Hawaii Investigating "Pearl Harbor" Website

Above, the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It pays to research website that purports to be something they're not. 

The state of Hawaii is investigating a website that claims to offer tours of the memorials and monument at Pearl Harbor.

The New Haven Register reported:

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection is investigating representations made by a privately owned website that offers tours of the memorials and monument at Pearl Harbor, according to agency officials. 

The Pearl Harbor Visitors Bureau does not appear to have any ties with government-sanctioned tourism entities such as the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau or the organizations that support and operate the Pearl Harbor sites, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. 

"We have never heard of this organization," said Charlene Chan, director of communications for the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

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