# Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

Honolulu · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-46d5d55441` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/intl/honolulu-pearl-harbor-aviation-museum/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-46d5d55441.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-46d5d55441.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-46d5d55441

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | none |
| New use | education, entertainment | none |
| What is there now | Aviation museum with exhibits and restoration facilities. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1939 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2006 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 16.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 87000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | federal and state grants | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

US Navy

## Parties

- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum — developer (2006–)

## Timeline

- 1939: Opened
- 1999: Non-profit founded to develop an aviation museum
- 2006: Groundbreaking ceremony for museum construction
- 2006: Hangar 37 opened as the first section of the museum
- 2006: Retrofit: reinhabit
- 2012: Named an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution
- 2021: Opened a 4,000 square foot Aviation Learning Center
- 2025: Fundraising campaign announced to renovate Hangar 79

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum (formerly the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor) is a non-profit founded in 1999 to develop an aviation museum in Hawaii.  Part of Senator Daniel Inouye's vision for a rebirth of Ford Island, the museum hosts a variety of aviation exhibits with a majority relating directly to the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II.  The first section of the museum, hangar 37, opened with the museum on December 7, 2006, and features much of the museum's static exhibits.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_Aviation_Museum

## Sources

- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_Aviation_Museum

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Honolulu." Record n-46d5d55441, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/intl/honolulu-pearl-harbor-aviation-museum/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_honolulupearlharboraviationmuseum,
  title = {Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Honolulu},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/intl/honolulu-pearl-harbor-aviation-museum/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-46d5d55441, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.