PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS TO HANDLE ONLINE UPDATES ON NOTICES AND EVENTS AT PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
HONOLULU (October 15, 2025) – With the ongoing federal government shutdown in its fifteenth day, news and activities taking place at Pearl Harbor National Memorial— home of the USS Arizona Memorial—will now be posted on the website of Pacific Historic Parks (PHP), the official non-profit partner for the national park.
The National Park Service has turned over all online postings for Pearl Harbor National Memorial to its longtime non-profit partner, Pacific Historic Parks, for the duration of the government shutdown. PHP will post any updates, notices and events scheduled at Pearl Harbor National Memorial on its website at www.pacifichistoricparks.org/nps-shutdown-updates.
“While many federally operated national parks across the country remain closed or are operating on a limited basis, Pearl Harbor National Memorial remains open to the public thanks to donor and partner support,” said Pacific Historic Parks President and CEO Aileen Utterdyke.
“As with the 2018 government shutdown, Pacific Historic Parks led the effort to keep the USS Arizona Memorial open during the current shutdown, with help from our museum partners and donors,” Utterdyke said. “Because Pearl Harbor National Memorial is the number one visitor destination on Oahu, we will do all we can to keep residents and visitors updated with the latest information involving activities at this incredibly important national park.”
Located near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the Memorial includes the open-air Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, two museums, a theater complex, museum store, and the USS Arizona Memorial, all open during the government shutdown. The Pearl Harbor National Memorial is free and open to the public from 7:00am to 5:00pm seven days a week, except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Pacific Historic Parks
Pacific Historic Parks (PHP) partners with the National Park Service to offer the only complimentary day-of, in-person Navy operated shuttle boat tickets to the USS Arizona Memorial. As the official 501(c)(3) non-profit partner of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial - home of the USS Arizona - Pacific Historic Parks helps preserve Pearl Harbor’s history through education, interpretive programs, research, preservation and restoration. Every year on the anniversary of December 7th, 1941, PHP works closely with the National Park Service and US Navy to honor the legacy of all WWII veterans, and commemorate the sacrifices made by our nation’s Greatest Generation during one of the most pivotal events in American history.
Pacific Historic Parks operates the official USS Arizona Memorial Narrated Tour Desk, where visitors can join the free shuttle boat standby queue and purchase the only self-guided audio tours available of the Memorial grounds, Museums and USS Arizona. Visitors can grasp the magnitude of the Day of Infamy through four separate virtual reality experiences offered by PHP, and peruse books, apparel and memorabilia in the Museum Store. Pacific Historic Parks is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, call toll-free at 1-866-332-1941 or visit www.pacifichistoricparks.org