National Memorial Visitor Center

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Visitor Center

The National Park Service says names of Pearl Harbor recipients of the Medal of Honor appear in gold lettering at the Remembrance Circle, an outdoor exhibit honoring people killed in the attack. This is a named honors and memorial interpretation, NOT a collection of original medals or a claim that particular recipient decorations are housed in the visitor center.

MOH-MUS-000076Evidence reviewed 2026-10-12Open to the public

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Visitor CenterPhoto by DavidaJohanson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · Source ↗

Historical context

About this institution

The Pearl Harbor National Memorial Visitor Center interprets the attack of December 7, 1941 through exhibitions, outdoor memorials, eyewitness accounts and interpretive programs. Its visitor facilities are the main point of departure for the USS Arizona Memorial program and several related historic sites, though separate partners manage some ship and aviation museums nearby. The park Service’s outdoor Remembrance Circle is especially relevant to individual acts of valor.

Why it matters to Medal of Honor research

The Remembrance Circle provides a permanent physical memorial connection to Pearl Harbor valor. The official NPS description supports the gold-lettered Medal of Honor interpretation without needing to assign uncertain individual medal custody or construct unsupported recipient-to-object links.

Collection guide

What to look for

The following highlights summarize the strongest verified reasons to include this institution in the archive. They are a planning guide, not a promise that every object is on view at all times.

Remembrance Circle with Medal of Honor recipient names highlighted in gold

USS Arizona Memorial access point

Exhibits documenting December 7, 1941

Outdoor visitor interpretation and memorial grounds

NPS visitor planning and related partner historic sites

Verified connections

Medal of Honor relationships

1 total

Permanent Medal of Honor memorial walk

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Circle

The National Park Service states that Medal of Honor recipients are distinguished by their names in gold in the Remembrance Circle near the visitor center. This is a permanent outdoor commemorative exhibit, NOT custody or display of original medal artifacts.

Record: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Circle

Verified 2026-10-10 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Pearl Harbor National Memorial visitor things to do: Remembrance Circle gold Medal of Honor names ↗National Park Service

The source does not supply a complete indexed recipient-name list; do not fabricate individual recipient-to-museum award links.

Collection focus

Historical specialties

Pearl Harbor Remembrance CircleMedal of Honor names in goldUSS Arizona Memorial interpretationDecember 7, 1941 historic exhibitsWar in the Pacific heritage

Service connections

U.S. Navy · U.S. Marine Corps · U.S. Army

Conflict connections

World War II

Visitor planning

The Pearl Harbor National Memorial Visitor Center offers exhibitions, historic programs and grounds with the Remembrance Circle. Medal of Honor recipients are commemorated there with gold-lettered names, not with a guaranteed display of their original awards. Check National Park Service program reservations and park access rules before arriving.

1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818
United States

Open location in OpenStreetMap ↗Official website ↗Current visitor information ↗Collection or exhibit information ↗

Gold names commemorate Medal of Honor recipients; no physical original awards are claimed.
USS Arizona Memorial program and partner museum reservations have separate requirements.
Photograph depicts Pearl Harbor visitor center, not the Medal of Honor Remembrance Circle.
M040 adds a qualified, source-backed map point for visitor orientation; it does not claim a surveyed entrance coordinate.

Admission prices, opening schedules, installation rules, and object availability are left to the institution because they can change.

Access status

Open to the public

Map point: 21.367509, -157.93878 · Verified Nps Site Coordinate

Institution sources

Pearl Harbor National Memorial visitor things to do: Remembrance Circle gold Medal of Honor names ↗National Park Service · Priority 1
Pearl Harbor National Memorial visitor information and parking ↗National Park Service · Priority 1
Photograph provenance and license: Pearl Harbor National Memorial Visitor Center ↗Wikimedia Commons · Priority 5
Pearl Harbor National Memorial event location ↗National Park Service · Priority 1

Archive standard

“Original Medal of Honor” relationships require direct source evidence. A location record is not described as a current public display unless the institution confirms display status.