Mark Thornhill
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Oct 10, 2019
Let’s hear them!
USS Arizona Memorial. Going to Hawaii and not seeing hollowed ground at Pearl Harbor is like going to NYC and skipping the 9-11 Memorial.
Waimea Bay - combine with a North Shore driving day
Bishop Museum
Pearl Harbor in totality - my then 12yo son and I spent 8hrs looking around every site one day
Iolani Palace
Diamondhead
Tantalus drive incorporating Punchbowl Crater where the National Cemetery of the Pacific.
Kualoa Ranch, North Shore, and some botanical gardens. Hawaii is so different geographically from where I live that I just want to soak up all of the wonderful, tropical atmosphere. We are obviously in the minority, but we have zero interest in going to Pearl Harbor. My family was devastated by WW2 and the last thing that I want to think about while on vacation is the horror that they went through. It is the same reason why I won't go to Auschwitz when I go to Poland.
Kualoa Ranch, North Shore, and some botanical gardens. Hawaii is so different geographically from where I live that I just want to soak up all of the wonderful, tropical atmosphere. We are obviously in the minority, but we have zero interest in going to Pearl Harbor. My family was devastated by WW2 and the last thing that I want to think about while on vacation is the horror that they went through. It is the same reason why I won't go to Auschwitz when I go to Poland.
Kualoa Ranch, North Shore, and some botanical gardens. Hawaii is so different geographically from where I live that I just want to soak up all of the wonderful, tropical atmosphere. We are obviously in the minority, but we have zero interest in going to Pearl Harbor. My family was devastated by WW2 and the last thing that I want to think about while on vacation is the horror that they went through. It is the same reason why I won't go to Auschwitz when I go to Poland.
Absolutely to each their own, and I can fully understand that perspective. But to offer another differing perspective as someone with no personal ties to WW2 or Pearl Harbor (aside from being American), we chose to go to pay homage and respects. Like PP mentioned, its akin to visiting NYC and seeing the 9/11 memorial. Its no doubt somber and not something "fun" you associate with a vacation, but its such a big part of Hawaii (or NYC, in the 9/11 example) that it seems like a pilgrimage Americans should make when visiting these spots that have become such important parts of history. We did Pearl Harbor on our first trip and wouldn't return, but I think its an important one for first timers or once-in-a-lifetimers to still consider when making itineraries.I’m in the minority with you. Zero interest on Pearl Harbor. To each their own.