Tag: Pearl Harbor

The vast majority of neighborhoods and towns in Hawaii are known by their traditional native Hawaiian names. The literal translations of those Hawaii place names tend to reflect unique aspects of the areas they represent. We here at the HAT Blog have always found it unusual that Hawaii’s most popular visitor attraction, Pearl Harbor – […]

More than a year after being closed to the public for repairs, the reopens on Sunday, September 1. Its closure was a significant blow to the National Parks Service, which operates the memorial, and to the many Oahu visitors who were unable to experience the solemn reverence of it. An average of 4000 visited each […]

The US Post Office has released a “forever” postage stamp featuring the USS Missouri battleship. Now a museum ship docked in Pearl Harbor on Oahu, the “Mighty Mo” played a significant role in one of the most important events in modern world history. (Forever Stamps are good for First Class postage regardless of future rate […]

If you’re interested in the history of Pearl Harbor, then check out the award-winning novel Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury. It follows the life of a young Japanese-American boy growing up in Hawaii during World War II and will soon debut as a movie. Although fictional in characters, the sequence of events […]

Plan on it. It’s Hawaii’s most visited attraction for a reason. The USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor on Oahu lures 1,500,000 people a year, and nobody leaves the experience unmoved or uninspired. Plan on a half-day, and make it in the morning as early as you can (from 7:30). The later you arrive, the […]