Post #143951 by joefla70 on Tue, Mar 1, 2005 10:15 AM

I was in Hawaii a couple years ago for my honeymoon. On the day that we were flying home I discovered that in Honolulu, at the Aloha Bowl (where the NFL plays the pro bowl) they have a flea market on the weekends. I bought some koa items and monkeypod bolws there, some inexpensive 100% kona coffee (beware of cheap ones that are just "blends") and other Hawaiian items. Unfortunately, we didn't have a lot of time to spend at the flea market because we went on our way to the airport, but there was a lot to see there.

Also, every Walmart in Hawaii (and there seems to be one on every island) has an entire section of the store devoted to hawaiian/tiki items. You can get a lot of the same types of things you would find at Hilo Hatties, but a LOT cheaper there.

Also, there might be some craft or art shows while they are there, so they could keep an eye out for that. When we were in Maui, there was an outdoor craft show where there were carved tiki totems and other items for sale. It might be a good idea to check to see if there are any of these events going on while they are there.

I really didn't stop at any antique or thirft stores when i was there, so I don't know about where one would go to find rare / unique items.