My military travels did not take me in that direction, but my wife and I did spend several days there a couple of years ago. A beautiful place teeming with people and history. Tall buildings occupy the modern skyline over Honolulu, Interstate highways crammed with vehicles, and people everywhere. Pearl Harbor is an amazing site and is still a busy port for todays Naval Fleet. We were fortunate to have a civilian guide on the harbor tour who was a young boy on Dec 7, 1941. He was able to recount the attack with very interesting stories. We were disappointed that the Arizona Battleship Memorial was still closed but we could just feel the history of the battle in the area.