 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mazuva anoverengeka gare gare, Hiyō yakasangana nekukundikana kwemichina uye boka rayo remhepo rakaendeswa kunzvimbo yepasi paBuin kuburikidza neRabaul. Boka racho raiita basa kubva kuBuin uye Lieutenant Kaneko vaitungamirira mishoni dzinenge dzezuva nezuva kurwisa Cactus Air Force. Munguva yeimwe yekurwisa musi wa11 Mbudzi, akataura kupfura pasi varwi vatatu vavengi veWildcat. Musi waNovember 1, akasimudzirwa kuva Lieutenant Commander. Musi waNovember 14, panguva yeHondo yeNaval yeGuadalcanal, iye nechikwata chake vakabhururuka neCombat Air Patrol pamusoro pemotokari dzengarava dzaitakura zvinhu dzaiendesa mauto ehondo yeJapan nezvokushandisa kuGuadalcanal. Paakanga achirwisa mabhomba omuvengi akanga ava kuda kubhomba ngarava, akaurayiwa nomumwe wevarwi vokumashure. Mukudzorera, iye neboka rake vakakwanisa kupfura mabhomba matatu uye vakakuvadza zvikuru mamwe maviri. 