Post #94576 by Kailuageoff on Fri, Jun 4, 2004 8:46 AM

I know what everyone says about Honolulu and the high-rises and how it is ruined and all of that negative stuff. But hey, Diamond Head is still there, right? The sweeping curve of the beach is the same. The Moana hotel. The Hale Kalani. The Royal Hawaiian. Iolani Palace and the Kamehameha statue. Bishop Museum. Kapiolani Park. And, for awhile longer the International Marketplace. There's definitely a core of legendary locations in Waikiki... that's what I'm going to be looking for.

And like Gecko indicates... what goes up in the future and how zoning and development are handled can have a big impact...

Some people I know in Florida get it when I tell them how much fun it is to stay at the Best Western Tahitian Resort and hang out for the weekend near the sponge docks in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Others look at me like I have to be insane to WANT to stay at some old hotel near a busy road and hang out in an outdated tourist trap. Oh well... true tiki is eccentric I guess, not mainstream at all.

I'm sure all the "normal" people thought those that started buying the old art deco hotels in Miami Beach were nuts when they started buying and fixing them up.

And, one last thing... How did Flounder get out of that tree?

Aloha everyone! We're gone to paradise as of tomorrow.

KG