
  • [and from another] UFO Sighting over London: Strange Fleet Seen in Skies over Capital City June 1, 2021 https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1442601/ufo-sighting-london-aliens-youtube-video-evg The video was recorded on May 26 and appears to show eight bright lights in the night's sky. (zetatalk3.com)
  • This little-known country is in the Western Pacific Ocean, halfway between Hawaii and Australia and is a remote location that many dream of visiting but very few actually have. (scubadivermag.com)
  • American Airlines offers direct flights to Hawaii from ten different cities on the mainland, making it one of the most popular airlines for flying to the Aloha state. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • Wreck of the passenger vessel MAHENO on Fraser Island, Qld, 22 Sep 1993. (lovethesepics.com)
  • Returned to the Reserve Fleet at 1230 on 3 June 1960, this time to the Hudson River group, the ship was purchased by Aguilar y Peris, S.L., of Valencia, Spain, on 23 November 1970, and was delivered to her purchaser at 0830 on 11 February 1971. (navy.mil)
  • Hilo , city , seat of Hawaii county, northeastern Hawaii island, Hawaii , U.S. It lies along Hilo Bay and is the island's business center. (britannica.com)
  • Hilo, Hawaii is the largest and oldest city in Hawaii and lies at the base of two volcanoes-Mauna Loa, which is active, and Mauna Kea, which is dormant. (vestamodular.com)
  • The laying of the trans-Pacific cable, which passed through the islands, brought the first residents in 1903. (immigration-usa.com)
  • She arrived in the West Indies later that month and ended the year in fleet tactical maneuvers which she concluded early in January 1903. (navy.mil)
  • She spent most of the remainder of 1903 operating with that fleet in the waters of northern China, Korea, and Japan. (navy.mil)
  • Upon returning to Kobe and proceeding thence to Yokohama, the protected cruiser embarked upon a voyage to Hawaii on 3 December. (navy.mil)
  • They operate a fleet of Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, which offer lie-flat seats in business class. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • They operate a fleet of Boeing 777-200ER and 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, both of which offer a lie-flat seat in business class. (thefamilyvacationguide.com)
  • The Journal detailed a few of the latest milestones in the growth of China's nuclear submarine fleet, including the first known trip taken by one of its subs to the Indian Ocean from the Pacific Ocean. (ibtimes.com)
  • In a diplomatic coup, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a deal last week with the U.K. and U.S. to have those Anglo-American allies help build a nuclear-powered submarine fleet for Australia. (gopusa.com)
  • The waters of Hawaii beckon and never disappoint. (vincentvacations.com)
  • Following shakedown in waters off Miami and Key West Fla. PCER-853 proceeded via the Panama Canal to Hawaii. (hullnumber.com)
  • China claims, for example, the Paracel and Spratly Islands and almost all of the rocks and reefs in the South China Sea, many of which are within territorial waters claimed by Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan. (gopusa.com)
  • On 30 June, she participated in the Rendova landings, five miles across Blanche Channel from the Munda airstrip on New Georgia Island. (destroyerhistory.org)
  • Visit favorite island "hidden spots" and catch a glimpse of unspoiled tropical paradise. (vincentvacations.com)
  • Tecumseh had conducted 21 strategic deterrent patrols in the Pacific by 1969, when she transferred to the United States Atlantic Fleet. (wikipedia.org)
  • NOTE: 1) The information regarding United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. (immigration-usa.com)
  • This was the largest operational tow made by a tug of the Pacific Fleet 33,946 tons. (historycentral.com)
  • They lie facing our Pacific coast. (hawaiiankingdom.org)
  • His extraordinary courage on December 7 brought him the Navy Cross, a commendation by the secretary of the Navy, and praise from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet. (warfarehistorynetwork.com)
  • The new submarines would be equipped with missiles that could potentially hit either the continental U.S. from the mid-Pacific Ocean or Alaska and Hawaii from East Asia. (ibtimes.com)
  • Hawaii is a U.S. state located in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States and northwest of American Samoa. (infoplease.com)
  • Other stops include the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island with a behind the scenes tour of the island, a VIP tour and a welcome address from Historian Daniel Martinez of the USS Arizona Memorial and a wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery or "Punchbowl Cemetery. (nationalww2museum.org)
  • A powerful earthquake shook the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea early Monday, prompting a local tsunami warning. (pravda.ru)
  • The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a Pacific-wide tsunami, but that earthquakes of that size could cause destructive tsunamis within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the epicenter. (pravda.ru)
  • MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI: About 500 miles south of Hawaii and running more than 3,000 miles to the Mexican coast, lies a massive area of the Pacific Ocean called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, or CCZ. (wbur.org)
  • Its sheltered lagoon served as a way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights during the late 1930s. (immigration-usa.com)
  • The quake had an initial magnitude of 6.5 and struck at 12:20 a.m. local time (1420 GMT Sunday) northeast of New Britain island off the country's northern coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. (pravda.ru)
  • The material life of the islands was hampered by the lack of metal, pottery, or beasts of burden, but there was great skill in the use of wood, shell, stone, and bone, and the huge double and outrigger canoes were technical marvels. (hawaiianmusicstore.com)
  • This was the same magic which had enabled the leader, Hawaii Loa, to see half way around the globe and find the island group which was to be their new home. (sacred-texts.com)
  • Hilo's lush beauty is fed by more than 275 days of rain per year, a factor in its much slower growth as a tourist spot compared with other destinations in Hawaii. (britannica.com)
  • Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, the fire started Tuesday and took the island by surprise, racing through parched growth and neighborhoods in the historic town of Lahaina, a tourist destination that dates to the 1700s and is the biggest community on the island's west side. (fox21news.com)
  • On 19 March 1945 Mercy reported to the Fifth Fleet at Ulithi, Carolines, for service during the Okinawa campaign, beginning with the landings on 1 April. (navy.mil)
  • Mercy next carried wounded from Leyte and Manila on two voyages to Biak, Schouten Islands, returning to Manila on 23 June 1945 for two months' duty as station hospital ship. (navy.mil)
  • The war ended when Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, 1945, which was still Aug. 14 in Hawaii and other parts of the U.S. (grucci.com)
  • We have just approved a major disaster declaration in Hawaii that will get aid in the hands of people desperately needing help right now," Biden said. (fox21news.com)
  • 20 September 1973: Sold for scrapping to the National Metal & Steel Co., Terminal Island, Los Angeles, Cal. (navsource.org)
  • Each trip includes superior lodging accommodations with private bath, transportation in a first class air-conditioned motor coach, airfare from Los Angeles to Hawaii, breakfast every day, as well as dinner and lunch on selected days, entrance fees to museums and attractions and priceless memories. (nationalww2museum.org)
  • Your eye will be attracted to the Seychelles to the north, but keep going, past Reunion Island until you hit Mauritius. (workboat.com)
  • Papua New Guinea, an impoverished nation of 5 million people, lies immediately north of Australia, reports the AP. (pravda.ru)
  • The foundations of constitutional government were nevertheless laid down with the promulgation, by Kamehameha III, of the Declaration of Rights (June 7, 1839), the Edict of Toleration (June 17, 1839), and a written constitution (Oct. 8, 1840). (hawaiianmusicstore.com)
  • Studying a small island nation with a smaller government would make it easier to come up with solutions rather than getting bogged down in a big federal system," she said. (workboat.com)
  • The celebratory Fireworks were launched from Ford Island and were seen for miles around. (grucci.com)
  • You can see the contours of the reefs, the halo of frothy surf surrounding each island, and perhaps even whales cruising majestically along the shore. (vincentvacations.com)
  • On 5 February 1968, she stood out of San Diego for San Francisco to pick up YFN-1126 and deliver the covered lighter to Hawaii. (historycentral.com)
  • The beat to Catalina Island was pretty much normal, although maybe a bit lighter than usual. (jworldannapolis.com)
  • Tawasa was routed onward to the Gilbert Islands and arrived on 26 November at Abemama-which, only the day before, had been taken by American marines. (historycentral.com)
  • John L. Stevens was the American minister to Hawaii, and that night he joined an audacious plot to overthrow Hawaii's queen and bring her country into the United States. (libcom.org)
  • An armada of rusting hulks that once made up the proud fishing fleet during the Soviet era is now Moynaq's major 'tourist attraction. (lovethesepics.com)
  • Ah Hee is a longtime member of Hawai'i's voyaging community. (mauimagazine.net)
  • The twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change are good examples of the kinds of increasing and compounding 21st-century shocks and stresses facing our island community. (civilbeat.org)
  • Truk Lagoon consists of seven major island groups in a triangular-shaped atoll some 40 miles across. (underwatercolours.com)
  • China also claims Taiwan itself, 110 miles off its coast, as well as the nearby Senkaku Islands, which Japan controls and for which Tokyo appears to be preparing to fight. (gopusa.com)
  • Should fighting break out between China and the U.S. over these claims, the war would be about islands that are thousands of miles from our West Coast but within a few hundred miles of the China coast. (gopusa.com)
  • Robert Thomas, commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, told the Journal. (ibtimes.com)