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  2. Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial - Wikipedia

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    After the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium was built adjacent to Kaimana and just off the shoreline, the beach was able to accumulate a vastly wider sandy beach which makes it so popular today. The name Kaimana is not an ancient Hawaiian name for the area, but is rather the Hawaiian pronunciation of the English name for the nearby Diamond Head. [10]

  3. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Wikipedia

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    The carillon is nicknamed "Coronation" and was funded in part by the Pacific War Memorial Commission and individual contributions. Arthur Godfrey helped to raise funds. [1] The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific was the first such cemetery to install Bicentennial Medal of Honor headstones, the medal insignia being defined in gold leaf ...

  4. State archive plans to digitize Pearl Harbor memorial records

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    The Hawaii State Archive is cataloging documents and records from the Pacific War Memorial Commission, chronicling how the state raised money to commemorate the Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor attack ...

  5. Pearl Harbor National Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor.. Pearl Harbor National Memorial is a unit of the National Park System of the United States on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act removed the site from the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument on March 12, 2019, and made it a separate national memorial. [1]

  6. Marine Corps Air Station Ewa - Wikipedia

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    Marine Corps Air Station Ewa (MCAS Ewa) was a United States Marine Corps air station that was located 7 miles (11 km) west of Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.The base was hit during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and later served as the hub for all Marine aviation units heading into combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

  7. Commemorative events planned across Oahu for Memorial Day - AOL

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    Events and ceremonies marking Memorial Day will take place Monday across Oahu. The 73rd Mayor's Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the ...

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Oahu

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    Location of Oahu. This is a list of properties and districts on the Hawaiian island of Oahu that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Oahu is the only major island in Honolulu County. The location of the city of Honolulu, Oahu is the most populous island in the state.

  9. USS Arizona Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific War Memorial Commission was created in 1949 to build a permanent memorial in Hawaii. Admiral Arthur W. Radford , commander of the Pacific Fleet , attached a flag pole to the main mast of the Arizona in 1950, and began a tradition of hoisting and lowering the flag.