The USS Arizona Memorial above the sunken battleship in Pearl Harbor

Neighbourhood guide · Oʻahu

Pearl Harbor and the west of Oʻahu

The memorials, the battleship, the museums and Kaʻena Point.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Pearl Harbor and the west

    West Oʻahu·In depth

    The memorials of Pearl Harbor and the wild coast of Kaʻena.

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What to see and do

  1. The USS Arizona Memorial

    Pearl Harbor National Memorial

    Pearl Harbor·Memorial

    The memorials of 7 December 1941, with the boat to the USS Arizona Memorial.

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  2. On Ford Island

    Battleship Missouri Memorial

    Pearl Harbor·Museum ship

    The battleship moored at Pearl Harbor.

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  3. Restored to 1945

    USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park

    Pearl Harbor·Museum

    A submarine restored to her 1945 configuration and a museum of 4,000 artefacts.

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  4. Two wartime hangars

    Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

    Pearl Harbor·Museum

    Aircraft in two Second World War hangars on Ford Island, and a 168-foot control tower.

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  5. The island’s far tip

    Kaʻena Point State Park

    West Oʻahu·State park

    The wild western tip of Oʻahu, its natural area reserve and sea birds.

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  6. 2.5 miles each way

    The Kaʻena Point walk

    West Oʻahu·Walk

    Along the volcanic coast to the island’s wild tip.

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