The nationwide opening of the movie "Pearl Harbor" stirred remembrances for many who lived through the war years and introduced a pivotal chapter in U.S. history to a new generation.

A love story set against the backdrop of the war, "Pearl Harbor" drew Hollywood hype and attention to Hawai'i. But the movie conjures up for many such real and indelible memories as the black smoke billowing from the mighty American battleships that lined the Hawai'i's waterfront.

From the movie's all-star opening aboard the USS John C. Stennis to the witnesses who remember Hawai'i under martial law, turn to The Advertiser for full, beyond-the-glam coverage of "Pearl Harbor" and the date that will live in infamy.