The first Navy group to begin construction sailed from Honolulu on November 14 , 1939 .
Preliminary surveys were made by the U.S. Navy in 1938 for an airfield at this location .
The first U.S. Navy group to begin construction sailed from Honolulu on November 14 , 1939 .
Preliminary surveys were made by the U.S. Navy in 1938 for an airfield at this location .