view from the airport looking into the city
nice greeting!
view right from hotel balcony
view down from hotel balcony
view left from hotel balcony
view also from hotel balcony - little bit more to the left
Statue in open area on hotel grounds
hotel had an open bar area - a lot of the hotel is in the open
another open area
statues in front of the hotel
random bldg
more random bldgs
view of water going through the city
view of the mountains
hotel convention sign welcoming MLA
bldg that I thought had interesting architecture
view of Hilton Hawaii where I'm staying
trolley car
view of boat for MDConsult dinner cruise
waiting to get on the boat
sitting at tables
Polly, Rachel & Becky
pineapple atop room column on the boat
hostess for the evening
hula dancers
hostess making the rounds
more hula dancing
MLA members try their hand at hula
electric slide!
still slidin...
Me, Becky & Polly
Statue outside the convention center. He is supposed to represent a welcome to the city.
back of the statue as I was walking up to it
we had lunch @ Royal Garden - we had dim sum
chicken feet. i tried to try it, but it was all skin. i have problems getting meat off a regular piece of chicken, much less one that is nothing but skin
why are there silver bands around the palm trees?
Statue of Iolani Luahine, a renowned hula dancer
Statue of singer Alfred Apaka at the hotel
view from my room of a luau area on the roof of a building
Rachel & Annette w/ Chicken Feet @ dim sum
wedding chapel on the hotel grounds
the "village" feel of some of the buildings at the hotel was nice.
view from Annette & Becky's room of the mountains
view from Annette & Becky's room of the front driveway to the hotel.
another view from Annette & Becky's room
view looking down at Benihana restaurant from their hotel room
view of the ocean overlooking the lagoon - also from Annette & Becky's room
Annette, Me & Becky @ the Ovid party
lit up tree @ the Ovid party
dancers @ the Ovid party
lobby of the hotel tower we were staying in, the Diamond Head towers - so much was designed to include the “outside”
another “outside” opening in the lobby
penguins in the cave
pink flamingoes at the hotel
pink flamingoes close-up
ducks!
another one of those statues
Aloha
another view of the wedding chapel at the hotel
Next to the USS Arizona is Bowfin Park
overview of all the military memorials and historical sites
torpedo
USS Bowfin submarine
representative plaque for one of the 53 submarines sunk during WWII
view of all the submarine plaques - one for each one sunk during WWII
model of the USS Arizona
Model of the Japanese aircraft carrier, Akagi. flagship of the Japanese naval fleet in the attack against Pearl Harbor
remains of a torpedo
painting of the attack on the USS Oklahoma
poster showing what happened to the USS Oklahoma
Battle of Midway
the Battle of Midway exhibit continued
view of the USS Arizona memorial in the distance
view of land from the ferry - there was a group of Navy JRTOC on the tour with us
marker for where the USS Nevada was docked
docked at the USS Arizona
memorial plaque
parts of gun torret #3
looking towards land from the ferry
view of the land from the memorial
oil in the water - oil comes up everyday from the sunken ship
random shot inside the memorial
wall of names of the 1,177 men who died when the USS Arizona was hit
close up of the memorial wall
markers for where the USS Vestal and USS Tennessee were sitting
drawing that shows how the memorial is placed over the sunken ship
dedication plaque in the memorial
Polly, Becky & Rachel
some of the flags inside the memorial
departing
driving the ferry back across the water
the anchor raised from the USS Arizona
mural of the USS Arizona in the visitor's center
view of our hotel from back
view of random bldgs from across the park
street scene as we were walking to dinner on Monday night (may 18)
bldg w/ interesting architecture
Seoul Jung Restaurant where we had dinner
Dinner! We had Korean
these dumplings were good
My Kalbi Jjim dish. It was absolutely scrumptous - and, it was boiling when they presented it to me
