USS Arizona Memorial

Blog Prompt: On May 30, 1922, The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated today in Washington, D C, by Chief Justice William Howard Taft. What is your favorite historical monument and why? While my dad was stationed in Hawaii, back in the 60’s, I went to the USS Arizona a couple times when my grandmother’s came to visit us there.  Even though I was young, I remember standing there and looking at all the names of the men that died on the very spot I was standing.   I would stand there and look in the... Read Full Story

I’ve recently reached a milestone in life. Both Elsie and I registered for Social Security retirement benefits this week. We both passed our 65th birthday earlier this year, and as the arcane rules go we waited until this month to do the paperwork, timed with her impending retirement from the school system next February. Elsie is a stickler for detail; a bulldog on matters like this. Problem is she also worries them death! Three or four months she’s been working on this stuff. Thank... Read Full Story

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial are both very popular tourist destinations on the island of Oahu with over 1,500,000 visitors every year. The addition of the USS Battleship Missouri along with the 1999 opening of the USS Missouri Memorial has even further enhanced the tour. The Arizona Memorial The Arizona Memorial is open daily from 7:30 am to 5:00pm. Most of the educational programs like the 23-minute documentary film about the attack and the boat trip to the... Read Full Story

Visit Pearl Harbor and the Arizona Memorial December 7, 2007 marks the 66th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and The United States' entry into World War II. Because of the historical significance of this event, Pearl Harbor definitely makes my list of things you must do when visiting Oahu. Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial are top tourist destinations in Hawaii with over 1,500,000 visitors annually. The addition of the Battleship Missouri and the 1999 opening... Read Full Story

           Aloha ~                               Hawaii Webcams: Oahu Webcams City and County of Honolulu Webcams Five webcams are available: Duke Kahanamoku Statue, Waikiki Beach, Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai, and Downtown Honolulu's Chinatown. Honolulu's Traffic Camera System The camera system currently includes 90+ traffic cameras located throughout Honolulu along the H1 Freeway and major adjoining roads. Interstate H3 Freeway... Read Full Story