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A crater resulted from the ejection of hot lava through cracks in the old coral reefs which, at the time, extended to the foot of the Ko'olau Mountain Range. Although there are various translations of the Punchbowl's Hawaiian name, "Puowaina," the most common is "Hill of Sacrifice." This translation closely relates to the history of the crater.
Later, during the reign of Kamehameha the Great, a battery of two cannons was mounted at the rim of the crater to salute distinguished arrivals and signify important occasions. Early in the 1880s, leasehold land on the slopes of the Punchbowl opened for settlement and in the 1930s, the crater was used as a rifle range for the Hawaii National ...
After hundreds of thousands of years of dormancy, Koʻolau volcano began to erupt again. Some thirty eruptions over the past 500,000 years or so have created many of the landmarks around eastern Oʻahu, such as Diamond Head, Koko Head (Hanauma Bay), Koko Crater, Punchbowl Crater, Tantalus, and Āliapaʻakai, and are collectively known as the Honolulu Volcanic Series, or simply Honolulu ...
"Ernie Pyle Is Killed on Ie Island; Foe Fired When All Seemed Safe", obituary, New York Times, April 19, 1945 "Writings of Ernie Pyle" from C-SPAN 's American Writers: A Journey Through History "Ernie Pyle Photos" Archived November 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , from Story of G.I. Joe (1944), The Ned Scott Archive
Even though the official US entry into WWII was later, Pietzsch is recognized as the first Texan killed in the war and the first from what is now WT.
Parking is limited at Punchbowl, so attendees should carpool or take the shuttle bus leaving Oahu Veterans Center at 8 a.m. Public Utility Commission vans and buses will not be allowed on the ...
A distant overview of Punchbowl National Cemetery. The runways of Honolulu International Airport are visible in the background as well. My vantage point is the Tantalus, located in the hills just above Honolulu. The views are second to none, but the winds are quite fierce too. Date: 3 January 2011, 16:05: Source: Punchbowl National Cemetery: Author
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