The pilot was overcome and killed by Ben and Ella Kanahele. December 7–13, 1941: A Japanese pilot crash-landed on Niihau on the 7th, was captured, then briefly gained control of the isolated island with coerced help from two of the three resident Japanese. NIIHAU, December 14, 1941: The pilot of a crashed Japanese Zero airplane briefly terrorized the small island. The Advertiser did not publish on December 7 because its press broke. The numerous reports of saboteurs on Oahu turned out to be false. The Honolulu Advertiser front page on Monday, December 8, 1941. It is the aim of this publisher to fully cooperate and support the military governor and, thusly, urge all Hawaii residents to endeavor likewise throughout the war.įanning fears of invasion and racial hysteria, Japanese forays against Hawaii continued for months. The safety of all residents will be overseen by the military. Therefore, we must all abide by the rules and regulations established by the military. Hawaii has been placed under the rule of a military governor. Our national defense is under total control of our defense agency so that the entire citizenry may thusly rest assured. We must never panic or display any mass hysteria. Hereafter, we must maintain this loyalty under all circumstances. Honolulu residents will receive words of praise for good behavior and loyal support of the national efforts during the war crisis. citizen, he will be punished if a foreigner, he will be imprisoned. Violators will be duly punished - if a U.S. This applies not only to our actions but to our spoken words as well. We must all uphold our constitution, and, as long as we do not engage in activities contrary to our national security, we should never be subjected to any oppression. The citizenry of Hawaii must collectively endeavor to serve our country by disregarding ethnic differences and avoiding behaviors that cast doubts against ourselves. Already war is at our doorsteps, not at distant foreign lands. Gone is the time to debate international laws and the right or wrong of international relations. Among them are friends, neighbors and even children. Our fellow citizens in the thousands have perished. The Hawaiian Islands which we love dearly have been attacked without warning. “The thing that should never happen” has happened. Whoever fired the first weapon will be recorded in history. We are now engaged in the exchange of destructive explosives. Translation of the Hawaii Hochi editorial:Īmerica is now at war against Japan. The Hawaii Hochi, Hawaii’s leading Japanese newspaper, published an editorial (top right corner) encouraging loyalty to the United States. The Hawaii Hochi is still in business today and also publishes the English semi-monthly Hawaii Herald. They were later allowed to resume publication, but under censorship. Shortly after the attack and declaration of martial law in Hawaii, military authorities closed the Hochi and other Japanese language papers. The day after Japan attacked Hawaii, the Hawaii Hochi, Hawaii’s leading Japanese language newspaper, published “This is Our War” an editorial encouraging loyalty to the United States. Fred Kinzaburo Makino founded the Hawaii Hochi in 1912 to campaign for social justice, and he was an early critic of Japanese imperialism. By the afternoon of December 7, martial law had been imposed for the first time on U.S.
Estimates of civilian deaths range from 48 to 68, almost all of them caused by wildly fired U.S. sailors, soldiers and marines died that day. Military personnel were ordered to report to their duty stations. Navy shell killed several people there, including a 3-month-old girl, her mother and aunt. View enlargement here HONOLULU, December 7, 1941: Wreckage of buildings at McCully and King streets after a U.S. The paper printed three extras that day and sold 126,000 copies in all, triple its normal circulation. The front page of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin’s first extra edition Sunday, December 7, 1941. Yet Japan’s December 7, 1941, attack on Oahu shocked the 423,000 civilians and 50,000 military personnel in the Islands and thousands more on ships. Navy photo)Įurope and Asia were already aflame, and many wondered how long America could remain neutral. Sixty-four Japanese attackers were killed in the strike, which was launched in two waves that morning from aircraft carriers north of Oahu. One thousand, one hundred and seventy-seven sailors and marines were lost aboard Arizona that day. Above: PEARL HARBOR, December 7, 1941: The battleship USS Arizona, its forward superstructure crumpled, lies burning after a Japanese bomb exploded in its forward magazine.
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