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Why would the navy want Hawaiians midway?

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In March 1942, Japan's Navy General Staff and the Imperial Navy's Combined Fleet had conflicting strategic priorities in the Pacific region. ... He conceived the plan to use the Midway Operation as a means both to destroy the US Pacific Fleet and lay the foundation for an invasion of Hawaii.
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