We arrived on Honolulu on November 24th, Thanksgiving. Originally we were to be here only the 24, but because the weather was not conducive for tender landings at Maui, we spent an overnight and additional day in Honolulu. 
This was great for me because I wanted to visit the State Capital House which was closed on Thanksgiving but not the day after.
So, I disembarked the ship a little after 9 AM and walked to the State Capital Building about 4 blocks away. I walked around the area and took pictures of the Iolani Palace and the Kamehameha Statue – the statue in front of the Judicial Building in the series “Hawaii 50”. I then decided to walk to the Punch Bowl National Cemetery. Id did not seem that far. I thought I could just walk up to the base of the hill and find a footpath to the top. – No such thing. I had to walk all the way around to the back side to gain entrance to the cemetery.
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- Aloha Tower from Pier 2
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- Disembarking
A few pictures of the State House:
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- State Capital Building
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- Liberty Bell
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- Seal of Hawaii
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- Looking up from Center of the State House
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- Here I am at the State Capital Building
At the National Cemetery:
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- Entry to the Cemetery
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- Diamond Head in the Background
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- The Memorial
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- One of the Murial maps of the difference campaigns
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- Grave markers at the cemetery
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- The state Capital House and the Ship from the to of the Punch Bowl
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- At the top of the Punch Bowl
At Germaine’s Luau in Barber’s Point…..
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- Light House at Barber’s Point
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- Guests receiving a Lei
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- Beach at Barber’s Point
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- Tables for 600 guests
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- Hostest at Germaine’s Luau
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- The Drummer
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- One of the dances at the luau
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- Where the pig is cooking
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- Uncovering the pig
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- Guest Hula dnacers
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- The winner
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- Audience participation
The visit to the State Capital and Iolani Palace….
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- Modern Telephone- in it’s time
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- Starecase to lower floor
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- Dining inside the palace
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- Represetntative’s Door
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- Standing at Governor’s Signing table
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- Iolani Place Coat of Arms
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- Inside the palace
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- View inside Rep.s chanber- Closed
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- Senate Chamber door
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- View from outside- Senate closed
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- View from the 5th floor of the State House
Off to Kauai tomorrow……