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Bernice Bishop’s husband founded the Bishop Museum in her memory entirely from his own funds; it is independent of Bishop Estate.

Highways, Transportation

and Trail Maps

Driving

On the other islands, visitors find that a rental car is almost a necessity. On Oahu, it can be more of a curse than a blessing. Honolulu offers driving conditions from hell. From San Diego to Los Angeles to San Francisco to Vancouver, B.C., no Pacific coast city I’ve been in has worse driving conditions for visitors than Honolulu (which includes Waikiki). Here are some of the reasons driving in the greater Honolulu area is such a nightmare:

 The street system is laid out like the aftermath of a spaghetti fight in a school cafeteria. Honolulu sprawls over a wide area, including some very steep hills. Streets wander first this way, then that; change names for no apparent reason; crisscross one another randomly; dump you onto freeways; lead you into dead ends; or abruptly become one-way (probably the wrong way for you) with little or no warning. Count on it: You’ll get lost almost every time you try to drive somewhere, in spite of the help of my directions and the best street maps.