US budget sequester has minor impact at Pearl Harbour

The US budget sequester, which has impacted numerous services across the country, is having a minimal impact at the four Pearl Harbor Historic Sites on Oahu. The federally funded USS Arizona Memorial, will now offer its last public tour at 1 p.m. as opposed to 3 p.m., but the non-profit Battleship Missouri Memorial, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor and USS Bowfin Submarine Museum/Park will remain operating as normal. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center with its numerous exhibits will remain open until 4:30 p.m., and shuttle service to the Battleship Missouri and Pacific Aviation Museum are unaffected. The Pearl Harbor Historic Sites’ hours of operation are USS Arizona Memorial: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Pearl Harbor Visitor Center: 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Battleship Missouri Memorial: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park: 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (http://www.pearlharbourhistoricsites.org)