Naval Base Hawaii
21°21′23″N 157°57′53″W / 21.356365°N 157.964705°W
| Naval Base Hawaii | |
|---|---|
| Bases of the United States Navy, in a territory of the United States | |
Main islands of the Territory of Hawaii | |
| Capital | Honolulu |
| Government | |
| Governor of Hawaii | |
• 1934-1942 | Joseph Poindexter |
• 1942-1951 | Ingram Stainback |
| Military governor of Hawaii | |
• December 7–17, 1941 | LTG Walter Short |
• 1941–1943 | LTG Delos Emmons |
• 1943–1944 | LTG Robert C. Richardson Jr. |
| History | |
• Founded | 12 August 1898 |
| December 7, 1941 | |
• Martial law declared | December 7, 1941 |
• Martial law lifted | October 1944 |
Naval Base Hawaii was a number of United States Navy bases in the Territory of Hawaii during World War II. At the start of the war, much of the Hawaiian Islands was converted from tourism to a United States Armed Forces base. With the loss of US Naval Base Philippines in Philippines campaign of 1941 and 1942, Hawaii became the US Navy's main base for the early part of the island-hopping Pacific War against Empire of Japan. Naval Station Pearl Harbor was founded in 1899 with the annexation of Hawaii.