Half-staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Governor Katie Hobbs has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Gov. Hobbs has also proclaimed Dec. 7 as Arizona Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. 

This year is the 83rd anniversary of that infamous day in U.S. history.

Though they are rare to see, Pearl Harbor Survivor license plates have been issued by Arizona’s Motor Vehicle Division since 1991. The special plates are available to people who were on station as a member of the U.S. armed forces on Dec. 7, 1941, and were on the island of Oahu or offshore within three miles during the attack. The plate may also be issued to the spouse, parent, child, brother or sister of an eligible person. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, 19 Pearl Harbor plates are currently active in the state today.  

Flags fly at half-staff every year on Dec. 7 to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Honoring America’s Veterans is hosting a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day event at Wesley Bolin Plaza at 10:55 a.m. on Dec. 7 and will feature remarks from Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services Director John Scott.  

Individuals, businesses and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.