Honolulu akabva kuSan Francisco musi wa17 Mbudzi kuti aenderere mberi nebasa rake mukurwisana neJapan. Akasvika kuEspiritu Santo musi wa11 Zvita, ndokuzotangazve kushanda muSolomon Islands gare gare mumwedzi iwoyo. Musi wa27 Zvita, akabatanidzwa mukuputika kwechikepe chemuvengi, mauto, uye kuunganidzwa kwezvinhu paChitsuwa cheBougainville. Mumwedzi yekutanga ya1944, cruiser yakaramba ichipfura uye ichitenderera muSolomon Islands. Akavhara kumhara paGreen Island musi wa13 Kukadzi, asati abva kuSolomon Islands kuti atange gadziriro dzeSaipan neGuam muMariana Islands. Honolulu akatora chikamu mukurwisa chikamu chekumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweSaipan Island muna Chikumi uye maMarine akasimuka kuyambuka Pacific.
musi wa11 December