The Snapshots in Time Collection

Album Page: Oahu, Hawaii Scenes Including Waikiki Beach Defenses and Sugar Cane Industry (WWII Era)

Album Page: Oahu, Hawaii Scenes Including Waikiki Beach Defenses and Sugar Cane Industry (WWII Era)

A page from a personal Hawaii scrapbook captures everyday island scenes alongside a striking wartime detail: coils of barbed wire strung across Waikiki Beach, part of the coastal defenses erected after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Alongside sugar cane harvesting and local transit, this page reflects Hawaii's dual identity during World War II as both a tropical paradise and a militarized front line. Project: 218628