Remember Honor Salute Foundation
The Tomlinson Family with Captain Bill Paty - 501st Parachute Reg / 101st Screaming Eagles D-Day, June 6th 1944
The Tomlinson family started Home of the Brave in 1991 in conjunction with the Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary. With the help of the Pearl Harbor survivors, they created Home of the Brave Tours & Museum, a one-of-a-kind WWII Military Base Tour along with the largest private collection of 1940's memorabilia in the Pacific. As curators of this extensive collection, the Tomlinsons have received numerous awards and accolades for their work in educating the public about the rich heritage, sacrifices and traditions of the United States military.
The Home of the Brave Museum serves as the steward and repository of Hawaii’s historical artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to the United States military during WWII. The extensive collection exists to preserve wartime legacies, as well as to honor the sacrifice and victory of our nation’s great servicemen and women.
Our goal is to maintain this historic Kakaako museum and expand the property into an interactive learning center to further promote awareness, gratitude, and documentation of America's military heritage for public interest and educational purposes.
Our Remember Honor Salute Foundation, allows granted funds to be used for location up-keep and program expansion to enhance the visitor experience and continue to support today’s and tomorrow’s veterans.
Content Scope
Geographical Coverage includes showcasing world military history, with the primary focus on WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the present conflicts in Iraq & Afghanistan. We are working with the Greatest Generations Foundation, which brings together generations of American patriots on battlefield expeditions around the globe. We plan on building educational programs with other countries to forge understanding throughout communities around the world.
Multi
Generational Story Telling
Thoughtful story-telling is fundamental to learning and understanding the lessons of our past. Our hands-on displays and vast collection of unique artifacts inspire visitors and residents of all ages to weave the past with the present, and perpetuate these stories to future generations. We have targeted three core audiences:
The General Public - Youth (School Field Trips), Adults, Elderly (Institutions)
U.S. Allied Military Personnel
International & Domestic Visitors
Collection
The extensive collection of historical artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to the US Military has all been donated from veterans and their families. It exists to preserve the Pacific and European theater historical wartime legacies, as well as to honor the sacrifice and victory of our nation’s great servicemen and women. Granted funds will be used for location up-keep and program expansion to enhance the visitor experience and continue to support today’s and tomorrow’s veterans. Our unique, hands-on museum was established to share and salute the stories of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, coastguardsmen and marines, and highlight Hawaii’s proud 442 RCT, 100th Btn, and MIS soldiers.
Special Events
Family owned & operated since 1991
General Vincent K. Brooks, Bear, Glen, Duke, Brittany, Janet Tomlinson, & General Gordon R. Sullivan