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Kūkailimoku
Fellow boat mates
Kūʻs culture
Japanese
American
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What ethnicity is Kūkailimoku?
Hawaiian
100
Who was in command on Kūʻs ship?
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
100
Who taught Kū navigational skills?
His Tūtū.
100
The first torpedo plane was?
Nakajima
100
Where was the U.S. Aircraft Carriers?
Harbored at Midway where the fight started.
200
When is Kūʻs birthday?
May 20, 1942
200
How did Kū get lost to sea from the battle?
Admiral Nimitz pulled him on a raft when the Hammann started sinking.
200
What cultural teaching did Kū's Tūtū teach him?
Navigational skills.
200
What was the name of the first Japanese torpedo plane to get to Midway?
Nakajima
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What was the name of the American Fighter planes?
The Dauntless.
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What or who did Kū believed saved his life?
His Hawaiian future.
300
Who was the German American soldier saved by Admiral Nimitz?
Friedrich Schmidt.
300
In navigational skills what was taught to Kū?
Star, wind, and cloud patterns.
300
What type of planes do the Japanese call "Zekes"?
Fighter planes.
300
What carrier did the Dauntless planes come from?
The Enterprise.
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What was Kūʻs birthday wish?
To make a difference is the war and save someone's life.
400
Who's guidance won the Battle of Midway?
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
400
In Hawaiian culture, Makaliʻi is?
Stars in the sky named after Maui's fish hook.
400
What was the only Japanese carrier that escaped the first morning?
Hiryu
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What ship was Kū on in the beginning of the fight?
USS Hammann
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How did K?ū make his birthday wish come true?
He used Hawaiian navigation to get them back to Midway Island.
500
Kū, Admiral Nimitz, and Friedrich ended up on what American aircraft on their return to Midway?
USS Enterprise.
500
What culture is Kū from?
Ancient Hawaiian culture.
500
What Japanese destroyer did Kū shoot at?
Kaga.
500
Why was the Battle of Midway important?
Control over the pacific was at stake.