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The history tour you can book from the Big Island is the Pearl Harbor & Arizona Memorial Day Trip, a day trip to Oahu of about eight hours built around the USS Arizona Memorial, at $399.99 per adult and $389.99 per child. Our guide to Pearl Harbor as a day trip from another island explains what the flight day involves.
The Big Island’s own history is best seen on the ground: Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, the place of refuge on the Kona coast; Hulihe’e Palace in Kailua-Kona; Kealakekua Bay, where Captain Cook died in 1779; and North Kohala, where Kamehameha I was born.
What the Pearl Harbor day trip includes. An early-morning flight from Kona International Airport to Honolulu, the USS Arizona Memorial by Navy boat, the Pearl Harbor visitor center, then Iolani Palace, the King Kamehameha Statue and historic Honolulu with a local guide, and the flight back the same day. Flights, ground transport and admission tickets are included.
Before you book. Bring a government-issued photo ID for the flights, and leave bags behind: Pearl Harbor enforces a strict bag policy at the memorial. Expect an early start from Kona and about eight hours in all.
Seeing Big Island history yourself. Pu’uhonua o Honaunau and Kealakekua Bay are both on the Kona coast south of Kailua-Kona, and Hulihe’e Palace is in Kailua-Kona itself, so the three can be combined in a single day without a tour. North Kohala, where Kamehameha I was born, is a longer drive north.
A full inter-island day from Kona: morning flight to Honolulu, the USS Arizona Memorial by Navy boat, the Pear...
The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center does not allow bags. On a fly-in day trip, keep to a wallet, phone, camera and water.
Pu’uhonua o Honaunau on the Kona coast is cooler and quieter in the morning, and the bay next to it is a popular snorkel spot.
Heiau and other sacred sites are still meaningful places. Stay on marked paths and do not climb on walls or move stones.
Inter-island day trips start early. Lay out your ID and clothes the night before and allow for the airport.
The Pearl Harbor & Arizona Memorial Day Trip, a day trip to Oahu of about eight hours, at $399.99 per adult and $389.99 per child.
It is built around the USS Arizona Memorial. Check the tour page for the full list of flights, transfers and admissions included.
Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Hulihe’e Palace in Kailua-Kona, Kealakekua Bay and the birthplace of Kamehameha I in North Kohala are the best known.
Yes, with a child rate of $389.99, but it is a long day with an early start and two flights.
No. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center has a strict no-bag policy; bring only a wallet, phone, camera and water.
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