Honolulu

[chico]

Gonna be in  Honolulu/ Waikiki for 2 nights and then and the a week in Kailua on O'ahu. Must have Barbq joint? Any Honolulu Downtown dive bars? Where's Robin's Nest and T.C.'s Chopper? Surf record stores? Vintage Aloha Shirts?.............Begin.

[Colin Hormone]

talk to chad about O'ahu, pretty sure he is from there. 

[chico]

oh yeah......DUH

[SSR]

Three record stores on the island. No "surf record store" and the surf records you find there are way over priced (its like looking for Yeh Yeh records in Paris or NOLA funk/R&B in NOLA). Lots of Hawai'ian records - but if you dont know what you are looking for dont bother - lounge/exotica (Martin Denny, Les Baxter, nothing special), disco, fusion, reggae (but not necessarily good reggae), classic rock, soft rock, etc. I always find good records but I dig deep. And I will snuff any fantasies of you finding Fuckin Flyin A Heads, YOD, or freaky Sky Saxon records there. You have a better chance of finding a Crime record in a dollar bin in San Francisco. Unless you are planning of pouring through every record in the stores there (I'm serious), just stick to the beaches (and do yourself a favor take a 25 minute drive out of Waikiki to hit a beach).

If you make it up to the North Shore, there is a place called Opal Thai Food on the main strip of Haleiwa. Incredible stuff. You can bother with the menu or just tell Opal to make  you whatever he wants. 

[chico]

Thanks SSR!!!! Like I said only 2 nights in Honolulu/ Waikiki. Rest of trip is "off the grid" Ha. I'm gonna find A sick Surf record..... Have to

[erico]

Jelly's in Pearl City usually has a copy of one of the Waikiki Surf Battle lps for 25 bucks in crappy shape- it's pretty good and totally teenage.

Eat Korean BBQ. Eat Poke. Don't get busted buying weed in Waikiki.

The giant Waikiki buffets like Todai are nuts - prime rib, lobster, crab, steak, and more sushi / sashimi than you know what to do with. Usually like $30 and worth it. Surprisingly good quality. Sushi in Hawaii is awesome.

Kailua is 30 minutes from Downtown, 45 minutes from the North Shore, and you should get up and check out some other spots. Hanauma Bay / Sandy Beach on the East Side, North Shore, Chinatown, & Downtown...

Hungry Ear Records in Kailua has good records.

Go to the Friends Of the Library sale at the Kailua Library if you're actually spending time in Kailua. Cheap-ass books. Got the International New Wave Discography here for a buck. Usually good biographies.

Nobunny played at the Next Door on Hotel Street. Hotel Street has been a traditionally sleazy street in Chinatown and still has the flavor even though it's been cleaned up a lot. Still prostitutes and lowlifes scurrying around. Worth walking down to see the effects of Ice on a person's complexion and disposition.

http://nextdoorhnl.com/nobunny-at-nextdoor/

Probably worth checking with Jet Setter Productions, looks like they set up the show. I think they flew the Mean Jeans in, too. Hawaii loves Jawaiian and pop punk. Not much you can do about that.

Pretty much any bar called CLUB ____ is a Korean hostess bar. Club Office and Club Nothing were my favorite names. Dives but not necessarily fun.

Las Marianas Yacht Club & Marina... last tiki bar on Oahu and pretty cool & used to be weird enough. Looks like they cleaned it up, but if you're into cheesy Hawaiian / Tiki stuff it should be fun.

Banzai Rocks Skatepark & Kapolei skatepark are all right.

That's my tips. Have fun. Eat plate lunches. Eat more poke.

[Sprague]

This shithead student of mine must've been to Honolulu:

[chud]

found a waikiki surf battle for $4 at jellys a couple years ago.
like everyone said, eat korean bbq and sushi everyday. almost any korean bbq place is good. kimchee II on wailae ave in kaimuki (close to waikiki) is my favorite sit down korean restaurant. also, fort ruger market (a convenience store) a little outside of wakiki, at the base of daimond head crater and down the street from kapiolani community college has the best hawaiian food and poke. they may not have it ready to scoop, so ask them to make you ahi poke with hawaiian salt, sesame oil, and maui onions, and then ask for a side of chili pepper water to pour on there. good as fuck. rainbow drive inn has awesome bbq beef and cheese sandwiches. and get ice cream from bubbies in the university area. best ice cream you'll ever have. also, shave ice from waiola shave ice (there should still be one down the street from rainbow drive inn) or from matsumotos on the north shore. get it with ice cream  inside and condensed milk poured on top. also good as fuck. zippys are all over the place and never close. you should try it. get fried chicken and chili; both probably pretty peculiar from any fried chicken or chili you've had, but good. i eat it a few drunken late nite meals there everytime i go back.
the beaches in kailua are better cuz they're less crowded with coconot sunscreen smelling tourists, but the last few times i've been back it's getting harder to find an empty beach.

[Mitch]

2 things that are probably in every travel guide thing ever, but still worth it:  Leonard's Bakery for the malasadas and Giovanni's Shrimp Truck.  Both delicious.

[Vinnie]

eat SPAM

[rub-a-dub]

I enjoy the smell of coconut suntan lotion. 

[chud]

yeah, leonards malasadas rule! make sure you eat them right away though or they get shitty.

a cool place to check out is the port lock area on the east side of the island near hanauma bay. you can find your way onto the black rock cliffs that overlook the ocean. if you seen the show lost, everytime they are traveling somewhere near the ocean over rocks it looks like this. not sure if it was specifically there but pretty much around here i'm sure. there's a place called spitting caves there where people jump (sometimes to their deaths) into a little cutout thing right in front of a cave. when the surge of water goes out the cave spits. you gotta jump when the water comes in so its deeper and you don't get sucked into the cave. i've never done it. too fucking high and scary. you gotta get a running start and clear a little ledge at the same time as timing the water flow. fuck that. i've seen some of my friends do it. yikes.

[BRACE]

I enjoy the smell of coconut suntan lotion. 

[BRACE]

 hey guys remember when we did molly at a cabin w/ each other last weekend

[chico]

Ha!!! I love it that all you cabin boys are reuniting for this thread. Next stop, Hawaii?