The history of today DECEMBER 8

	The new Inter-Island Steam Navigation company steamer Waialeale was expected to arrive in the Islands the following summer, The Advertiser reported on Dec. 8, 1927.

1941: The United States declares war on Japan the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Advertiser headline the morning of Dec. 8 erroneously reports that saboteurs had landed on O'ahu. Martial law is declared in Hawai'i, and military tribunals replace civilian courts. All grocery stores and food dealers are ordered to remain closed until licenses to reopen are obtained. During that time, stores were to take inventory. Interisland planes and steamships did not operate the day after the attack, and planes were grounded until further notice.

1958: Matson Navigation Co. sells its four Waikiki hotels to Sheraton Corp. of America for $18 million. At the time, it was the largest single corporate sale in Hawai'i history. The hotels were the Royal Hawaiian, Surfrider, Moana and Princess Ka'iulani.

1979: The University of Hawai'i Wahine volleyball team wins the AIAW National Invitational volleyball title, the first national championship won by a UH team. And, the University of Hawai'i-Hilo women's volleyball team wins the AIAW college division title.

1980: Former Beatle John Lennon is shot to death in front of his luxury apartment building in Manhattan by Honolulu resident Mark David Chapman.

1987: Wailuku Agribusiness, which had been growing sugar cane on Maui since 1862, announces it will switch to pineapple cultivation.

1987: Ferry service begins for Moloka'i workers commuting to jobs on Maui.

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