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Eternal Flame Memorial in Honolulu
The Eternal Flame Memorial i Honolulu burns in memory of the man and women who died on December 7, 1941.

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.

Did you miss last week’s photo? Click here to see the post, Friday Fotos – Hawaii State Capitol columns represent royal palms. Want to see more photos from our trip? Here’s a link where you can check out all the entries in our travel journal.

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I started out as a skip tracer. Just in case you don’t know, that’s the guy who finds the people who don’t want to be found. It was the little things—getting paid to lie—that made skip tracing the fun part of the job.

Those years of chasing deadbeats taught me many valuable life lessons, such as liars come from all walks of life, and always keep your car in the garage.

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  1. […] Last week’s Friday Foto showed the Eternal Flame across Beretania Street from the Hawaii State Capitol. That shot was taken closer to the Eternal Flame, but right in front of the capitol is a statue of Father Damien. Just like last week’s photo, this one shows another juxtaposition. This time, it isn’t past and current times in contrast, but a memorial of a man of peace watching over the flame commemorating men and women who died in battle. […]