Posts Tagged “honolulu”

Discover Hawaii Virtual Tours: Historic Honolulu

By | February 6, 2012

Discover Hawaii on TourWrist

Not in Hawaii yet? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Discover Hawaii virtual tours let you experience Hawaii from anywhere in the world!

Our most recent virtual tour additions include ten tours of historic downtown Honolulu and noteworthy landmarks, including the Iolani Palace, Kawaiahao Church, Hawaii State Capitol and the King Kamehameha Statue.

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Video: Celebrating King Kalakaua’s 175th Birthday at Iolani Palace

By | November 16, 2011

King Kalakaua's Birthday at Iolani Palace, 2011

Watch a video of the King Kalakaua 175th birthday celebrations at Iolani Palace. King David Kalakaua was born on November 16, 1836. An annual ceremony is held at the Iolani Palace in Honolulu to commemorate the birth of one of Hawaii’s greatest kings.

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More videos in downtown Honolulu

By | November 4, 2011

Royal Hawaiian Band at Iolani Palace

Round 2 of video shooting went down today as Carl and I headed to the King Kamehameha Statue to meet Dennis and his tour group as they drove through historic Honolulu. We set up our camera at the statue a few minutes before Dennis arrived from Pearl Harbor, where his group had just visited the [...]

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Discover Honolulu: Chinatown Photo Tour

By | September 7, 2011

Discover Honolulu: Chinatown

This post is part of an on-going series, Discover Honolulu, where we highlight the historic and cultural attractions of Hawaii’s largest city.  While our tour guides are showing our guests the historic landmarks of Hawaii, some of us are enjoying the beautiful Hawaiian weather on Oahu. Check out this photo tour of the storied Honolulu Chinatown. [...]

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King Kamehameha Day

By | June 10, 2011

King Kamehameha Day has arrived once again in the Hawaiian Islands. Celebrated on June 10th & 11th, this two-day event honors King Kamehameha I, the great ali’i that unified all the Hawaiian Islands in 1810. This year’s celebratory theme is Wahine Holo Lio (woman on horseback). Today, the festivities begin with the traditional draping of [...]

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