Story by Staff Sgt. Nicole Manzanares | 140th Wing | 03.14.2010
The island of Oahu is full of lush greenery, beautiful mountains, breathtaking sunsets — not to mention the Pacific Ocean that surrounds the diamond-shaped haven. Oahu has for a long time been known as "The Gathering Place." However, the term Oahu has no confirmed meaning in Hawaiian, other than that of the place itself. Ancient Hawaiian tradition attributes the name's origin in the legend......