 Ford Island ( Hawaiian : Poka <unk> ) is an islet in the center of Pearl Harbor , Oahu , in the U.S. state of Hawaii . It has been known as Rabbit Island , Marín 's Island , and Little Goats Island , and its native Hawaiian name is <unk> . The island had an area of 334 acres ( 135 ha ) when it was surveyed in 1825 , which was increased during the 1930s to 441 acres ( 178 ha ) with fill dredged out of Pearl Harbor by the United States Navy to accommodate battleships . 
