Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Because half of the lives lost in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on the USS Arizona, the battleship's loss became symbolic of the United States' entry into World War II. In 1962, the USS Arizona Memorial was completed. The memorial was placed over the sunken battleship across the … Continue reading USS Arizona Memorial
Tag: Hawaii
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 In 2008, for my fiftieth birthday, I took my brothers, Tom and Rob, to Hawaii. We stayed in Waikiki in a two bedroom condo. Linda and I in one room. Rob and Tom shared the other bedroom. Leaving Linda back at the condo, Rob, Tom and I drove over to Pearl … Continue reading Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Royal Hawaiian Hotel Aha Aina Luau Show
Monday, January 20, 2020 The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, the pink hotel on the beach in Waikiki, hosts a weekly, sometimes twice weekly, luau. The two times we have been to this luau, dinner was inside the hotel in a large banquet room with a stage. The only part of the show outside, in both cases, … Continue reading Royal Hawaiian Hotel Aha Aina Luau Show
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
Monday, January 20, 2020 Parades are fun and easy to attend when staying at the Four Paddle, only two blocks off the parade route. Parades typically march southeast down the one-way street, Kalakaua Avenue. The parade wasn't mentioned in any of the tourist books and pamphlets available in Waikiki. One would expect tourists would want … Continue reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade



