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Letter Home From Mintia Callén Shoemaker Hawaii Trip
Mintia Callén Shoemaker writes of a group trip from Centerville to Des Moines by bus then to Honolulu via Denver and LA aboard a 747. She describes rain, le is, and orchid welcomes, island tours around Oahu, a Pearl Harbor cruise with the USS Arizona Memorial, a Sheraton luau, the Paradise Park exhibit, Waikiki Beach, and visits to Punchbowl Cemetery, Hanauma Bay, and Diamond Head. She notes Hawaiian sunsets, rickshaw rides, and reflections on travel and scenery.
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Mintia
A. Callén
Hawaii
Centerville
Des Moines
Denver
Pacific
International
Honolulu
Oshu
Marine Surf
Diamond Head
Island of
Oahu
Waikiki
Nunanu Valley
Nunanu Pass
del Web Country Club
Pacific Ocean
Laie
Mormon Temple
Buddah
Waimea Bay
Haleiwa
Pearl Harbor
Sheraton
Waikiki Luau
Sheraton Hotel
Flanders
Hilo
Hattie
Ah van
Islands
Kewalo Basin
Leifani
Hickam Field
Pearl Hattie
Battleship Row
Leeward
Honolulu Harbor
U.S.S
Arizona
Elvis Presley
Waikiki Shell
Kapiolani Park
Paradise Park
Polynesia
Washington State
Seattle
Wilson Tunnel
Winward
Korea
Vietnam
Columbia
Duowaina
Hill of Rest
Chinatown
Chinatown - the Civic Center
Civic Center