Pearl Harbor's Ford Island Control Tower Opens to Public with New View
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Friday, May 27, 2022
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HONOLULU and PHOENIX, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The historic Ford Island Control Tower at Pearl Harbor is finally ready to open to the public – and with a view perhaps more powerful and poignant than any Hawaii has to offer.
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- HONOLULU and PHOENIX, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The historic Ford Island Control Tower at Pearl Harbor is finally ready to open to the public and with a view perhaps more powerful and poignant than any Hawaii has to offer.
- The tower fittingly opens for operations on Memorial Day in honor of those who died during the Attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
- Standing in disrepair for decades, the tower has undergone more than $7 million in restoration work since 2012.
- Elissa Lines, Executive Director of Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, said the tower stands as a symbol of resilience and peace.