by Mitch Randall | Dec 7, 2023 | Feature, General, Opinion
On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Federal Building in downtown Honolulu, where the Weather Bureau was stationed, reported 73 degrees Fahrenheit with 64% humidity. Churchgoers went to their houses of worship under partly cloudy skies, preparing their hearts and...
by Leroy Seat | Dec 6, 2013 | Opinion
A year ago at this time, I wrote about “God’s Samurai.” That was what Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida, the lead pilot of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was called after he later became a Christian. This column is more about that same story, but it centers...
by Leroy Seat | Dec 7, 2012 | Opinion
Dec. 7, 1941, was a big day for Mitsuo Fuchida, a day he had long prepared for and looked forward to. For, you see, Fuchida was the lead pilot of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. And his life story is quite amazing. I have heard Fuchida’s story from time to...
by Leroy Seat | Dec 7, 2011 | Opinion
President Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy.” He was referring, of course, to how Pearl Harbor “was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” And he was right. Now, 70...
