Honolulu Things to Do Tips by Waalewiener

A 16 by 50 feet oil painting on the back wall of this information center was painted by
John Charles Roach. There is an information desk and this Visitors center was completed in 1980 and a combination of private funds an government funding was
used to pay for it. Branch 46 of the Fleet Reserve Association raised the private funds.

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Phone: 808-422-0561or 808-422-2771
Directions: To get here take state Highway 99, or Kamahameha Highway it is about 45 minutes west of Waikiki.

The U.S.S, Bowfin is a refurbished WW2 Era Submarine,that actually saw several years of War Service, right after its commisionning in 1942. A tour of this Sub will show the cramped but exciting life of a submariner.
The museum offers a big collection of sub-related artifacts.including paintings posters , submarine models etc.
The hours of the Museum & Bowfin Park are 8 am-5 pm, last tour at 4.30 pm.

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Phone: 808 -423-1341
Address: 11 Arizona Memorial Drive.

The Missouri was in service for 5 decades and was retired in 1999.The '' Mighty Moe ''
as the ship is nicknamed is now a tourist attraction and has had over one million visitors over the last two and a half years.
The Missouri is 887 feet long and has served in WW2 , the Korean War and in the Persian Gulf War.On this tour you can see how the sailors lived on the Ship and you can see the deck were the Surrender papers were signed with General douglas Mac Arthur accepting the Surrender on September 2 1945.

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Tour 1 The Chief's Guided Tour.
This tour takes you through the Combat area,for a look were all the drama occured.This tour cost $6 .
Tour 2 The Captain's Tour.
A 1 1/2 hr Tour that takes you to the Captain's Cabin and the Combat Centers of the Ship as well a detailed formely secret debriefing of Dessert Storm mission.Light refreshments are served on this Tour.
This Tour Cost adults $35 chidren $25.
Tour 3 The Explorers Tour.
On this 1 1/2 hour tour you get a hardhat and a flashlight
and it will take you to the lower decks, and they will show you the old 1943 Analog Super- Computors.This tour cost adults $35 children $25.
Do not bring Bags and Backpags for security reasons.

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Phone: 973 -2494
Address: Missouri Museum Pearl Harbor Honolulu.
Directions: From Honollulu take H-1 west to the Arizona Memorial Stadium exit than follow the signs to the Battle Ship Missouri Memorial
Other Contact: www.ussmissouri.com

This is a picture of the Arizona Memorial,it pays tribute to the 1177 crewmen who died on this ship.The memorial is 184 ft , and it spans over the midsection of the Arizona that is partially sunken, which give visitors a good look at the ship that still entombs 1100 men.The memorial was built and approved in 1958 by President Dwight Eisenhower it was designed by Alfred Preis, and dedicated in 1962.

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Phone: 422-0561
Address: Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor Oahu.
Directions: The tickets are free to this Memorial but it is always busy , so come early and the location is allready shown in earlier tip, usely the tickets are gone after 1 pm in the afternoon.

There are 3 areas on the Memorial.
An entry room, a central open area from where you can see the partially submerged ship, and third a shrine room which has the names of the men who died on the Arizona.

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Phone: 422 0561
Address: Pearl Harbor
Directions: Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor.

This statue of Kamehamea was commisioned by the Legislature in 1878, exactly a hundred years after Captain James Cook discovered Hawaii.The Statue was supposed to be a '' bronze heroic statue, ''
to commemerate the discovery of Hawaii.
The Statue was made by an Boston artist
T.R Gould. The Statue was shipped by Ship fom boston to Hawaii and the Ship sunk near the Falklands.It was recovered and shipped to Honolulu. It was then shipped to the Big Island for a Memorial at Kamehamea's birthplace.The Statue you see here is a duplicate ,and there is another duplicate in Washington D.C.

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Directions: Downtown Honolulu

This is a Community Center for all the people of Oahu it is located in downtown Honolulu it is located on a formally Estate known as the Old Plantation, there is a tropical fish pond that winds around the Arena and Exhibition Hall.There are beautiful lawns and coconut trees.In 1994 the Blaisdell center was remodelled and expanded and a Galleria was built on second
floor.So the center is an Arena,Exhibition Hall
Galleria &Concert Hall.There is a 2 deck parking structure with room for 2000 cars.

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Phone: 808-527-5400.
Address: 777 Ward Avenue, Honolulu ,Hawaii 96814.
Directions: Downtown Honolulu
Other Contact: Fax-527-5499.

The Iolani Palace was built between 1879 & 1882,built by King Kalakaua after a visit to New York City were he saw many impressive builings.The Palace was intented to replace a framed wooden house that had housed 5 Kings for about 34 years.
Buildings were torn down to make place for this grandios buiding wich enden up twice as large as planned.and cost a wopping
$350.000 dollar, including furnishings.
In 1893 two years after Kalakaua's death
Queen Liliuokalani became the Monarch , but soon after a coup by American
businesmen ended the Monarchy.
After turning into an office building for the Republicand later the Territory of Hawaii
In 1969 the building was restored and opened to the public and shown the way it was in its heydays

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Directions: Downtown Honolulu.

Father Damien was born Joseph de Veuster in Tremeloo ,Belgium, on Jan 3 1840.
He entered the Sacred Hearts Gongregation at Louvain in January 1859 and was ordained a priest 5 years later in the Cathedral of our Lady of Peace in Honolulu.
Father Damien wrote to the Father General
that many of his parishioners have been shipped to a leper colony on Molokai and that
he had '' an undeniable feeling that soon I shall join them " on May 10 1873 Father Damien traveled with Bishop Maigret and a shipload of lepers to Molokai After a couple days father Damien was willing to devote the rest of his life to the leper settlement.
The Bishop told father Damien that he could stay as long as he wanted.While on Molokai he accomplished a lot, he constructed 6 Chapels , a school for boys and a school for girls. He bandaged wounds , dug graves made coffins,heard confessions and said Mass every morning In december 1884 father Damien noticed blisters on his feet ,and as suspected he had the Leprosy desease.
On April 15 1889 father Damien died after 16 years of dedication on the Island of Molokai.

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