Gennem et glas mørkt Den mærkelige og tragiske historie om Honolulu
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Hvem kunne forestille sig, at et så lykkeligt sted har en så tragisk historie? Hawaiis tumultariske møde med omverdenen begyndte med ankomsten af kaptajn Cook, som de på en måde spiste for hans problemer. Et par år senere fejrede kong Kamehameha sin erobring af Oahu i 1795 ved at ofre sin egen fætter. Missionærerne, som ankom i 1820, kom her for at gøre godt... og gjorde det meget godt. Så var der den demografiske bombe af bølger af importeret arbejdskraft til at skære sukkerrør. Derefter omstyrtelsen af monarkiet, annekteringen og statsdannelsen. I mellemtiden var der Pearl Harbor. Og det ser ud til, at for alt det, så er vi lige begyndt.
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Lær den fantastiske (og rædselsvækkende) historie om erobringen af Oahu af kong Kamehameha.
Forestil dig... et kongeligt palads (med konger og dronninger og troner og sånt) i USA... og en historie, der ender med den tragiske omstyrtelse af monarkiet.
Designet af den berygtede missionær Hiram Bingham var denne "stenkirke" (for hawaiianerne) alt andet end.
Som hawaiianerne siger, "missionærerne kom her for at gøre godt, og de gjorde det meget godt."
En dejlig italiensk spansk kolonial genoplivningsstruktur med en uskøn fortid.
Et elegant udtryk for aloha-ånden... og en statue (med en historie) af dronningen, der legemliggjorde den ånd.
Dronning Liliuokalanis hjem, hvor hun levede i et ulykkeligt ægteskab, og hvor hun vendte tilbage til efter vælten af monarkiet.
En kirke bygget af tusindvis af blokke sandsten skåret i England og sendt til Hawaii. Et pragtfuldt farvet glasskib. Og en tragisk fortælling om en konge og hans lille dreng.
Også kendt som Hawai'i State Art Museum, dette var det originale Royal Hawaiian Hotel (bygget i 1872). Så vellykket, at en anden Royal Hawaiian blev bygget på Waikiki Beach (det lyserøde palads).
Nu Judiciary Building og hjemsted for Hawaii State Supreme Court, det var her Massie-affæren, den hawaiianske retspraksis' begivenheder.
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The tour guide never turned up and never contacted us. I tried calling but their number always went to voicemail. We ended up just doing the palace tour ourselves with the recordings they give you and it was great so didn't need a tour guide. Viator though did refund the money no problem.
He did not show up, he retired but tour is still up. We had to wait in the hot sun for an additional 15 minutes, called him asking where he was and then received the word that he was not coming as he retired so why was this experience still online? Does Viator not monitor their postings?
Terry was a very knowledgeable and super friendly tour guide. His knowledge of history and his stories were incredible!
This was a very nice intimate tour with Terry. He provided great context to how the iolani palace came to be and the history of King Kamehameha and the Hawaiian people. Thank you for that history lesson that most people probably never hear. The weather was saying rain and we made it through the whole tour with no rain!
Terry was a great storyteller of the glossed over parts of Hawaiian history. The walk wasn’t far, but covered many topics.
Terry shared a lot of local history, and being a one-on-one tour, he was able to go into much more detail and expand on his usual talk. He is very knowledgeable and very interesting and it's a tour I would recommend if you're a real history lover
Great informative walking tour. There is alot of standing which for some people may be difficult. He tries to keep you in the shade.
Very interesting tour around the palace, state houses and churches with stories of history and ghostly sightings. Terry was very kind and humorous. Would highly recommend!
Terry was an excellent and knowledgeable guide, I really enjoyed his tour and all the interesting stories he had throughout, I wanted to add we were running a little late and he was nice enough to wait and accommodate! Thanks Terry ! Hands down best Hawaiian tour I’ve ever been on !
A good overview of the history of settlement in Oahu. Knowledgable guide. Didn’t expect to hear so much about ghosts.
