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Children who reside or otherwise have frequent access to these structures (schools included) are exposed to this toxic dust. Hawaii Island has one of the highest incidences of childhood Lead poisoning in the state, second only to Leeward, Oahu. Lead poisoning occurs in approximately 1% or one out of every 100 Hawaii Island children. Although the numbers have dramatically decreased over the last 30 years, we have not yet conquered the problem indefinitely. (Hawaii State DOH, 2006) More…

in Tokyo passed on intelligence that stated that Japan was planning the attack. It was not considered important. Warnings from military personnel in February and July were overlooked, mostly because they recommended massive transfers of aircrafts to Oahu, aircrafts that America did not have. War warnings from Washington to Hawaii ten days before the attack were virtually ignored. The US was starting to prove itself pretty dysfunctional. America believed that Japan would not launch such an…

On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. There were three-hundred fifty-three Japanese planes. Japan’s attack was a surprise. The Japanese’s main target where the aircraft carriers, but they were not at base. They only attacked the ships and planes, but left places like oil storages unharmed. They also attacked on Sunday because they thought it would be a relaxed and less alert day. They were correct. It happened that the facilities at Pearl Harbor were undefended before and during the…

Imagine waking up in the morning. You walk up to the kitchen counter and grab some breakfast. As you begin eating you dad brings in a magazine, with the other mail. You flip through the pages usual things gossip, celebrities, and designer clothes. However you keep flipping through the pages and see this beautiful resort with a beautiful view of the sunset setting behind one of the islands. Out of excitement you flip to the next page and immediately start reading the article. It says: Hawaii is…

Barack Hussein Obama II , he was born on August 4 1962 in Honolulu oahu Hawaii . Obama Jr didn’t grow up with his father being around to much because of what his father was doing , He would run back and forth from work and school . Obama ‘s father officially came back in his life when he was two years old. By the time Obama was 10 years old he was sent to Hawaii to be with his grandparents as his mother finished school. While living with his grandparents, he was enrolled in school where he…

December 7, 1941, is a “date which will live in infamy” by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On this day, a heart wrenching event took place on a Hawaiian Island, Oahu. The bombing of Pearl Harbor drew the United States into the worst war in American history, and changed the United States Immensely. Japan’s motives and reasoning for attacking, how it all happened, and the aftermath are all factors that made this day tragic beyond all belief. The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service was behind the…

lawfully live in a country, state, etc.), informing them that this happened even though the US was in the middle of talks to keep peace with Japan. That same day, with government-related approval, America entered into World War II. On the southern end of Oahu, Pearl Safe place (for boats) held a 22,000 (area of land about 200 feet X 220 feet) naval base. High-ranking navy officer Husband E. Kimmel of the Navy and Lt. General Walter C. Short of the Army…

day to ruin mine. The only thing is, I was in fourth grade when I discovered writing. It was hard to imagine me not writing. My mind had been opened to this beautiful, fictional reality. Only, I thought it would make me popular. I lived in Wahiawa, Oahu. The kids in my school were a little… mean. In the fifth grade, I met this girl. Her name was Angel, though she was in fact, a demon. Coincidentally, we both lived near each other, and near a beach. She tried to get me to hang out with her and…

Day of Infamy by Walter Lord In the Day of Infamy, author Walter Lord describes what is one of the most remembered day in the history of America. Throughout Lord’s writing, he is able to give us great detail as he plays back the order of events as they occurred from weeks before the attack to after the job was done, not only from his point of view but as well as the perspectives of the American victims on the other side of the attack. Lord is very well known for this style he writes his books…

The Battle of Midway was fought in World War II. The battle occurred between 4-7 June 1942, but on 5 June 1942 the United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll. This marked a turning point in the war of the Pacific theatre. Due to the United States being able to break codes, they could anticipate and takeover Japan’s planned ambush of its few lasting aircraft carriers, imposing permanent damage on the Japanese Navy under Admiral Chester Nimitz. Nimitz interpreted the codes…