Calling all Hawai'i Friends: help us with the page!
Hello PHG fans! As we're now in the second year of Pacific History Guide, I'm digging into the analytics behind the page, to gauge which areas are doing well and which need some help. Although many pages are under single-digits in views, one sticks out to me in particular: Hawai'i .Because of this low turnout, and also because I hold my own experience in Hawai'i in such high regard, I'd like to write about it today. Although I've only been to Hawai'i once, and only to one isl
Tony Boccia
OTD: Birth of Yamamoto Isoroku
Greetings PHG fans! Today, 4 April is the 142nd anniversary of the birth of Takano Isoroku, who, as commander of the Imperial Japan's Combined Fleet under the name Yamamoto Isoroku, oversaw the Navy's entry into the wider Pacific War. The last known photograph of Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, on Rabaul 18 April 1943 Yamamoto is one of the more famous Japanese figures of the Second World War and probably the most recognizable among Imperial Japan's many Admirals. Perhaps best know
Tony Boccia
One year of Pacific History Guide!
Greetings PHG fans! This week we are celebrating one year since the launch of Pacific History Guide. On March 30, 2025, after two and a half months of building and editing, I published the website for the first time online. We started off small; I didn't have a large online following and so we kicked off with social media posts on the newly created PHG Facebook and Bluesk y accounts. Sharing with family and friends helped spread the word, and we were off to the races, movin
Tony Boccia