Hawaii 06 15 02:Pearl Harbor and Downtown
Pearl Harbor and Honolulu downtown area
Pearl Harbor and Honolulu downtown area
pearl harbor
USS Arizona Memorial
A memorial built above the wreckage of USS Arizona, sunken by Japanese on Dec. 7th, 1941. It is the final resting place for over 1,100 soliders who died on board.
flag
As a special tribute to the ship and her lost crew, the United States flag flies from the flagpole, which is attached to the severed mainmast of the sunken battleship.
part of the sunken ship
soldiers' names engraved on marble wall
part of sunken ship
USS Missouri
This is the place where Japan finally surrendered. The war started at Pearl Harbour and ended here.
oil from USS Arizona
after more than 60 years, oil from USS Arizona is still leaking to the water surface.
Bird of paradise
exotic tropic flower
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navy missiles
iolani palace
The palace once housed the throne of Hawaii's last king and queen.
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a mordern court house
There was no judicature system in Hawaii before westerners came. "Kapu" system ruled the society. "Kapu" set certain things that were forbidden, e.g. women should not eat pork. Punishment for people who broke "Kapu" was always death.
People
People from many cultures shaped the history of Hawaii. Chinese, Japanese, Europeans, Hispanic people, as well as people from neighboring Polynesian islands all have strong influences in forming the unique Hawaiian culture. Today, Hawaii is the most multicultural community in the nation, with more than 20% people identify themselves with more than 2 ethnicity origins (the nation's average is 2%).
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Kamehameha I Stature
Kamehameha I is the king who united all the hawaii islands for the first time in Hawaiian history.
iolani palace
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temple for the king
giant banyan trees
hawaii state capital
its shape resembles a banyan tree
1959 statehood
Hawaii is the 50th state, joining the U.S. in 1959.
state capital
Captain Cook
The famous explorer Captain Cook arrived in Hawaii in 1778. He died here in 1779 during a conflict with local people.
street in downtown
Honolulu Hale
ceiling in the Hale
kawaiahao church
Honolulu's oldest Christian Church.
Little Temple
Little temple outside the church
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