Neighbourhood guide
Pearl Harbor and the west
The memorials of Pearl Harbor and the wild coast of Kaʻena.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN · Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsWest of Honolulu lies Pearl Harbor, with its memorials and museums, and beyond it the dry leeward coast to Kaʻena Point.
Sights
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, the Battleship Missouri, the USS Bowfin, the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum and Kaʻena Point.
Eating and drinking
Pack a picnic for the coast.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © https://www.olaproperties.com/ · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsStaying
Ko Olina’s resorts are on this coast.
Give Pearl Harbor the morning and the coast the afternoon.
Our advice: dress respectfully at the memorials; they are war graves.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
- Staying
Location
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