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The atoll is named for the ships Pearl and Hermes, which were wrecked upon it in 1822. [10]The Hawaiian-language name for the atoll, Holoikauaua, was established in the late 1990s by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee following an effort to restore traditional Hawaiian names which had been lost, misspelled, or replaced with foreign names. [11]
The station's main function was as an emergency landing site for planes flying between Hawaii and Midway Atoll. French Frigate Shoals Airport comprises what remains of the original naval air station. [17] The ship YHB-10 arrived at French Frigate Shoals in August 1942, carrying staff to help establish the naval base there. [18]
French Frigate Shoals Airport has one runway designated 06/24 with a coral surface measuring 3,000 by 200 feet (914 x 61 m) at an elevation of six feet (2 m) above mean sea level. The runway is closed, except for emergencies, or with prior permission from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Some of the survivors then sailed it back to mainland Hawaii. [19] Once they reached Hawaii, they sent a ship back to rescue those who had stayed behind on the island. [17] The shipwreck of the Gledstanes was found in 2008. [19] The Parker's crew had a somewhat more difficult time but did manage to get to land by floating on a raft for several ...
Built in 1938, YO-257 saw action in World War II, the Korean War, and in the Vietnam War. [3]From 16 September to 12 November 1963 the ship was temporarily loaned to the Coast Guard to assist in the construction of a LORAN radio navigation station in Yap, Western Carolines, carrying water-based asphalt to be used for a runway for aircraft servicing the station.
The 2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake occurred on October 15 at 07:07:49 local time with a magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).The shock was centered 21 kilometers (13 mi) southwest of Puakō and 21 km (13 mi) north of Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, just offshore of the Kona Airport, at a depth of 38.2 km (23.7 mi).
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