Aloha Tower

Aloha Tower is located at Pier 9 of Honolulu Harbor and has been a welcoming landmark for ships ever since 1926. Of course at that time and for many years thereafter, tourists arrived by ship — so Aloha Tower was the first landmark they would encounter — day or night, since it also serves as a lighthouse. As tourist traffic shifted to airplanes, the landmark become less important — and thus a museum and shops were added to keep the area vibrant.