If CPO Quarters 31 on Ford Island could talk, it would tell the story of Bernie and Coty Burnfin and how they woke up on December 7, 1941 in the middle of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The History of Ford Island: From Oysters to Ships
The story of Pearl Harbor and Ford Island cannot be separated from its role in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. This brief history goes over the basics of how a body of water that once fed the people of Hawaii became wholly owned by the U.S. government.
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Hermès International’s Historic Roots
More than 170 years of generational knowledge permeate the Hermès International brand. Here’s how the brand started with its founder Thierry Hermès.
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Background: Why Only Two Neighborhoods Received Mobile Alerts
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are text messages sent by state, local, or national agencies to mobile phones with warnings about severe weather, threats to safety, and Amber alerts. There were ten WEA alerts sent by the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) on August 8, 2023.1 Only two of these went to Lahaina neighborhoods, however. 2 […
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How People React in an Emergency
“Had we sounded the siren that night, we were afraid that people would have gone mauka, and if that is the case, then they would have gone into the fire,” Andaya said. However, research shows that the public gets anxious when they don't receive accurate and critical information from authorities.
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