But many on Maui thought Pearl Harbor was just the beginning. U.S. Navy sailors stand among wrecked airplanes at Ford Island Naval Air Station as they watch the explosion of the USS Shaw in the ...

Maui, however, is perhaps more well known for providing an important air base — the Naval Air Station at Puunene. After Dec. 7, Navy carriers began stopping 100 miles offshore to let the planes ...

One of eight islands that make up the State of Hawaii. The primary mission of Pearl Harbor is to provide berthing and shore side support to surface ships and submarines, as well as maintenance and ...

The County of Hawaii Department of Parks & Recreation ... The name “NAS” comes from “Naval Air Station,” as the pool was among the facilities built during World War II to accommodate ...