Though a large chair, it doesn’t look all that comfortable. That’s possibly because the woven chair, though possessing a wide and high back, had a rather narrow sitting surface. More likely, it’s due to its lack of a comfortable seat cushion. In any case, on Saturday, Dec. 3, my girlfriend and I made a visit to Hale Ho‘ike‘ike (formerly known as the Bailey House Museum) in … [Read more...] about How a curiously labeled chair at Hale Ho`ike`ike taught me Hawaiian history
Pearl harbor
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Old Movie Review
The opportunity to revisit the 1953 Best Picture Oscar winner From Here to Eternity on a Maui movie theater screen is as much an event for film buffs as it is a homecoming for this classic drama. Montgomery Clift stars as Robert E. Lee Prewitt, a soldier and bugler based at Schofield Barracks on Oahu. Prewitt immediately distinguishes himself from the other soldiers by … [Read more...] about FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Old Movie Review
Molokai, Lanai students get nights at the museums in Pearl Harbor
History nerds that we are, my girlfriend and I nearly always make a stop at Pearl Harbor whenever we head to Oahu for a mini-vacation. The USS Arizona Memorial, USS Missouri, Pacific Aviation Museum, USS Bowfin–we’ve seen it all, in some cases repeatedly. There’s just something compelling about touching the propellers of aircraft walking the decks of ships that saw action … [Read more...] about Molokai, Lanai students get nights at the museums in Pearl Harbor
US Navy commemorates Pearl Harbor Day
Today is Pearl Harbor Day, the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Hawaii that led to America's involvement in World War II. To commemorate the day, the U.S. Navy–which bore the brunt of the attack–sent out this photo today of Nelson Mitchell, a Pearl Harbor survivor, in the shrine room of the USS Arizona Memorial during a recent visit. Mitchell, who joined the navy … [Read more...] about US Navy commemorates Pearl Harbor Day
Story of Hawaii Museum in Kahului adds new Japanese strategic maps from World War II
You don't have to spend too much time in the Story of Hawaii Museum in Kahului before concluding that curators Bryant Neal and Richard "Buck" Mickelsen love maps. They have maps of Hawaii as it appeared to the earliest European explorers, maps of the islands used by missionaries and maps showing Maui's land distribution in the 19th century. And now, in anticipation of next year … [Read more...] about Story of Hawaii Museum in Kahului adds new Japanese strategic maps from World War II