Hawaiian Lomi Lomi
Got up at 5 a.m., stepped out to greet the new morning, looked at, and waved to the swimming pool below. “What to do, what to do…?” Ah, I know who will give me tourist-advice: the concierge! He suggested I take a shuttle to the Aloha Bowl, for the Monday-Wednesday-Friday Swap Meet. For $6 (one way,) I hopped on the shuttle and enjoyed a leisurely ride to a NOT leisurely day of spending. It’s a fun, probably “one time is enough” experience.
Hundreds of vendors sell their junk and treasure to thousands of shoppers. You can buy 8 T-shirts for $12.00, fairly good quality Aloha Shirts for $10.00, other clothing, radios, toys, beach towels and baskets, and surprise: suitcases so you can lug everything back to your hotel! I got a big, floppy hat that I’m told is a bargain at $10.
“It is at least $25 on the mainland.”
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As soon as I landed at the Honolulu Airport, I took in a deep breath of fresh Hawaiian air, and smiled, “Yippee, I’m back!” I have been coming to Hawaii since the early 1980s. Back then, as a single mother, I saved my money all year long for the treasured Hawaii trips with my daughter, Tina. Over the years, we have been privileged to stay in many of its finest hotels, including all-time Oahu favorites: HALEKULANI, ‘W’, THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN, SHERATON MOANA SURF.