This Is The Single Weirdest Thing You Never Knew Happened In Hawaii
By Megan Shute|Updated on July 12, 2024(Originally published November 12, 2016)
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Megan Shute
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With more than 10 years of experience as a professional writer, Megan holds a degree in Mass Media from her home state of Minnesota. After college, she chose to trade in her winter boots for slippahs and moved to the beautiful island of Oahu, where she has been living for more than five years. She lives on the west side but is constantly taking mini-road trips across the island and visits the neighboring islands whenever she can getaway. She loves hiking, snorkeling, locally-grown coffee, and finding the best acai bowl on Oahu.
The most tragic foreign military assault in American history, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killed approximately 2,400 Americans and wounded another 1,770. Additionally, the Japanese attack damaged all eight U.S. battleships – four were sunk – three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer. But there is one story from that fateful day that is rarely told outside the islands; the Niihau incident is one of the more weird things that happened in Hawaii.
Among the weird things that happened in Hawaii history, this strange event often seems to be forgotten when the events of December 7, 1941, are recalled. To learn more about this chapter in the Aloha State’s history, we recommend taking one of the excellent history tours offered by our friends at Viator.
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