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From: bob@islenet.UUCP (Bob Cunningham)
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Subject: Re: Hawaii
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Date: Mon, 25-Nov-85 17:17:43 EST
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Terry Dougherty notes:

...

> Shopping - Best place for local shopping in the Flea Market at the Drive-In
> near the Pearl City Mall.  I think it is every Wednesday, Saturday and
> Sunday.

Well, it's actually the "swap meet" at the Pearl City Drive-In Theatre next
to the Pearl Ridge Shopping Center, and it's on Saturdays and Sundays only.
Just down the street from where I live, incidentally.

Otherwise ...

> Everything in downtown Oahu is touristee and priced high.  Go to
> the shopping malls for better prices.

Especially true if by "downtown" you meant Waikiki.  Stay away from
stores primarily visited by tourists and you'll definitely save money
(and end up with fewer "authentic Hawaiian souvenirs" that you don't notice
until you get home actually have a tag which says "made in Taiwan").

> Places not to Go:  Stay out of the Chinatwon area at night (local working 
> girls and porno shops).  Do not go on the leeward coast (local slum area 
> for Hawaii and the locals do not like tourists).

Sad, but true.

Frankly, if you're planning a trip to the Hawaiian Islands, I'd recommend
spending most of your time on the "neighbor" islands (Kauai, Maui,
Hawaii) rather than Oahu.  (that's where many of us on Oahu often go on
our vacations ...)
-- 
Bob Cunningham  {dual|vortex|ihnp4}!islenet!bob
Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii