Pearl Harbor in the News - Pearl Harbor Historic Sites

Pearl Harbor in the News
April 2015
Where the First Bombs Fell
on Pearl Harbor
On hallowed ground, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor brings aviation
history to life in the heart of Pearl Harbor. It is one of the four Pearl Harbor
Historic Sites and the only aviation-themed destination at Pearl Harbor.
Located on Historic Ford Island in the hangars that withstood the Pearl Harbor
attack on December 7, 1941, the Museum focuses on the history of aviation
in the Pacific and pays tribute to the aviators who defended America’s freedom.
TripAdvisor® named it one of America’s Top 10 Aviation Attractions.
Housed in two battle-scarred hangars, bullet holes from the Attack are still visible in the windows of Hangar 79. The Museum’s 48
aircraft and exhibits include iconic aircraft from WWII, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam including a P-40 Warhawk “Flying Tiger” and
B-17E “Swamp Ghost.” There are also themed exhibits: “MiG Alley” Korean War Exhibit, “Amelia Earhart in Hawaii” photo exhibit, a
working 1940’s Restoration Shop and the iconic Pan Am Exhibit.
The Museum offers visitors a themed Museum Store with models, books and movies, aviation-themed shirts,
and souvenirs from America’s Aviation Battlefield.
All this history can work up an appetite, and there is no better spot to dine than in the air-conditioned comfort
of the Museum’s WWII themed Laniākea Café.
Call 808-441-1000 or visit PacificAviationMuseum.org for membership, donations, tickets and
information. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, and Flickr.
New Exhibit
The Battleship Missouri Memorial has unveiled its newest exhibit titled,
The War that Changed the World. Located one level below the main deck,
the new display takes guests back in time to a 1940s living room with an
old-style radio and through a timeline of World War II, starting with the bombing
of Pearl Harbor and finishing with the war’s end onboard the USS Missouri
on September 2, 1945. Artifacts and images illustrate the war’s impact on
people’s lives and capture the sentiments of that time.
The Battleship Missouri Memorial is commemorating
the 70th anniversary of World War II’s end later this year
on September 2, 2015. www.ussmissouri.org
Photo credit: Battleship Missouri Memorial
Caption: As part of “The War That Changed the World” exhibit onboard the retired USS Missouri, visitors
are immersed into the World War II era by entering through a room made to look like a pre-war living room
complete with wingback chair, vintage console radio, and President Roosevelt’s portrait on the wall as
“FLASH! Pearl Harbor Attacked!” interrupts normal radio programming.
Pearl Harbor in the News
April 2015
Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Update
USS Arizona Memorial Ticket Update for Visitors
• There are 350 tickets each day placed on www.recreation.gov for the public
to reserve up to two months out.
• In addition, each day at 7am HST, an additional 400 tickets are placed on
Recreation.gov for the next day’s arrivals.
• Also each day, 1,300 free walk up tickets are given out, on a first come, first
served basis. All of the family members need to be present to get these tickets.
National Park Week - April 18 to April 25
• Join Pacific Historic Parks and WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument as
we celebrate National Park Week with special events all week long.
• Junior Ranger Day - April 18th - Special Junior Ranger programs during regular
visiting hours, including a USS Arizona Memorial Tour at 11am and 3pm.
• Movie on the Lawn - April 18th - Join us for a free and special After Dark in the
Park showing of Disney’s “Plane 2: Fire and Rescue”. The park will reopen at
5:30pm and film to start shortly after sunset, around 7pm.
• For more information and availability visit PacificHistoricParks.org or
WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument’s event page for more details
and events. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook!
Two Unique Tours
• The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park’s admission gives the visitor
two unique tours. First the visitor will discover our Submarine Museum, which
features a 30 minute self guided narrated tour on the history of undersea
warfare. Next the visitor is able to go inside the “Pearl Harbor Avenger” and go
through each of the ship’s compartments and learn how the crew sunk 44
ships in nine patrols and become one of the most decorate submarine of WWII.
Both 30 minute tours include free headsets; available in English, Japanese,
Mandarin and Korean.
• Bowfin is proud to announce their new after hour, evening events, in-which
their destination can stay open for exclusive cocktail
parties or dinners events. For more information,
contact Tim Deegan at 808-342-3185 or
e-mail Tim@eventsint.com.
• USS Bowfin’s Hotdog and Soup stand is
available daily for families and groups from
7am to 2:30pm. For more information
call 808-423-1341.