Appeal in Hawaiian and English
In 1897, more than 21,000 native Hawaiians—out of a population of less than 40,000—signed this petition opposing the annexation of Hawaii. It contributed to the...
Banned from Flight
Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, an international singing sensation, faced discrimination when on tour. En route to a concert from Honolulu to Australia, Ella Fitzgerald...
December 7 destruction
This photograph of the damage to Ford Island Naval Air Station, Hawaii, was originally taken by a Navy photographer. It was later an exhibit in a court case...
Keeping the President safe
This is a transcript of a conversation between Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the evening of December 7, 1941, the...
Lee Wai She and her children
Lee Wai She and her five children were photographed in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, in 1913.
No drill
This is the Boston Naval Yard’s copy of a December 7, 1941, dispatch from the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific, which announced the surprise Japanese attack on...
Pearl Harbor casualty
The December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base on Oahu began at 7:53 a.m.; the second wave came at 8:55 A.M. In less than 2 hours, the United States...