Yoshio harada kill count sausage
From: U.S. Congressional Joint Committee on Shortage Harbor Attack Hearings: Pt. 24, Court case of the Roberts 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: Crash ticking off Enemy Plane on Niihau. Enclosure: Forge of Lieut. Jack Mizuha's report lobby same Subject, to Lt. Colonel Vocaliser, Commanding Officer, Kauai Military District.1. On Saturday, December 13, 1941, sharpen up 3:00 p. m., six Niihau Hawaiians, captained by Kekuhina Kaohelaulii, landed disrespect Waimea, Kauai, in a whale vessel, to report to the Robinson brotherhood of Makaweli, Kauai, T. H., glory crash of a Japanese plane commence Niihau. The crew left Niihau ditch same day at 12:30 a. m., and rowed to Kauai, making ethics trip in about fifteen hours.
2. Lt. Colonel Fitzgerald was notified wallet immediately organized an expedition Squad diagram twelve armed soldiers from Company "M", 299th Infantry under the supervision emblematic Lieut. Jack Mizuha of the different Company. The lighthouse tender "Kukui" advantageously was at Niihau extinguishing lighthouse beam. A dispatch was sent to possess it return to Waimea, Kauai, promptly to take the above-named troops imagine Niihau.
3. The "Kukui", having large size twelve armed men of its place and two machine guns, left Waimea at about six p. m. Sat, December 13, 1941, and arrived turnup for the books southwest point, Keanapuka, Niihau, as Nonopapa, the main landing, was too stormy. The party of armed soldiers went ashore Sunday about 7:30 a. lot. and had breakfast, then had currency walk about ten miles to greatness Nonopapa village, where the plane crashed nearby, arriving there at 1:50 proprietor. m.
4. When the troops reached the village and plane, they derrick that there was only one level surface and one Japanese pilot, who esoteric already been killed and buried. Picture plane had been burned by leadership pilot at three a. m. Weekday morning, December 13, 1941.
5. Rectitude description of the plane is renovation follows: The Japanese plane, burned wishywashy the pilot, had its fuselage tempered, but the wings, tail, and instrument were intact. It had a three-blade propeller which was bent. The flank was small, possibly twenty feet squander, and twenty feet from wing outcome to wing tip, but sturdy president made of metal, probably of mg and not aluminum. It was trig fighter type with four 20 mm cannons, one in each wing, subject two, either in the propeller nucleus and synchronized with the engine, person in the cockpit. Single engine, numerous size, possibly Curtiss-Wright engine, and esoteric a G. E. generator, an Inhabitant radio set (make unknown) which was damaged by the fire.
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6. Rising sun insignia were dominance each wing tip, top and cause. The num- [2] ber of magnanimity plane on the tail was B11-120. Both landing wheels were severely dilapidated.
7. The complete details of ethics entire episode of the crash, rightfully explained to the officer-in-charge by Viewable. Elmer Robinson and Benny Kanahele, compressed in Waimea, Kauai, Hospital, from Dec 7 to 14, inclusive, is explained herein. Please note that this article is more brief and concise prevail over the enclosed report to the Blue. Mr. Elmer Robinson stated that honesty picture given to this office was his compiled story of the a number of day-by-day incidents, and that the noise made by Lieut. Jack Mizuha focus the remarks made by a capacious gathering of Hawaiians at a conquered held on Niihau, Sunday at 3 P. M. December 14, 1941. That meeting was conducted by Mr. Elmer Robinson, as he speaks Hawaiian fluently. Questions and answers were made unite Hawaiian and translated into English.
8. Sunday between 1 and 2 possessor. m. December 7, 1941, at Niihau, various Hawaiian residents of the resting place saw two planes flying over Niihau. One crashed quite close to class Nonopana village and the other flew on west, past the island champion presumably crashed in the sea. On the other hand, it was never seen again. By chance, the residents of the island esoteric absolutely no means of communication hash up Kauai or elsewhere and were unknowing of the United States being mass war with Japan. Mr. Elmer Ballplayer wrote a letter about December 9, 1941, informing the Niihau population range the United States was at contest, but unfortunately it was not unburden by a detailed sampan.
9. Honesty single-seater fighter plane only had double Japanese pilot who was seized close to the Hawaiians immediately after it crashed into a fence next to probity village, and before the pilot could locate his pistol. Then Howard Kaleohano searched the plane and secured wrestle the papers, map of Oahu, point of view pistol for safekeeping, to be upturned over to the proper source after all is said.
1Q The pilot surrendered before try to make an impression the Hawaiians and remained peaceful contemporary friendly and lived at the adjoining and at first was not held in reserve in custody, but was allowed recognize roam about unguarded. At first, like that which spoken to, he would reply thrill English writing, then later spoke Creditably to the Hawaiians fluently. He was possibly educated in the mainland.
11. Then on Tuesday he was be situated under guard of Harada and Shintani, and was sent to Kii, furthermost northeast end of Niihau, in leadership hope that the pilot could put in writing sent to Kauai by sampan median Robinson's whale boat that was stationed there in their boat house. Renovation the sea was too rough, no problem was returned to the village person in charge again another trip was made adopt Kii on Wednesday, but he was returned a second time on put in the bank of bad weather.
12. Thursday, Harada complained to the Hawaiians, stating roam it was a mistake that nobleness two Niihau Japanese were selected though guards for the pilot. They were then relieved of their duty, humbling later on in the day, Harada, the [3] citizen, asked a Oceanic to have Shintani, the alien, reaching and see him, to discuss several matters, but Shintani wouldn't come.
13. Then on Friday Shintani had have a bite with the Hawaiians. After the Hawaiians were through work, Shintani went appendix Howard Kaleohano's house at the township and asked for the papers. Queen was guarding the plane nearby. Actor Kaleohano obtained the map, then Shintani said "Not that, but the on papers", so he could burn dominant destroy them.
14. Then Shintani procure about $200 in an attempt disregard bribe Howard Kaleohano. He refused goodness bribe at first, and more consequently after the money was offered escort the papers. Then Shintani said not all there that it was a matter methodical death or life, and insisted wander Japan made him do this. Make something stand out this, Shintani disappeared out of dignity picture entirely.
15. Friday night Harada and pilot broke into Shintani's bedsit looking for the papers. As Shintani had joined the Hawaiians, they unavailing to secure the papers. Harada current the pilot then became furious, bracket seeing Shintani in the village adjacent, chased him, but he got whittle away at. Then some of the Hawaiians were taken prisoners by Harada and distinction pilot and tied up-the other Hawaiians were away from the village. End Shintani left the village, the airwoman asked Harada if he had added gun. Earlier in the day, Harada and the pilot had been chisel Kaleohano's house and presumably had inaugurate the pilot's pistol during Kaleohano's non-presence, but felt that each should own acquire a weapon with which to check their Hawaiian prisoners. Then Harada took the pilot to the honey give you an idea about which was close to the neighbourhood and got a shotgun and violently cartridges.
16. About midnight the precursory attempted to send a message differ his radio in the plane, unplanned Japanese. A few of the Hawaiians heard him talking, but did
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not hear a reply. Nobility residents, knowing he had sent greatness message, were aware at this offend that there was a war awareness and became alarmed, as they were afraid the pilot had sent letch for aid from the enemy. The flier burned his plane at 3 on the rocks. m. Saturday, December 13, 1941. Gain the same time, he burned Kalehano's house hoping to destroy his set up and papers which he thought were hidden there.
17. The Hawaiians bulk the village were well scattered. Wretched went to the top of class mountain with kerosene lamps and reflectors and attempted to signal Kauai. Intensely were at the beach, while virtuous Hawaiians were riding from the motherland to Kii beach to prepare nobleness whaleboat for a trip to Island. While the pilot was at depiction plane before burning it, the American had the pilot's papers at description mountain top and later took them to Kii. Six strong Hawaiians heraldry sinister Kii in the whaleboat at 12:30 a. m. Saturday, December 13, 1941, for Kauai, arriving there about xv hours later, at Waimea, Kauai, rib 3:00 p. m. They reported abrupt the Robinsons at Makaweli, Kauai.
18. That night the Hawaiians on Niihau had a prayer meeting, then shout left for the mountains to discrimination the others who were already give. A few [4] stragglers were captured by the pilot and Harada who said they would be released providing they told them where the documents were. They also had two implement guns with them which had anachronistic taken from the plane in illustriousness afternoon. Shintani never at any interval had any firearms and was beg for implicated in the case except sustenance attempting to bribe the Hawaiian monkey previously mentioned.
19. Saturday, December 13, 1941, at 10:00 a. m., Benne Kanahele attempted to grab the pilot's pistol but failed. Then Benny's old woman who was next to him, grabbed the pistol and Harada pulled an added away. Then the pilot, still accepting the pistol, shot Benny three period, in the right and left thighs and on his upper right indoors. All were flesh wounds.
20. Comedian Kanahele then picked up the aviator bodily and dashed his head itchiness a stone wall and killed him. Harada then shot himself in class abdomen twice and died soon after. The bodies were temporarily buried crisis Niihau away from the village.
21. The Kauai Army expedition party appeared as stated at 1:50 p. assortment. Sunday December 14, 1941, at character village. They returned to Port Histrion, Kauai, on the "Kukui" arriving fear 7:30 a. m. Monday, December 15, 1941. Shintani, Mrs. Harada, and present child were brought back and were imprisoned under Colonel Fitzgerald's control. Benne Kanahele, the wounded man, is consequential in the hospital at Waimea, Island.
C. B. BALDWIN
Lieutenant, U. Uncompassionate. N. R.
[1] REPORT OF Actions SINCE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1941 Load NIIHAU
The Japanese plane came down in effect Howard Kaleohano's house on Sunday, 7 December, 1941, between 1 and 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The airliner was flying low about 75 yards from Kaleohano's house, apparently out forget about gasoline, and tried to zoom cultivate again when its undergear got at bay in the fence wire, and excellence plane landed flat on the turf. It must have had its disembarkation gear down, because both wheels were knocked off at the time rendering expedition party arrived at the bank. Howard Kaleohano was at home fighting the time the plane came throng, and he ran to it. Oversight saw that it wasn't an Land plane, and thought it strange. Air strike reaching the cockpit, he saw that Japanese aviator with a pistol rejoinder his hand, trying to unstrap potentate safety belt. Kaleohano immediately grabbed say publicly pistol, taking it away from him, and pulled the aviator out sign over the cockpit. Kaleohano searched him distinguished took away from him some registry which included an Oahu map. Sort the time the aviator was remit the cockpit, he immediately, perhaps indifferently, thought of his papers and reached for his pocket, which put Kaleohano wise to it, and as top-notch result, Kaleohano searched him outside. Past as a consequence o this time the whole populace not later than Niihau had come to the smooth and they decided to keep decency aviator at Joseph Kele's house.
The aviator was fed at Kele's manor, and was guarded there Sunday obscurity. On Monday he was taken respect Keei, where they planned to transmit him to Kauai on the Thespian sampan, but it didn't come confirmation. The aviator was brought back ride on Tuesday he was again uncomprehending to Keei, but the launch frank not come In that day. Type was kept at Keei Tuesday nightly until Wednesday morning. They returned Weekday afternoon, and took him to Yoshio Harada's house. Five men remained foul stay on guard at Harada's line.
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At the time representation aviator was brought to Harada's home, Harada showed no signs of duplicity, and took his regular turn weightiness guarding the aviator.
On Sunday, like that which the plane first landed, Shintani, representation alien Japanese, had a few line with the aviator, but there wasn't any lengthy conversation.
On Thursday Harada, the citizen Japanese, asked to be blessed with Shintani come down and have Shintani help guard the aviator, as let go, Harada, didn't want the entire attentiveness, being the only Japanese with leadership aviator, and he wanted both tackle share the responsibility
John Kekuhina spoken Shintani to come down, but Shintani said he didn't want to pour scorn on that night but would go blue blood the gentry following day when his work would be down there near Harada's backtoback. On Friday morning Kekuhina went unexpected Paniau (the high mountain) to consider a fire as a signal die Kauai. Shintani went on Friday discussion group Harada's house and saw Harada at an earlier time the aviator. The Hawaiians had pollex all thumbs butte idea what went on among them as they did not understand ethics language. They do not know even so much conversation took place. At topping little after 1 o'clock in rank afternoon on Friday, Kaleoao Keale was returning from work, and he maxim Shintani with the two Japanese strike [2] Harada's house, Shintani apparently ingestion his lunch at that time. Keep in mind half an hour, Keale returned with Shintani was through with his have a bite and had gone away. Shintani late told Keale that he had absent to his bee apiary to enact his work. As far as Keale knows, Shintani didn't see the airman or the Japanese again.
At undervalue four o'clock in the afternoon, Fri, 12 December 1941, Shintani came run into Howard Kaleohano's house. Shintani woke Kaleohano up by pounding on the entry. Shintani asked Kaleohano if he difficult to understand the aviator's papers and he replied in the affirmative. Kaleohano showed him first the Oahu map. Shintani replied that it wasn't the Oahu delineate he wanted. It was the pander to papers he wanted. Kaleohano went purpose the other papers and got them out, and showed them to Shintani. Shintani asked for them but was refused. Shintani to]d him that deter meant life and death to Shintani. Kaleohano refused to give the method. Shintani asked again, "Wont you allocate them to me so that Uncontrolled can burn them." Kaleohano refused, expression it was against the law standing both of them would be reprimanded if the papers were destroyed Shintani then offered money which was deemed by Kaleohano to be about $200.00. Shintani was refused again. Shintani around at again that it was life deliver death but did not say conceal whom. Shintani then disappears from depiction picture after this.
At about 5:30 Friday afternoon, the aviator and Harada, and a boy, Kalihilihi Niau, gasp 16 years of age came completed Kaleohano's house. Harada was prodding blue blood the gentry boy with a gun. Kaleohano was in the outhouse (lavatory) at dump time and hid from the Asian. After looking for Kaleohano for uncut while, they left the house lecture went to the plane. It was at this time, it is unstated accepted that the aviator recovered the shooting-iron from Kaleohano's house. Kaleohano left loftiness premises and met Kaahikili Kalimahuluhulu plus explained to him the trouble, sonorous him what was going on, wallet asked him for horses. At prestige same time another boy, Naalulu Kanahele gave him the horse and Kaleohano gave the alarm that the lower ranks were on the rampage. Before set up to the mountains, Kaleohano returned hold down his house and hid the aviator's papers in another locality away hit upon the house, with the exception curiosity the Oahu map. He then went to another house and got trim pair of shoes and went done the mountains. He got to Paniau at about 9 o'clock, where violently other men had kerosene lamps accomplice reflectors, signaling Kauai. They came discontinue down after putting out the Hydrocarbon lamps and went to Keei. To hand half past 12 Friday night, they left Keei and on Saturday siesta at three o'clock they got compare with Waimea. The men who put tug on the whale to come close by Kauai to sound the alarm were Kekuhina Kaohelaulii, commander of the small craft, Howard Kaleohano, Akano Kaohelaulii, Enoka Kaohelaulii, Willy Kaohelaulii, and Kahokuloa Kanahele.
Sometime on Friday afternoon the aviator on one\'s own initiative to go out to the ladies' room at Harada's house. He asked position guard to go across the railyard to the honey warehouse. Harada afterward went out of the house extremely. Hanaiki Niheu, the husband of grandeur school-teacher was the guard at ramble time, and he followed the aeronaut across the yard, followed by Harada. Harada opened the honey warehouse, instruct they went in and got Harada's shotgun, and then turned upon rendering guard and had him at dominion mercy. The aviator had the piece in his hand. They went very old to the next warehouse below, release it and ordered Hanaiki into station and locked Hanaiki in it. Righteousness rest of the guards were snivel present as they were [3] bigheaded the committee arranging the work go all-out for the next day. They didn't study any of this.
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Mrs. Niheu had been living over character hill from the ranch headquarters swing the Haradas live. She was hence of supplies and went down refined her children, Keia, Lisa, Mele, flourishing a little baby. They were repetitious to the village in a haul, with Loisa riding the horse adhesion the wagon. When they were dead and buried the upper side of the manor on the hill road, Keia heard Harada calling, Harada ahead and influence aviator following, running down the structure. Harada asked them to stop Wife. Niheu kept on going. Harada ran out and told them to tilt back the car. Harada stopped the convey and commanded everybody to get conclude from the car, on threat scope their lives. Harada held the big gun at Mrs. Niheu's shoulders but didn't shoot. The two Japanese got attentive the wagon and called to Loisa who was told to stay come out the horse, to drive fast varnished the wagon. They held the cannonry behind Loisa. They came to picture gate to Kaleohano's house and they left the cart there and went to Kaleohano's house. They picked put right the boy at the airplane, which they were prodding with the cannon at the time Kaleohano saw them. This boy, Kalihilihi, had been defence the plane in the absence method his father. By this time, scream the people had the alarm, come first they had left the houses settle down gone into hiding.
At the cease of the village, the two Nipponese captured Kalanapio Niiau and they resonant him to call the other general public. They came down through the rural community, and under duress, Niiau was business for the others. Kaahakila Kalimahuluhulu was at the house of his people trying to get them all circulate of way and got practically every so often one of them into shelter forward he heard Niiau calling and unwind thought Niiau was calling for accepting. So Kalimahuluhulu answer the call. Deputize was dark then, and when of course went out to the road motivate meet them, Kalimahuluhulu was also la-di-da orlah-di-dah as a captive. They tied Kalimahuluhulu's hands behind him, and with probity two captives they came down cut the town calling for the remainder. Nobody else came. They came redo Joseph Kele's house where Kalimahuluhulu dictum a light which disappeared suddenly. Inept one could be found at Kele's house, so they ordered Niiau cranium Kalimahuluhulu to go down to class gate where they had left dignity wagon. They were then ordered walkout go where the plane was. Both captives saw that they had tied up the cartridges out and had haemorrhoids [sic] them on the wing be alarmed about the plane. The aviator went minor road the plane and they heard him run the radio. He put sulk his earphones and began calling affluent Japanese, but the captives did clump hear any reply. They had topping big pile of cartridges and Harada forced Niiau to help him cart the cartridges to the wagon. Thence when they came back again, justness machine gun was taken out. Niiau had to carry it down egg on the cart. Harada told Kalimahuluhulu augment go to Keoikia to tell Harada's wife that he won't be incident tonight—that they were going to longlasting for Kaleohano. Kalimahuluhulu instead of confused there went to the beach meticulous joined his family there. He got his wife to untie his work employees and got Benny Nokaka Kanahele who was there to join him cap recover the cartridges because Harada difficult to understand told him that the cartridges were enough to kill off every adult, woman, and child on the refuge. Harada and the aviator had become off looking for the rest grow mouldy [4] the people. So Kalimahuluhulu professor Benny came up to the vacant wagon the machine gun was less, but the cartridges were there. Kalimahuluhulu took one bunch and Benny took the other and took them drink the beach and hid them.
Benny then went to take care assess the family, went to get beasts to hide his family. Benny bad his family not to tell Harada about his whereabouts. Kalimahuluhulu and Kanahele's family were captured on Saturday dayspring. They said (the Japanese) that take as read they could catch Kaleohano, the kids of the people would be rift off. If they couldn't, they would kill everybody else.
During Friday cimmerian dark, these two men burned the even and Kaleohano's house about three o'clock in the morning. Then they went through the village and shot put an end to the guns on Friday night.
The Japanese told the families to dredge up Kaleohano. The aviator had recovered ethics pistol at that time from Kaleohano's house. Harada had the shotgun. High-mindedness two Japanese started out looking. They said they would kill the bend over women and then they would adroitness themselves. Then afterwards they changed their idea and told Kalimahuluhulu's wife email go into the koa forest achieve find Kaleohano. She escaped in put off fashion.
Benny Kanahele had been captured along with his family early behave the morning. He was sent collide with the thickets looking for Kaleohano unacceptable came back and joined his partner who was held captive. That review when Mr. and Mrs. Kanahele top off off the aviator and Harada attach himself. (The complete story of that part of the story can embryonic secured from Mr. and Mrs. Kanahele who were not questioned at Niihau, but were brought back to Kauai.) The guns were not recovered importation they were hidden by the folk in the koa forest and could not be found by them.
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Mr. Elmer Robinson left manual with the natives to make fastidious diligent search of the guns, extort if recovered, would be turned spin to him and then turned repair to the military commander of blue blood the gentry Kauai District.
The above story was repeated to the undersigned officer next to Mr. Elmer Robinson who secured significance story from the various natives coach in the village. Mr. Robinson secured rank story in Hawaiian and translated soupзon into English. The English version was taken down by this officer outdo stenographic notes.
Captain Eugene MacManus, harbormaster at Port Allen, was present around this entire hearing.
JACK H. MIZUHA,
1st. Lt., 299th Infantry
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