“A[n early] Zero’s main tanks wouldn’t self-seal after being hit ... where Alymer Robinson—unable to reach Niihau because of an emergency Navy curfew—fretted over his island ...

Hawaiian monk seals also frequent Kaula ... It’s not the first time the Navy has been asked to stop. In 1965, Navy pilots mistook Niihau for Kaula and dropped eight 250-pound bombs on the ...