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Things to do in Honolulu?
« on: 11 Apr 2011, 02:46 »

I'm off to Honolulu mid June and I'm not really sure what goes on in Hawaii beyond swimming and checkin' out Pearl Harbour? I assume there are most of the same chain stores as the mainland (gotta eat me some taco bell, burger king and KFC)?

Does anyone know anywhere cool to go for gigs/drink? Am I going to die of sweat? I imagine a tropical island in the middle of summer will be obscenely hot.

I'm only the for 5 days and I'm going to be with my parents but I can't imagine they'll expect me to hang out constantly.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #1 on: 11 Apr 2011, 10:48 »

Maui is way better, and also cooler. The Big Island has a dry side. Uh... Waikiki, Diamond Head, and the North Shore are there, and the Valley of the Temples is cool (there is a replica of the Byodo-In!). Also, Waikiki Aquarium and the botanical gardens are pretty, but they might be expensive. I don't remember much specific because it's been a long time and I was with my family, sorry.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #2 on: 11 Apr 2011, 16:30 »

What's that dancing with the girls with coconut bras and skirts made of bamboo?  Do that?
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #3 on: 11 Apr 2011, 16:33 »

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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #4 on: 11 Apr 2011, 19:41 »

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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #5 on: 11 Apr 2011, 21:20 »

Jetskiz brah.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #6 on: 11 Apr 2011, 22:59 »

Snorkeling! Swimming with sea turtles has to be one of the single most magical things I've ever done.

I'll always love Kauai (the "rural" island) and its pristine wildernesses but there's probably stuff to see on the Big Island as well. Go on a hike!

You'd think it would be hot that near the equator but the fact that the islands are surrounded by the ocean keeps the temperature fairly temperate. It's not nearly as oppressive as, say, Nicaragua, but it's definitely warm. If you're on the wet side, be prepared for torrential downpours that literally appear in a manner of seconds. First time we went my dad rented a convertible and we couldn't get the top up in time before the inside of our car was fairly soaked.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #7 on: 12 Apr 2011, 08:53 »

I was 7 years old when my family went to Hawaii so I don't even remember what we did on each island now. I know we stayed in Honolulu which was where my brother was stationed. Diamond Head was pretty but we didn't go up to it or anything. I remember we spent at least a day at Waikiki Beach, and a day at Hanauma Bay, but I read that the "Toilet Bowl" is now closed to the public - it was this cool inlet where water would rush up from underneath and flush back out, and people would sit in it like a whirlpool. Pretty dangerous but really cool.

I vaguely remember the Ala Moana Center. The USS Arizona Memorial is definitely worth going to. Bishop Museum, if you like that sort of thing. Thurston Lava Tube is pretty awesome if you can make it to the Big Island, as is all of Crater Rim Drive.

What kind of things do you enjoy doing? Cultural stuff? Chilling out? Hiking? Driving?
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #8 on: 12 Apr 2011, 10:27 »

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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #9 on: 12 Apr 2011, 15:01 »

Dan, Kilauea is on the Big Island, silly.
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« Reply #10 on: 12 Apr 2011, 15:04 »

I dunno where the whole army thing is, but my friend Juice is stationed in Hawaii. Challenge him to a drinking contest, Riz. :psyduck:
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #11 on: 12 Apr 2011, 15:25 »

He would probably be stationed in Oahu, where Pearl Harbor is.
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« Reply #12 on: 12 Apr 2011, 15:26 »

You learn something every day.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #13 on: 12 Apr 2011, 16:52 »

What kind of things do you enjoy doing? Cultural stuff? Chilling out? Hiking? Driving?
Won't be able to drive as I'm from a right hand drive country. I guess I'm into lots of stuff? Primarily I want to find out if there's any sort of alternative culture in Hawaii. I understand there's a pretty big goth scene.

I want to soak up some American culture via my stomach and liver!
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #14 on: 12 Apr 2011, 21:12 »

Yeah honestly making the switch isn't as hard as you think it might be. You'll probably be a better driver than most because you're actually paying attention.
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« Reply #15 on: 13 Apr 2011, 00:08 »

There are goths in hawaii? What?
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« Reply #16 on: 13 Apr 2011, 00:13 »

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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #17 on: 13 Apr 2011, 08:45 »

I want to soak up some American culture via my stomach and liver!

One of my bosses (who is a bit of a foodie) told me one of the best Hawaiian dishes is the Loco Moco.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #18 on: 13 Apr 2011, 09:10 »

I am so confused. What does "right-hand drive country" mean? Hawaii drives on the right...
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« Reply #19 on: 13 Apr 2011, 09:28 »

Yeah, but Riz comes from a weird upside-down foreign land where they drive on the wrong side of the car/road.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #20 on: 13 Apr 2011, 09:42 »

k but

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Wouldn't that be a left-hand drive country... or are you just being tongue-in-cheek and my humor gland isn't working today?
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #21 on: 13 Apr 2011, 09:48 »

tl;dr dude's from Australia!
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« Reply #22 on: 13 Apr 2011, 09:49 »

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« Reply #23 on: 13 Apr 2011, 09:50 »

But seriously I hear the volcanoes are beautiful and a must-see even if they're really hot.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #24 on: 13 Apr 2011, 10:03 »

tl;dr dude's from Australia!
Wouldn't that be a left-hand drive country...
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #25 on: 13 Apr 2011, 10:13 »

The cars go on the left side of the road, the driver goes on the right side of the car (the driver should be on the side towards the median). Cars are referred to as left-hand or right-hand drive based on the side the steering column and other controls are on.

Dan, Kilauea is on the Big Island, silly.

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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #26 on: 13 Apr 2011, 10:24 »

Ah! Sorry, I'm used to calling them by which side of the road you drive on. Maybe I'm the one in the weird upside-down foreign land...
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #27 on: 13 Apr 2011, 16:03 »

Nah, most of Europe and places like Russia and the Middle East and pretty much anywhere that wasn't colonised by the UK at some point drive on the right-hand side of the road.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #28 on: 13 Apr 2011, 16:36 »

I am so confused. What does "right-hand drive country" mean? Hawaii drives on the right...

That is what he is saying. Riz is saying he is from a left hand drive country, so the car is on the left hand side of the road, but the driver is on the right side of the car, so you use your left hand to change gears and whatnot. You guys drive on the right side, so the driver sits on the left and he would use his right hand to do the gear changing etc. Everything would be backwards so it would be confusing hence why he figures he won't be driving anywhere.

Oh whoops, skipped the one post where this was explained. Carry on!
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #29 on: 13 Apr 2011, 17:00 »

Obviously our way is correct because it makes more sense to me to use your dominant (right for most of the population) hand for driving and your lesser hand for gear-changing.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #30 on: 13 Apr 2011, 17:44 »

And socialised healthcare.

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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #31 on: 13 Apr 2011, 17:55 »

I don't drive so I don't know how difficult it is to adapt to driving on the other side of the road, however as a pedestrian visiting exotic drive-on-the-right countries I basically have to retrain 30 years of instinctively looking right for oncoming traffic before crossing a road. In my experience it usually take two or three weeks to start looking the appropriate way automatically - by which time usually I'm due to go back home and have to retrain myself all over again.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #32 on: 13 Apr 2011, 19:41 »

Nope, nothing at all to do there. The place is a shithole.

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« Reply #33 on: 13 Apr 2011, 20:32 »

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« Reply #34 on: 13 Apr 2011, 21:23 »

I don't drive so I don't know how difficult it is to adapt to driving on the other side of the road

Honestly the only part that's particularly difficult is driving in parking lots or other places where there aren't pretty obvious cues as to what side of the road you should be on. That's when you'll find yourself drifting across to the wrong side.
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« Reply #35 on: 14 Apr 2011, 01:38 »

Obviously our way is correct because it makes more sense to me to use your dominant (right for most of the population) hand for driving and your lesser hand for gear-changing.

Nah, with left hand drive you can rest your left arm on the windowsill and drive with the right. Mad comfy.
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« Reply #36 on: 14 Apr 2011, 16:26 »

B..but.. I can rest my right elbow on the windowsill and drive with my right hand? (I also have a small car.)
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« Reply #37 on: 14 Apr 2011, 16:56 »

Honestly, I'm just trying real hard to imagine right hand drive and it makes me feel claustrophobic for some reason.

Where's the clutch pedal on right hand drive?
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« Reply #38 on: 14 Apr 2011, 16:58 »

It's on the left, closest to the gearstick. It goes clutch, brake, accelerator from left to right.


Also the windscreen wipers are generally on the left side of the wheel, and the indicators on the right, thought I have driven a car where they were opposite and would constantly turn the wipers on instead of indicating.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #39 on: 14 Apr 2011, 19:30 »

Yeah I think generally European cars have the inicator on the left while Asian cars have it on the right. I can't for the life of me remember where a car actually built in Australia puts 'em.

Also yeah, even though the driver is on the opposite side from 'murka/Canada/Continental Europe to England or Australia, the pedals stay in the same place. I think Australia's way makes more sense on this one, you clutch and shift gears with the same side of yr body!
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #40 on: 16 Apr 2011, 12:03 »

if you drive on the left, then the right side of the road becomes the wrong side.

how does that make sense?
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« Reply #41 on: 16 Apr 2011, 12:16 »

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« Reply #42 on: 17 Apr 2011, 13:01 »

After more than three months, I am still incapable of crossing a one-way street without looking both ways - one to check the way I actually know the traffic is coming from, and an involuntary flick to the other side because I can't quite believe that the cars won't come from there.
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« Reply #43 on: 18 Apr 2011, 01:26 »

Yeah I think generally European cars have the inicator on the left while Asian cars have it on the right. I can't for the life of me remember where a car actually built in Australia puts 'em.

Opposite of that, actually. The Hondas, Acuras, Nissans, and Subarus I have driven all have indicators and headlights on the left and wipers on the right.


It always seemed strange to me that you would do all the active complicated things (shift gears, etc) with the side of your body that is not dominant. Unless you are a leftie, obviously.
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« Reply #44 on: 18 Apr 2011, 02:15 »

In terms of wanting the control of a dominant hand, I would say steering trumps gear-shifting any time.   :-P
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« Reply #45 on: 18 Apr 2011, 07:30 »

If your non-dominant hand is too uncoordinated to be trusted to change gears or steer on it's own then maybe you should buy an automatic instead.
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« Reply #46 on: 19 Apr 2011, 14:40 »

I mean, I have driven both kinds of cars on the respective wrong and right sides of the road*, and the worst thing for me is the mirror being in the wrong place, because looking there is a habitual automatic motion. Everything else is fine, but my brain has a history of mirroring things to the point that I don't always know whether my memories are flipped or not. For instance, I broke my right foot when I was 14, but I can't necessarily tell you which one it was if you just suddenly ask me; I got hit by a drunk driver in 2007, who clipped me on the front right and made me spin out, but I swore up and down to the cops that he had been on my left, because that's what I remembered; Tommy and I went on a road trip once from Glasgow to London, and whenever I remember the driving parts I automatically see the american faster-on-the-left traffic patterns in my head, even though they were obviously reversed. Also, I am more or less ambidextrous, so it wouldn't really matter to me? I just thought it was the most logical way to do it. I always thought you would play guitar with your dominant hand on the neck, too, but whatever.



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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #47 on: 19 Apr 2011, 15:35 »

When I was twelve years old I spent a couple of months in France (convalescing from TB).  My memories of  journeys, and even of the map which I used to read in the car, all became reversed almost immediately.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #48 on: 14 May 2011, 23:38 »

I am new to the boards, but I have lived in Honolulu for the last three years. 

There are no active volcanoes on Oahu.  Diamond head crater is a dormant volcano, and a decent hike/view.  Maka'pu is a nice hike with a view.

If you want to go snorkeling Hanama Bay is beautiful and fairly close to Waikiki. 

At night there are quite a few bars downtown Honolulu, so you can probably find something you like.

The Dole Pineapple plantation has a maze and some killer Pineapple Ice Cream.

If you are looking for American food, there are plenty of fast food joints around, but if you go to Dixie Grill past the Arizona memorial, it is more southern style food.  The food is good, I usually get the ribs and sweet tea, and the prices are not bad for Hawaii.

If you are still reading this thread and have any questions I can try and answer them.  I am married so I don't hit the clubs, but I work with some single guys that may be able to help out.
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Re: Things to do in Honolulu?
« Reply #49 on: 15 May 2011, 10:57 »

I know you can't, as it's totally forbidden to tourists, but…

…Go to Ni'ihau! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niihau
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fungi are fucking punk rock!
I hear they're really big underground.
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