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The previous price was ฿226 and current price is ฿181 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 46m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • On December 7, 1941, the bombs at Pearl Harbour shook the civilian streets of Honolulu, ending constitutional democracy across Hawaii. For nearly three years, city centre operated under military rule. Civilian courts closed, the army printed emergency brown-seal currency, air raid sirens governed nightly routines, and armed sentries patrolled government halls. Walk the perimeter of power, from the royal palace turned military headquarters to censored press offices and confiscated shrines, discovering how wartime authority transformed daily life in an American city under total military control.

    • A 2.9 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 106 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Power, Protest & Civic Spaces and History & Memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • 364 S King St
    • 364 South King Street
    • 96813, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 364 S King St
    • 364 South King Street
    • 96813, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Podcast Tour: Martial Law Honolulu - The Civilian Siege in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 46 minutes1h 46m
    1h 46m
  • Opening hours: Sun 0:00-23:30
  • English
Price details
฿225.79
฿180.63 x 1 Adult฿180.63
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The previous price was ฿225.79 and current price is ฿180.63
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

364 S King St

  • 10m
Headquarters of the Territorial Military Governor where civilian rule was suspended and defensive trenches were cut into royal turf.

320 S Beretania St.

  • 10m
Historic residence of Queen Liliʻuokalani and wartime home of Governor Poindexter, struck by stray defensive ordnance on December 7.

104 S Beretania St.

  • 10m
Headquarters of the Honolulu Fire Department whose crews faced strafing runs and exploding naval shells to fight wartime fires.

822 Bishop St

  • 10m
Headquarters of a corporate sugar empire that fused with military administration to create a tightly controlled wartime economy.

900 Fort Street Mall

  • 10m
Historic Merchant Street financial landmark representing the monetary lockdown and brown-seal emergency currency of wartime Hawaii.

928 Nuuanu Ave

  • 10m
Offices of the leading Japanese-language daily whose editor was interned and whose printing presses were forced into military censorship.

215 N Kukui St

  • 10m
Sacred Shinto shrine whose clergy were interned on December 7 and whose property was fought for across two decades of civil litigation.

Location

Activity location

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    364 S King St
    • 364 South King Street
    • 96813, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    364 S King St
    • 364 South King Street
    • 96813, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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