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Every major tourist destination has those special, off the beaten path places where the local folks shop. Trust me. They’re not spending much time in Waikiki’s shops or the Third Floor at Ala Moana Center (can you say, “Needless Markup? instead of Neiman-Marcus…). They’re shopping in the local neighborhoods because… …that’s where the food is. … Read More »
Here’s the challenge. Circle the island of Oahu. Do it in one day. Make all the stops. How many stoplights? Well, that depends on how far off the beaten path you go. It could be just a handful. It could be 80. Or more. We’ll start from Waikiki. That’s about 10 to 12 stoplights alone, … Read More »
Hotels in Waikiki are similar to hotels in other resort and vacation areas. Lots of concrete. Plenty of people. Noisy. Traffic. Waikiki’s hotels are set along Pacific Ocean beaches. Remember Jack Lord and Hawaii 5-0? Which hotel shows up in the opening of Hawaii 5-0 (either the original Hawaii 5-O or the 21st century Hawaii … Read More »
Everyone knows this. The island of Oahu has been fully, completely oversurfed. Hundreds of thousands of surfers down through the years have scoured Oahu’s coastlines. There are very few, if any, surf spots that have not been surfed or are not being surfed regularly. Here’s a word or two on the best secret surf spots. … Read More »
A couple of photographs should be sufficient to describe the Garden Isle; Kauai. However, this is a web log, so photographs are used judiciously (I don’t have many) and I have an abundance (they’re free) of extra words; adjectives, adverbs, nouns, etc. All are perfect for extended descriptions. Just the facts, mister. Just the facts. … Read More »
The Big Island of Hawaii, as with all the islands in the archipelago (don’t you just love it when I use mutli-syllable words?), has two sides. The windward side, facing trade winds and collecting all the rain. And the leeward side where it’s usually dry. Guess which side Hilo resides? Yep. It’s wet on that … Read More »
Hawaii’s beaches are arguably among the world’s best beaches. You won’t believe the variety of color in a sandy beach in these islands. White is nice. Everything goes with black. Brown is average, comes in various shades, and meets expectations. Green goes with my eyes… Whenever you see a list of top beaches in the … Read More »
Shopping might be second only to television as America’s pastime. We shop for food. We shop for things. We shop for fun. Shop till you drop is not considered a bad thing. Here in Hawaii, tourists shop at the foot of an old tower and love the experience. Locals don’t. Some days there’s nobody there. … Read More »
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 Partly Cloudy 82°/73° |  Rain Showers 81°/73° | Rain Showers 81°/75° |  Chance of a Thunderstorm 82°/73° |