Rachelle, Sheraton Waikiki, Waikiki, Honolulu

Sheraton Waikiki, Waikiki, Honolulu
After lunch, Allison, Susan and I hung out at the Sheraton Waikiki pool and drank more fruity drinks. I had a pina colada and a pina colada with macademia nut liquor (can’t remember what they called that drink) and some beer. Not all at once. John joined us [...]

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The Bus, Oahu
On Oahu, the bus is called “The Bus” and the largest fleet of cabs is called “The Cab.”

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Waikiki Wedding, Honolulu, Oahu

Diamond Head, Oahu

Diamond Head, Oahu
Walking around Waikiki. Taking in the sights. Doing a tiny bit of shopping. Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki is this strange mix of well-off Japanese tourists shopping at Louis Vitton and Furla thrown in with really sunburned tourists from Iowa shopping at ABC Store. Of course, that’s a gross [...]

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Dallas & Ryan, Honolulu, Oahu
Dallas’ friend Ryan took us to Tokkuri-Tei, a small Japanese izakaya-style restaurant. It was kind of a hole-in-the-wall that you’d have to live there to know about. It was not fancy at all (the menus were printed on copy paper and slid into sheet protectors at the table) but the food [...]

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As far as I can tell, Matsumoto Shave Ice is a North Shore institution. It’s an old family business that’s been open since 1951, anyone and everyone in the general vacinity of Haleiwa, all sorts of famous Japanese and American superstars have been there and their photos are on the wall, etc. Dallas told me [...]

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