Pearl Harbor Honolulu History

Most people think of December 7, 1941 when they think of the history of this main Hawaiian island. The story of Pearl Harbor has been told over and over again. It was after all on of the biggest military tragedies of the United States of modern times. A whole fleet take by surprise and ruined in a short period of time. The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor is the most visited attraction on the island. People come from all over the world to see, once again, the story of what happened and to pay respect to the men that still lie entombed in the ship at the bottom of the harbor. The visit starts in the main building were visitors can see movies talking about and showing some of the attack. Then they will get you on a ride out to the sunken battleship. There is an amazing viewing room floating on above the ship that shows visitors sections of the USS Arizona. The exhibit is growing with the addition of the WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument which is going to show visitors more of the story that lead up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This exhibit will get into more detail about what was going on with the relationships between the United States, Japan and China before this tragic day. It is a must see for anyone who is visiting Hawaii and will leave such a haunting feeling in ones heart. This attack on the United State from Japan was supposed to keep the U.S. from engaging in any military activities against Japan while they were trying to attack Britain and the Netherlands in Southeast Asia. They didn’t get what they wanted out of the deal, they only woke a sleeping giant as the United States entered WWII. Take some time away from all those beach side honolulu luxury hotels and come see what happened in the bombing of Pearl Harbor.