Inspiring Views! Is that “Punch Bowl”?
Pictured above is just one of many inspiring views from the Memorial of the Pacific at “Punch Bowl (Crater) War Memorial” military cemetery. This view is from the memorial down the mountain looking over Honolulu, and Diamond Head (Crater) in the background.
For many people, all the times they have been to Hawaii, they may have never been to this cemetery overlooking the heart of Honolulu and the Pacific. Yet it is close by and easy to find with plenty of parking. Open to the public year round, this is truly one of the most valuable pieces of real estate on the Island of Oahu in terms of history, meaning, and location.
There are walls and walls covered with names of people who died fighting…it is so touching to see a memorial like this…you really learn to appreciate the people who don’t act in selfishness…and who continue to do so for our country to this day. There is a complete covered mosaic lobby hundreds of feet long chronicling the history of the battles of the Pacific from beginning to end.
You won’t regret a trip up the hill to visit Punch Bowl.
