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OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES/TOURS
Hawaii Music Festivals® offers a wide variety of optional
activities and tours to add to a tour itinerary. Below is just a sample
of the many fun things to do and see while in paradise.
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Arizona Memorial Tour
Relive the day that will live in infamy. The USS Arizona was one of
seven battleships tied up along Battleship Row when the first wave of
Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor. The Arizona was hit by an armor
piercing bomb that penetrated her deck and ignited the forward
ammunition magazine. In less than 9 minutes she sank with 1,177 of her
crew.
The visitor center is the first stop for everyone on the tour. You will
see a 20 minute documentary film presenting a moving account on the
Pearl Harbor attack. Immediately following the film you will board Navy
launches to the Memorial. At the visitor center you are free to explore
the museum and browse through the bookstore operated by the Arizona
Memorial Museum Association.

Arizona Memorial
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View from the Arizona Memorial
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 Saint Charles West Choirs
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Missouri
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USS Bowfin & Museum Park
Located next to the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center the US Bowfin
Submarine & Museum offer a perfect complement to a visit to the USS
Arizona.
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USS Bowfin
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PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM
The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor is located in one of the
original hangars on Ford Island. World War II planes have been restored with
other exhibits in the newly reconstructed 40,000 foot hangar. This unique
and interactive perspective on World War II aviation history gives visitors
a front row seat to the Pacific theater of operations and Hawaii’s pivotal
role. The education program includes a guided tour through the main exhibit
hangar where the first year of World War II is depicted. The tour covers the
first moments of the war that affected not only a nation but the world. Each
point in history is discussed and enhanced with activities that not only
highlight the history made in the Pacific, but the technological and social
changes that resulted because of WWII.
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Pacific Aviation Museum
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Hawaiian Luau
Buses leave Waikiki hotels in the late afternoon for an entertaining
trip to the leeward coast of Oahu for an authentic luau. Kick off your
shoes and go native! The evening begins with a blowing of the conch
shell and removal of the pig from the pit. You will enjoy an all you
can eat buffet, filled with delicious Hawaiian cuisine. Live
entertainment provides hours of non-stop fun.
Hawaiian Luau
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Hula Lessons
We can arrange hula lessons for groups visiting Hawaii.
Hula Lessons
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Battleship Missouri Memorial
The "Mighty Mo" marks the end of World War II where Japan
unconditionally surrendered to the United States. First launched in
1944, she had a career of service spanning three wars. She was last
deployed in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. She was built for speed
and firepower. The ship's trademark is its 16 inch guns. Each is 65
feet long, weighs approximately 115 tons and can fire with amazing
accuracy. Visitors are able to walk the decks, tour the wardroom and
quarters and understand how the sailors lived on board ship. The final
stop on the tour is the famed Surrender Deck where you sense the
symbolism of the spot where World War II came to an end.
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Battle Missouri Memorial
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On the deck of the Battleship Missouri
Memorial
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Sunset Dinner Cruise
Enjoy dinner while sailing along the beautiful Waikiki Coastline.
Evening entertainment and dancing are included.
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Dinner Cruise
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Surfing Lessons
While in Hawaii take a fling at surfing. Lessons and rental boards are
available for beginners.
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Surfing Lessons

Waikiki
Surfing
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Polynesian Cultural Center
The Polynesian Cultural Center is spread over 40 acres on Oahu's North
Shore. The attraction was founded by The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints to support students at the nearby Brigham Young
University - Hawaii Campus. A tour of The Polynesian Cultural Center
features villages of seven Pacific Island nations, an evening show and
dinner. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn the cultures and
traditions that make the people of the Pacific unique. Learn to husk
coconuts from a Samoan, swing poi balls in New Zealand, and play in a
Fijian band. Pound drums in Tonga, watch poi get pounded in Hawaii and
much more.
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Circle Island Tour - Oahu
This is a bus tour of Oahu, including all of the highlights that are a
"must see". Visit the Diamond Head Lookout, exclusive Kahala estates,
Halona Point (Hawaii's Old Faithful), Pali Lookout,
pineapple fields, North Shore surfing beaches and more.
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At the Pali Lookout
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Harrison High School Band - Indiana
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Outer Island Tours
Choose from Maui, Kauai or the Big Island of Hawaii. Visit Haleakala
Crater on Maui, the world's largest dormant volcano, rising over 10,000
feet above sea level. On Kauai, visit such sites as Waimea Canyon - the
Grand Canyon of the Pacific. On the Big Island, visit Volcanoes
National Park, home of Kilauea Volcano - the world's most active
volcano. Waikiki hotel pickups, fully narrated tours and inter-island
airfare are included.
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Wet 'n' Wild Hawaii
This water-themed amusement park was designed to appeal to all ages and
features a unique variety of age-appropriate rides and amenities. The
park includes the following features: a huge wave pool suitable for body
surfing and boogie boarding; a 65 foot high free-fall slide;
water-toboggan bullet slides; two and three person inner tube slides; a
continuous river where guests float in inner tubes in a three mile an
hour current; group picnic areas and barbecues.
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Diamond Head Hike
View Oahu's beautiful southern coastline from atop on of Hawaii's most
famous landmarks. Diamond Head Crater was created about 300,000 years
ago during a single, brief eruption. The broad, saucer-shaped crater
covers 350 acres with its width being greater than its height. The
trail to the summit was built in 1908 as part of the U.S. Army Coastal
Artillery defense system. From the trailhead to the summit of Diamond
Head Crater, you will cover 0.7 miles one way and climb 560 feet from
the crater floor. Portions of the trail go through dark tunnels. The
hike will take you through World War II bunkers on the way to the
summit. Don't forget to bring a camera!
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