May 9, 2014

PEARL HARBOR - USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL

Tree of Life - Universal symbol of the interconnectedness of all life on earth

USS Arizona Bell

USS Arizona Anchor

A 23-minute movie was shown in the theater and then a shuttle boat ride took us to the memorial site.

USS Arizona Memorial

Names of men who gave their lives on December 7, 1941 on USS Arizona

A very moving tribute!

Sites where ships were destroyed

About noon I drove back to my hotel and took a walking tour of Waikiki Beach area.

Honolulu Convention Center

Bronze statue at Convention Center symbolically acknowledges the Hawaiian people for their generosity and expression of goodwill to newcomers

Diamond Head

Queen Kapiolani Hotel

Queen Kapiolani Statue
Wife of King David Kapiolani and founder of the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Waikiki Beach

Waikiki Beach with Honolulu skyline

Surfer statute on Waikiki Beach

Volleyball on Waikiki Beach

Unusual church architecture

Ohana Waikiki Hotel

Royal Hawaiian Center

Flower display in park

Had dinner at Cheese Burger Waikiki and returned to my hotel for an early evening.