When most non-Hawaiians think about Hawaii's capital on the island of Oahu, names like Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, and Diamond Head spring almost effortlessly to mind. But once visitors have had a dose of the beach, at least some do make their way downtown and discover a bit of the history that brought one of America's most anomalous states into being: the Mission Houses, relics of the early missionaries, 'Iolani Palace, residence of Hawaii's last two pre-statehood monarchs; and the Bishop Museum, a fascinating... keep reading