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USN December 8, 1941 |
Location Waimanalo is located on the eastern tip of Oahu near Diamond Head in Hawaii in the United States. Wartime History On December 7, 1941 during the morning HA-19 Type A Midget Submarine (Midget C) ran aground off Bellows Beach at Waimanalo. The commander Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki attempted to beach the submarine and demolish it with the scuttling charge but it failed to detonate. Sakamaki was captured and became the first Japanese Prisoner Of War (POW) captured during the Pacific War. The other crew member Inagaki drown inside the submarine. Kom A'ona Inn 41-926 Laumilo Street, Waimanalo, HI 96795 Author James Michener wrote his novel "Hawaii" the Kom A'ona Inn. Contribute
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