Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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' !i! !f ' • vacationer ' s paradise, beckoned ,. r The crossroads of .he Pacific, Hawaii is a l„7!. ' i ' ' ? ' ' ' ' •« « ' islets !™u.h! f r ' ' ' « ™ ' ♦ ' ' northwest to southeast for more than 1,500 miles kI:? ! l?. r ' ' ' ♦ ' ' islands were first in h t ! ' ' . ' ' ■ ' - Tahiti in their double-hulled canoes around TOOO A D but recent discoveries suggest that the real date may be closer to the 6th century A D Hawaii was discovered by the western rrn ' ' . ' ' ' T - ' ' ' f- - Plover . ' ' ' r. ' ' ' Oahu and landed King Kamehameha united the islands in ?8T« ' rK ' l • ' :! ?- - ' ' - . began £[fff r ' • • ' ' ii became a plr. l T r ' d military power. America ' s Pacific effort, which it remains today with the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Heet, headquartered there along with other major commands. After the Korean conflict of the early 1950s ™ tl! T S ♦ ' « ' « do s economic growth and population expansion, eventuallv ™-2 ' ' L g ' bering place, is where the ' Rrp- f! ' ° « ' ' be background, the ,h H H- f ' ! ' ' ' ' bor and tied up a short distance from the Arizona Memorial. A slwrt bus trip away was Honolulu and Waikiki with Its hotel-lined beaches that are ideal t ' swimming and sunning by day and nearby shopping district that makes for pleasant ° i? i !.°u ' ' souvenirs, dine out or go ]j{«lubbing in the evening. pecFal Services ot ti m to all parts of the islands scenery and visit such points of . teri; ! a, Kl U ' K ' •i ' ' ! ' PP ' plantations, surfing beaches nd the Polynesian Cultural Center ' ' mi,mB» 3 HA NA IAS

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