fɹʌm mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, hˈætsuːhˌɑːɹɹuː wʌz ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnd tə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz, ænd dᵻplˈɔɪd fɹʌm ˌɑːmɪnˈɑːɾoʊ ɡˈɑːɹd dˈɪstɹɪkt wɪð æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv "ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ˌeɪˈɛl" ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv ˈædmɜːɹəl bəʃˈiəɹoʊ hˈɑːsəɡˌeɪəz nˈɔːɹðɚn fˈoːɹs ɪnðɪ ɐlˈuːʃənz kæmpˈeɪn, pɐtɹˈoʊlɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐtˈuː, kˈɪskə ænd ˈæmtʃɪtkə ˈaɪlənd ʌntˈɪl mˈɪddʒuːlˈaɪ.
From May 1942, Hatsuharu was reassigned to northern operations, and deployed from Ōminato Guard District with  as part of "Operation AL" in support of Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya's Northern Force in the Aleutians campaign, patrolling around Attu, Kiska and Amchitka Island until mid-July.