Hawaii Morale is High
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“T WOULD rather like to see the Jap l anese make another try for Hawaii,” writes Dr. Peter H. Buck, director of the Bishop Museum at Honolulu, in a recent letter to Mr. Eric Ramsden, of Sydney. “They would pay very dearly!”
Civilian morale, he says, is excellent.
Though the blitz of December 7 did not affect either Dr. or Mrs. Buck per sonally, they had plenty of excitement.
“However, we have full confidence in the future,” he remarked, “and I do not think that the Japanese will ever score again with sneak tactics in Hawaii.”
Following the attack, a local resident, he says, was reported to the police for playing a radio at night. Over the ’phone came the reply: “Let them play the radio. It’s good for morale!”
Dr. Buck says that work is proceeding at the Bishop Museum as usual. Pre cautions have been taken, of course, to protect the type specimens (which are of world-wide value). He has finished his manuscript on the Cook Islands, and is now at work on the material culture of Hawaii. “This is quite a job, when tech nology is included,” he added.