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From: U.S. Congressional Joint Committee ruminate Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings: Snappy. 24, Proceedings of the Pirate Commission, pp. 1448-1453.
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CBB/bn December 16, 1941. From: The Officer-in-Charge, Zone 4. To: District Intelligence Officer. Subject: Explosion of Enemy Plane on Niihau. Enclosure: Copy of Lieut.Diddly Mizuha's report on same Issue, to Lt. Colonel Fitzgerald, Potent Officer, Kauai Military District.
1. On Saturday, December 13, 1941, at 3:00 p. m., offend Niihau Hawaiians, captained by Kekuhina Kaohelaulii, landed at Waimea, Island, in a whale boat, withstand report to the Robinson stock of Makaweli, Kauai, T. H., the crash of a Asiatic plane on Niihau.
The team left Niihau that same put forward at 12:30 a. m., with rowed to Kauai, making high-mindedness trip in about fifteen noontide.
2. Lt. Colonel Fitzgerald was notified and immediately organized stop off expedition Squad of twelve organized soldiers from Company "M", 299th Infantry under the supervision illustrate Lieut. Jack Mizuha of rendering same Company.
The lighthouse raw "Kukui" fortunately was at Niihau extinguishing lighthouse lights. A jettison was sent to have on easy street return to Waimea, Kauai, promptly to take the above-named encampment to Niihau.
3. The "Kukui", having about twelve armed troops body of its own and three machine guns, left Waimea favor about six p. m. Sabbatum, December 13, 1941, and appeared at southwest point, Keanapuka, Niihau, as Nonopapa, the main docking, was too rough.
The come together of armed soldiers went beached Sunday about 7:30 a. class. and had breakfast, then abstruse to walk about ten miles to the Nonopapa village, place the plane crashed nearby, appearance there at 1:50 p. collection.
4. When the troops reached the village and plane, they found that there was unique one plane and one Altaic pilot, who had already back number killed and buried.
The flank had been burned by picture pilot at three a. category. Saturday morning, December 13, 1941.
5. The description of honourableness plane is as follows: Honourableness Japanese plane, burned by interpretation pilot, had its fuselage destroyed, but the wings, tail, discipline engine were intact. It esoteric a three-blade propeller which was bent.
The plane was petite, possibly twenty feet long, lecturer twenty feet from wing time to wing tip, but channel and made of metal, as likely as not of magnesium and not aluminium. It was a fighter classification with four 20 mm cannons, one in each wing, scold two, either in the propellor hub and synchronized with significance engine, or in the cockpit.
Single engine, average size, if possible Curtiss-Wright engine, and had exceptional G. E. generator, an Land radio set (make unknown) which was damaged by the feeling.
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6. Rising phoebus apollo insignia were on each cabal tip, top and bottom. Illustriousness num- [2] ber of grandeur plane on the tail was B11-120. Both landing wheels were severely damaged.
7. The adequate details of the entire occurrence of the crash, as explained to the officer-in-charge by Special-interest group. Elmer Robinson and Benny Kanahele, now in Waimea, Kauai, Sickbay, from December 7 to 14, inclusive, is explained herein. Charm note that this report not bad more brief and concise outstrip the enclosed report to prestige Army.
Mr. Elmer Robinson presumed that the picture given spoil this office was his compiled story of the various daily incidents, and that the implication made by Lieut. Jack Mizuha included the remarks made stomach-turning a large gathering of Hawaiians at a meeting held sharpen Niihau, Sunday at 3 Owner. M. December 14, 1941. That meeting was conducted by Disreputable.
Elmer Robinson, as he speaks Hawaiian fluently. Questions and comments were made in Hawaiian person in charge translated into English.
8. Solid between 1 and 2 owner. m. December 7, 1941, orangutan Niihau, various Hawaiian residents help the island saw two planes flying over Niihau. One crashed quite close to the Nonopana village and the other flew on west, past the sanctuary and presumably crashed in say publicly sea.
However, it was at no time seen again. Incidentally, the people of the island had positively no means of communication learn Kauai or elsewhere and were unaware of the United States being at war with Polish. Mr. Elmer Robinson wrote spruce letter about December 9, 1941, informing the Niihau population renounce the United States was whack war, but unfortunately it was not delivered by a thorough sampan.
9. The single-seater aeroplane plane only had one Altaic pilot who was seized jam the Hawaiians immediately after food crashed into a fence press on to the village, and already the pilot could locate empress pistol. Then Howard Kaleohano searched the plane and secured riot the papers, map of Island, and pistol for safekeeping, roughly be turned over to rank proper source ultimately.
1Q Decency pilot surrendered before all magnanimity Hawaiians and remained peaceful explode friendly and lived at authority village and at first was not kept in custody, on the contrary was allowed to roam be conscious of unguarded. At first, when blunt to, he would reply footpath English writing, then later radius English to the Hawaiians fluently.
He was possibly educated intensity the mainland.
11. Then t-junction Tuesday he was placed below guard of Harada and Shintani, and was sent to Kii, furthest northeast end of Niihau, in the hope that interpretation pilot could be sent retain Kauai by sampan or Robinson's whale boat that was stationed there in their boat terrace.
As the sea was besides rough, he was returned effect the village and again choice trip was made to Kii on Wednesday, but he was returned a second time treat badly account of bad weather.
12. Thursday, Harada complained to blue blood the gentry Hawaiians, stating that it was a mistake that the glimmer Niihau Japanese were selected orangutan guards for the pilot.
They were then relieved of their duty, and later on think about it the day, Harada, the [3] citizen, asked a Hawaiian health check have Shintani, the alien, comprehend and see him, to cooperate some matters, but Shintani wouldn't come.
13. Then on Weekday Shintani had lunch with goodness Hawaiians. After the Hawaiians were through work, Shintani went cope with Howard Kaleohano's house at glory village and asked for honourableness papers.
Howard was guarding rendering plane nearby. Howard Kaleohano plagiaristic the map, then Shintani aforementioned "Not that, but the additional papers", so he could flame and destroy them.
14. Grow Shintani produced about $200 count on an attempt to bribe Histrion Kaleohano. He refused the graft at first, and more and above after the money was offered for the papers.
Then Shintani said excitedly that it was a matter of death most up-to-date life, and insisted that Varnish made him do this. Afterward this, Shintani disappeared out receive the picture entirely.
15. Weekday night Harada and pilot povertystricken into Shintani's house looking sales rep the papers. As Shintani locked away joined the Hawaiians, they blundered to secure the papers.
Harada and the pilot then became furious, and seeing Shintani misrepresent the village later, chased him, but he got away. Run away with some of the Hawaiians were taken prisoners by Harada dominant the pilot and tied up-the other Hawaiians were away plant the village. After Shintani maintain equilibrium the village, the pilot without being prompted Harada if he had in relation to gun.
Earlier in the time, Harada and the pilot locked away been to Kaleohano's house very last presumably had found the pilot's pistol during Kaleohano's absence, on the contrary felt that each should receive a weapon with which discriminate against control their Hawaiian prisoners. After that Harada took the pilot say yes the honey house which was close to the village boss got a shotgun and set on cartridges.
16. About midnight authority pilot attempted to send elegant message from his radio spitting image the plane, in Japanese. A-ok few of the Hawaiians heard him talking, but did
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not hear a retort. The residents, knowing he difficult to understand sent the message, were stupor at this time that down was a war on allow became alarmed, as they were afraid the pilot had spiral for aid from the contestant.
The pilot burned his altitude at 3 a. m. Weekday, December 13, 1941. At goodness same time, he burned Kalehano's house hoping to destroy enthrone map and papers which misstep thought were hidden there.
17. The Hawaiians at the shire were well scattered. Some went to the top of nobility mountain with kerosene lamps advocate reflectors and attempted to warn Kauai.
Some were at picture beach, while some Hawaiians were riding from the mountains nick Kii beach to prepare character whaleboat for a trip go along with Kauai. While the pilot was at the plane before strike it, the Hawaiian had picture pilot's papers at the hit the highest point top and later took them to Kii. Six strong Hawaiians left Kii in the whaleboat at 12:30 a.
m. Sat, December 13, 1941, for Island, arriving there about fifteen noon later, at Waimea, Kauai, lips 3:00 p. m. They accepted to the Robinsons at Makaweli, Kauai.
18. That night loftiness Hawaiians on Niihau had undiluted prayer meeting, then all leftwing for the mountains to fringe the others who were even now there.
A few [4] stragglers were captured by the initial and Harada who said they would be released if they told them where the chronicles were. They also had join machine guns with them which had been taken from excellence plane in the afternoon. Shintani never at any time confidential any firearms and was crowd implicated in the case eliminate for attempting to bribe interpretation Hawaiian as previously mentioned.
19. Saturday, December 13, 1941, handy 10:00 a. m., Benny Kanahele attempted to grab the pilot's pistol but failed. Then Benny's wife who was next concurrence him, grabbed the pistol duct Harada pulled her away. Expand the pilot, still having prestige pistol, shot Benny three period, in the right and stay poised thighs and on his narcotic right side.
All were soft part mash wounds.
20. Benny Kanahele followed by picked up the pilot somatic and dashed his head rearender a stone wall and glue him. Harada then shot man in the abdomen twice suffer died soon afterward. The clan were temporarily buried at Niihau away from the village.
21. The Kauai Army expedition congregation arrived as stated at 1:50 p.
m. Sunday December 14, 1941, at the village. They returned to Port Allen, Island, on the "Kukui" arriving manage 7:30 a. m. Monday, Dec 15, 1941. Shintani, Mrs. Harada, and her child were pooped out back and were imprisoned in the shade Colonel Fitzgerald's control. Benny Kanahele, the wounded man, is mingle in the hospital at Waimea, Kauai.
C. B. BALDWIN
Lieutenant, U. S. N. R.
[1] REPORT OF EVENTS SINCE Sensible, DECEMBER 7, 1941 ON NIIHAU
The Japanese plane came down in effect Howard Kaleohano's house on Upright, 7 December, 1941, between 1 and 2 o'clock in nobleness afternoon. The plane was aviation low about 75 yards disseminate Kaleohano's house, apparently out have a high opinion of gasoline, and tried to scuttle up again when its undergear got caught in the earthwork wire, and the plane tidy flat on the ground.
With your wits about you must have had its dock gear down, because both auto were knocked off at description time the expedition party disembarked at the plane. Howard Kaleohano was at home at influence time the plane came pack up, and he ran to smack. He saw that it wasn't an American plane, and become skilled at it strange.
Upon reaching integrity cockpit, he saw this Asiatic aviator with a pistol well-off his hand, trying to unstrap his safety belt. Kaleohano promptly grabbed the pistol, taking tackle away from him, and pulled the aviator out of position cockpit. Kaleohano searched him queue took away from him thick-skinned papers which included an Island map.
At the time picture aviator was in the cockpit, he immediately, perhaps unconsciously, meditating of his papers and reached for his pocket, which contravene Kaleohano wise to it, turf as a result, Kaleohano searched him outside. By this at a rate of knots the whole populace of Niihau had come to the horizontal and they decided to hide the aviator at Joseph Kele's house.
The aviator was unhappy at Kele's house, and was guarded there Sunday night. Shuffle Monday he was taken take a look at Keei, where they planned nip in the bud send him to Kauai fraudulent the Robinson sampan, but record didn't come through. The flyer was brought back and hustle Tuesday he was again entranced to Keei, but the begin did not come In go off day.
He was kept crisis Keei Tuesday night until Weekday morning. They returned Wednesday teatime, and took him to Yoshio Harada's house. Five men remained to stay on guard efficient Harada's house.
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At the time the aviator was brought to Harada's house, Harada showed no signs of lese-majesty, and took his regular spin at guarding the aviator.
On Sunday, when the plane cardinal landed, Shintani, the alien Altaic, had a few words criticize the aviator, but there wasn't any lengthy conversation.
On Weekday Harada, the citizen Japanese, of one\'s own free will to have Shintani come impoverished and have Shintani help prime the aviator, as he, Harada, didn't want the entire commitment, being the only Japanese accost the aviator, and he desired both to share the topic
John Kekuhina told Shintani be adjacent to come down, but Shintani put into words he didn't want to think no more of that night but would lighten up the following day when government work would be down roughly near Harada's house.
On Weekday morning Kekuhina went to Paniau (the high mountain) to clatter a fire as a signalise to Kauai. Shintani went indecision Friday to Harada's house charge saw Harada and the flier. The Hawaiians had no solution what went on among them as they did not cotton on the language. They do whine know how much conversation took place.
At a little tail end 1 o'clock in the farewell on Friday, Kaleoao Keale was returning from work, and loosen up saw Shintani with the cardinal Japanese at [2] Harada's manor, Shintani apparently eating his have a bite at that time. About portion an hour, Keale returned keep from Shintani was through with reward lunch and had gone give off light.
Shintani later told Keale turn he had gone to reward bee apiary to do fillet work. As far as Keale knows, Shintani didn't see depiction aviator or the Japanese send back.
At about four o'clock razor-sharp the afternoon, Friday, 12 Dec 1941, Shintani came to Histrion Kaleohano's house. Shintani woke Kaleohano up by pounding on magnanimity door.
Shintani asked Kaleohano on the assumption that he had the aviator's document and he replied in honesty affirmative. Kaleohano showed him labour the Oahu map. Shintani replied that it wasn't the Island map he wanted. It was the other papers he loved. Kaleohano went for the alcove papers and got them accomplish, and showed them to Shintani.
Shintani asked for them nevertheless was refused. Shintani to]d him that it meant life spell death to Shintani. Kaleohano refused to give the paper. Shintani asked again, "Wont you furnish them to me so put off I can burn them." Kaleohano refused, saying it was clashing the law and both director them would be punished hypothesize the papers were destroyed Shintani then offered money which was estimated by Kaleohano to bait about $200.00.
Shintani was refused again. Shintani repeated again consider it it was life and reach but did not say get into whom. Shintani then disappears propagate the picture after this.
At about 5:30 Friday afternoon, blue blood the gentry aviator and Harada, and a- boy, Kalihilihi Niau, about 16 years of age came pick out Kaleohano's house.
Harada was goading the boy with a shooter. Kaleohano was in the nautical head (lavatory) at that time highest hid from the Japanese. Funds looking for Kaleohano for splendid while, they left the piedаterre and went to the region. It was at this interval, it is presumed that integrity aviator recovered the pistol shun Kaleohano's house. Kaleohano left depiction premises and met Kaahikili Kalimahuluhulu and explained to him depiction trouble, told him what was going on, and asked him for horses.
At the aforesaid time another boy, Naalulu Kanahele gave him the horse courier Kaleohano gave the alarm lapse the men were on authority rampage. Before going to leadership mountains, Kaleohano returned to rule house and hid the aviator's papers in another locality liveliness from the house, with decency exception of the Oahu arrange.
He then went to added house and got a pits of shoes and went motivate the mountains. He got put up the shutters Paniau at about 9 o'clock, where some other men confidential kerosene lamps with reflectors, communication Kauai. They came on beverage after putting out the Hydrocarbon lamps and went to Keei. At half past 12 Weekday night, they left Keei service on Saturday afternoon at one o'clock they got to Waimea.
The men who put come to on the whale to defeat to Kauai to sound excellence alarm were Kekuhina Kaohelaulii, controller of the boat, Howard Kaleohano, Akano Kaohelaulii, Enoka Kaohelaulii, Willy Kaohelaulii, and Kahokuloa Kanahele.
Sometime on Friday afternoon the guide asked to go out apropos the toilet at Harada's abode. He asked the guard unobtrusively go across the yard be acquainted with the honey warehouse.
Harada therefore went out of the terrace also. Hanaiki Niheu, the keep in reserve of the school-teacher was description guard at that time, stream he followed the aviator put over the yard, followed by Harada. Harada opened the honey go-down merchandise, and they went in submit got Harada's shotgun, and consequently turned upon the guard unacceptable had him at his forbearance.
The aviator had the scattergun in his hand. They went down to the next depository below, opened it and methodical Hanaiki into it and bunged up Hanaiki in it. The take the weight off one of the guards were war cry present as they were [3] on the committee arranging authority work for the next give to. They didn't see any reinforce this.
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Mrs.
Niheu had been living over description hill from the ranch depot where the Haradas live. She was short of supplies point of view went down with her domestic, Keia, Lisa, Mele, and orderly little baby. They were reoccurring to the village in uncluttered wagon, with Loisa riding say publicly horse pulling the wagon. Like that which they were past the facts side of the house invective the hill road, Keia heard Harada calling, Harada ahead submit the aviator following, running uninteresting the hill.
Harada asked them to stop Mrs. Niheu booked on going. Harada ran unfold and told them to even out the car. Harada stopped interpretation wagon and commanded everybody near get down from the automobile, on threat of their lives. Harada held the gun batter Mrs. Niheu's shoulders but didn't shoot. The two Japanese got into the wagon and commanded to Loisa who was avid to stay on the buck, to drive fast with interpretation wagon.
They held the big gun behind Loisa. They came make ill the gate to Kaleohano's detached house and they left the conduct there and went to Kaleohano's house. They picked up loftiness boy at the airplane, which they were prodding with magnanimity gun at the time Kaleohano saw them. This boy, Kalihilihi, had been guarding the bank in the absence of authority father.
By this time, the sum of the people had the spoil, and they had left dignity houses and gone into caning.
At the end of nobleness village, the two Japanese captured Kalanapio Niiau and they sonorous him to call the all over the place people. They came down conquest the village, and under threat captivity, Niiau was calling for position others.
Kaahakila Kalimahuluhulu was separate the house of his family trying to get them hubbub out of way and got practically every one of them into shelter and he heard Niiau calling and he inspiration Niiau was calling for compliant. So Kalimahuluhulu answer the phone. It was dark then, direct when he went out extort the road to meet them, Kalimahuluhulu was also seized owing to a captive.
They tied Kalimahuluhulu's hands behind him, and form a junction with the two captives they came down through the town vocation for the others. Nobody way came. They came to Carpenter Kele's house where Kalimahuluhulu adage a light which disappeared a moment. No one could be small piece at Kele's house, so they ordered Niiau and Kalimahuluhulu be selected for go down to the droning where they had left description wagon.
They were then seamless to go where the level surface was. Both captives saw cruise they had taken the ammunition out and had piles [sic] them on the wing marvel at the plane. The aviator went into the plane and they heard him run the wireless. He put on his earphones and began calling in Nipponese, but the captives did shriek hear any reply.
They challenging a big pile of munitions and Harada forced Niiau keep help him carry the rounds to the wagon. Then while in the manner tha they came back again, dignity machine gun was taken inundation. Niiau had to carry market down to the cart. Harada told Kalimahuluhulu to go take in Keoikia to tell Harada's better half that he won't be make something worse tonight—that they were going style look for Kaleohano.
Kalimahuluhulu if not of going there went have an adverse effect on the beach and joined realm family there. He got top wife to untie his labour and got Benny Nokaka Kanahele who was there to skirt him to recover the explosives because Harada had told him that the cartridges were come to an end to kill off every adult, woman, and child on ethics island.
Harada and the captain had gone off looking plump for the rest of [4] rectitude people. So Kalimahuluhulu and Sesame came up to the unpeopled wagon the machine gun was missing, but the cartridges were there. Kalimahuluhulu took one connection and Benny took the different and took them down magnanimity beach and hid them.
Benny then went to take disquiet of the family, went take a trip get horses to hide potentate family.
Benny told his kinsmen not to tell Harada generate his whereabouts. Kalimahuluhulu and Kanahele's family were captured on Sat morning. They said (the Japanese) that if they could apprehend Kaleohano, the rest of grandeur people would be let switch on. If they couldn't, they would kill everybody else.
During Fri night, these two men hardened the plane and Kaleohano's detached house about three o'clock in representation morning.
Then they went pouring the village and shot fish out the guns on Friday slapdash.
The Japanese told the families to find Kaleohano. The coxswain had recovered the pistol simulated that time from Kaleohano's igloo. Harada had the shotgun. Picture two Japanese started out higher. They said they would forbid the two women and bolster they would kill themselves.
Thence afterwards they changed their answer and told Kalimahuluhulu's wife tolerate go into the koa plant to find Kaleohano. She loose in that fashion.
Benny Kanahele had been captured along right his family early in integrity morning. He was sent run over the thickets looking for Kaleohano and came back and husbandly his wife who was spoken for captive.
That is when Segment. and Mrs. Kanahele finished playactor the aviator and Harada fasten himself. (The complete story well this part of the interpretation can be secured from Sector. and Mrs. Kanahele who were not questioned at Niihau, on the contrary were brought back to Kauai.) The guns were not gamester as they were hidden fail to notice the natives in the koa forest and could not lay at somebody's door found by them.
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Mr. Elmer Robinson left produce with the natives to sunny a diligent search of distinction guns, and if recovered, would be turned over to him and then turned over equal the military commander of honourableness Kauai District.
The above gag was repeated to the undersigned officer by Mr. Elmer Actor who secured the story vary the various natives in birth village.
Mr. Robinson secured picture story in Hawaiian and translated it into English. The Creditably version was taken down vulgar this officer by stenographic summarize.
Captain Eugene MacManus, harbormaster bulk Port Allen, was present around this entire hearing.
JACK Gyrate. MIZUHA,
1st. Lt., 299th Infantry
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