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Recent
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| Explore Historic Downtown Honolulu with the Hawaii Geographic Society |
2012
April |
| Hawaii Theatre |
2012
March |
| Army Museum of Hawaii
at Fort DeRussy |
2012
February |
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Some
Past
Tours
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| Diamond
Head Theatre |
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Artistic Director John Rampage (front, kneeling) led us on a tour of the theatre and answered questions. We viewed past stage settings and the impressive costume department, the largest on the Island. |
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Newcomers learned about crafting koa furniture when they toured the
Martin & MacArthur
facility. |
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We learned about the
Pacific Aviation Museum history and collection from Newcomer docents. |
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| At the
Ali'i Kualoa Nursery &
Gardens, we visited fields of tropical flowers, fruit trees and gardens, and learned about the agricultural practices of early Hawaiians. |
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On our
Kualoa Ranch Movie Sites
Tour, the "adventure bus" took Newcomers into Ka'a'awa Valley where Jurassic Park and Lost were filmed. |
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| At the
Hawaii Bonsai Culture
Center, we were introduced to bonsai, viewed a live demo, and toured their extensive collection. |
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In
Chinatown, we toured the historic Hawaii Theatre, learned about Chinatown's history and took a walking tour. |
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| John A. Burns School of Medicine |
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| Newcomers received background information on the school's layout, architecture and history and then toured the Clinical Skills Center and the Simulation Lab. The Simulation Lab features robot patients and high-tech computer surgical simulators. |
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