Eternal Flame Memorial in Honolulu
Across Beretania Street from Hawaii’s State Capitol is the Eternal Flame Memorial. This monument honors the men and women of the State of Hawaii who lost their lives in the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
The light traffic on Beretania Street on the day we visited made it possible for me to shoot from across the street. While I could have gotten a clearer shot across the street, the fact that this woman was walking past the memorial while talking on her cell phone felt more meaningful to me. It showed the contrast of past and present, and brought them together for one brief moment in time.
The original monument was built on December 7, 1944, exactly three years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The bronze-copper sculpture standing today was created by Akaji Bumpei and dedicated in 1972. If you’d like to learn more about the monument, visit ereferencedesk.com.
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