At 04:30, Hyakutake rescinded the message announcing the capture of the airfield, but at 07:00 declared that the results of Maruyama's attack were unknown.
4.30 tilbagekaldte Hyakutake meddelelsen om erobringen af flyvepladsen, men kl. 7 erklærede han, at resultaterne af Maruyamas angreb ikke var kendt.