Punchbowl Crater Hawaii
September 30, 2009
Image via WikipediaPunchbowl Crater is an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in the heart of Honolulu. Translated from Hawaiian, Punchbowl means “Hill of Sacrifice,” in relation to the crater’s historical significance as a altar of sacrifice where ancient Hawaiians offered sacrifices to pagan gods and killed violators of many taboos. Eventually, Punchbowl was used as a lookout over the harbors below and two cannons were installed to serve as a salutary announcement of the arrival of distinguished guests. Due to Punchbowl’s unusual shape and slanted hills, it has become the site of several condos sale Oahu Hawaii. Many of the condominiums on the slopes of Punchbowl have excellent views down to the Pacific Ocean and over downtown Honolulu. Today, Punchbowl is home to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific that is located within the crater itself. The cemetery is administered by the federal government’s National Cemetery Administration and is dedicated to those men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. Each year, thousands of visitors stop by the cemetery to pay their respects to the fallen warriors of the nation. Because of Hawaii’s strategic importance in many conflicts and the fact that Hawaii is the home base of many military operations, the cemetery has become almost as popular as the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC and Virginia.
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PEARL HARBOUR
August 1, 2008
The area of Waikiki and Honolulu fits well with buses explore. Even commercial tours are the highlights of which are quite comfortable, but we always come in hordes somewhere and is fremdbestimmt. My tip is “The Bus”, convenient, inexpensive and local.
A must visit the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbour, but this should be at least a half-day account. From Waikiki from every half hour a shuttle bus to the Visitor Center. The trip takes about three-quarters of an hour, which is about half an hour faster than the public bus.
The visit of the Memorial is free and especially for the Japanese tourist program is an important point. Depending on the crowd waiting a long time, we had great luck, could just go through the barrier and already 10 minutes later we sat in the cinema.
Hanauma Bay
August 1, 2008
Hanauma Bay, the curved bay, is an extinct volcano crater in the southeast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The crater is one of the attractions on Oahu. Through its meerseitige opening of the crater offers numerous species of fish a safe home.
There were also excerpts of the 1961 Elvis Presley film “Blue Hawaii” shot.
The parking lots at the upper rim are limited and already in the early morning shows. Therefore, it is, how to get to Hanauma Bay early seesaw. Is the car park shows, is already on the main road no more traffic through. Equally well can the public transport select to the Hanauma Bay.
