HI HCR176

Urges the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Interior, and United States Navy to preserve the Marine Corps Air Station Ewa aircraft revetments as a national monument and national historic landmark.

Designates 75 concrete half-dome "clamshell" aircraft revetments built in early 1942 at Ewa field as historically significant structures eligible for National Register of Historic Places listing.

Documents that aircraft from the Ewa field revetments were directly involved in the June 1942 Battle of Midway, a crucial turning point in the Pacific War where four Imperial Japanese carriers were sunk.

Notes that the 1942 revetments represent the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps response to the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and served as a major naval air support facility.

Directs transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the President, federal cabinet secretaries, Navy Region Hawaii commander, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.