(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Editor In this Personality Profile on PubClub.com, we feature Luau Larry, the laid back haole from Hawaii. loha nui loa. A Hui Ho. Okole Maluna. These cheerful Hawaiian phrases flow off his lips as easily as the rum flows down his throat. Meet Luau Larry, the forever-blonde, … [Read more...]
Social Media Posts Get Man Arrested In Hawaii For Violating COVID-19 Quarantine
Tourist Nabbed After Final Post Announcing His Location At The Airport By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Social Media Blogger A Los Angeles man, who was going around the Hawaiian island of Oahu posting pictures and videos of himself on his social media accounts, was arrested this week for violating the state's 14-day quarantine emergency law. And it was his … [Read more...]
PubClub.com’s Virtual Destination Of The Week: Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
#StayHome Travel Dreams Can Be Found In This Pacific Paradise By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Just because we're stuck #athome and can't travel doesn't mean we can't dream of travel while we are stuck at home. So to brighten your day I am presenting PubClub.com's virtual destination of the week, the Pacific paradise of Waikiki Beach, … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: USS Arizona Memorial Still Closed; Reopening Update
Popular Pearl Harbor Tourist Attraction To Resume In March By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The USS Arizona Memorial, one of the top tourism sites on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, has been closed since last May but may be reopening soon to visitors. According to the National Park Service, which runs the historic memorial, it could re-open in … [Read more...]
USS Arizona Memorial At Pearl Harbor In Hawaii Closed Indefinitely
Visitors Center Remains Open At This Moving Oahu Tourist Attraction By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The most emotionally moving attraction in the Hawaiian Islands is not accepting visitors. The USS Arizona Memorial, part of the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites, is closed indefinitely due to a safety issue. There is a crack in the loading ramp to get … [Read more...]
Southwest Airlines Secures Its Spot To Fly Into Honolulu Airport
Aloha Coming Soon And Warren Buffett Might Buy SWA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Southwest Airlines, traditionally a one-hour hop for most travelers, will soon be flying over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. It has already announced its intentions to fly to Hawaii and it has now been granted a “revocable permit” for space at Honolulu’s Daniel K. … [Read more...]
Maui Travel Visitor’s & Nightlife Guide Top Things To Do & The Best Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel & Nightlife Blogger Maui is an island of activities. For active individuals, Maui's diverse landscape offers excellent scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, windsurfing, fishing, hiking and golf. It also offers wandering, so get a car and explore. The tiny town of Paia, for example, looks like a ‘60s hippie surfing community … [Read more...]
Buzz’s Original Steak House A Good Place To Get Buzzed
Oahu Restaurant & Bar Best Known For Its Potent Mai Tais If you want to get buzzed on Mai Tais in Hawaii, you can certainly do that at the Royal Hawaiian bar on Waikiki Beach. They are so potent that they have broken them down into two categories, the "tourist" version or the "Old School," the latter only for Mai Tai and rum veterans. The Three Mai Tai … [Read more...]
Hawaii Visitor’s Guide Travel Information Hawaiian Customs
To prepare for the leisure in the islands, here's a leisurely look at what to expect from the culture, the customs, the people, the bars and the language in Hawaii. Myths and Legends of Visiting Hawaii In Hawaii, a soothing lifestyle fills the air like the smell of a fresh orchid lei. The fast pace of big-city life is as far away as the U.S. mainland. It's casual here, … [Read more...]
Hawaii Drinking And Liquor Laws Explained For Tourists
Rules For Drinking IN Bars & On The Beach Yes, it's paradise. Warm weather, palm trees, gorgeous beaches and, of course, tropical drinks with slices of pineapple and umbrellas on the edge of the glass. But as great as Hawaii is as a place to enjoy such drinks – and even several for those on vacation who want to cut loose and party – the state has some odd, … [Read more...]
Waikiki Beach Best Bars Tourist & Locals Bar Reviews
Waikiki Beach Walk, Locals Bars, Aloha Towers & Restaurant Bars As every good tourist knows, Waikiki is the centerpiece of activity on Honolulu. It has all the tacky tourist shops, overpriced stores and enough high-rise hotels (all seemingly called the "Outrigger") to provide lodging for the millions who come here seeking sunshine and tiki torches. It's also quite easy … [Read more...]
Top Reasons Why Duke’s On Sunday Is Waikiki Beach’s Best Party
Henry Kapono Brings In The Crowd And There's A Jimmy Buffett Song There's a reason even locals make Duke's Canoe Club, six days a week a tourist-first bar, a regular stop and Jimmy Buffett sings about it: Henry Kapono on the lanai. On Sundays, Duke's transpires from mostly-tourist lounge to rocking Honolulu bar. The crowd is four times what it is any other day – … [Read more...]
Honolulu & Waikiki Nightlife Nightclubs Strip Clubs Reviews Guide
Clubs & Dance Spots Beyond The Beach Days spend at the beach are followed with nights of dancing at the clubs. It's a Hawaiian tradition. This is hardly New York, mind you. Honolulu's club scene is much more laid-back. The dress codes are relaxed, the clubbers far less intense and the staff usually know who's coming in the door. There is little point in arriving … [Read more...]
First Friday Honolulu Street Block Party Review & Information
A Party n Paradise The First Friday Of Each Month There's a party the first Friday of the month in Honolulu. And it's not on Waikiki Beach. There are no long-riding waves, booze cruises and few – if any – tourists. But there ARE thousands of people, beer stations and, on occasion, the PubClub.com PubClubettes. It's First Friday, a huge block party on the streets of … [Read more...]
Waikiki Beach’s Best Booze Cruises Party Boats Guide Review
Mai Tais & Memories A Ture Hawaiian Paradise One of the great things about being in Hawaii is the easy access to water and the many activities it provides. One of our favorites is the booze cruise, a one-hour trip aboard a large catamaran that provides cheap thrills and even cheaper alcohol. Talk about boat drinks – get the right group and this can turn out to be … [Read more...]
Las Vegas-Style Aerial Burlesque Show Comes To Hawaii
'Addicted to Love' At at Honolulu's The Republik In July Honolulu takes on the look of Las Vegas in July with a Sin City-style of entertainment: an aerial burlesque show Volary Aerial Burlesque and The Republik present Addicted to Love live in Honolulu at The Republik on Saturday, July 13th. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 18th at 9 a.m. Volary Aerial Burlesque brings … [Read more...]
The Cure Concert Announced For Honolulu Hawaii
Band Playing At The Neil S. Blaisdell Center There are not a lot of concerts in Hawaii, so when one like this one happens it's a big deal. And The Cure is coming to Hawaii! Live Nation and BAMP Project present The Cure live on Oahu on Tuesday, July 30th at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center Arena. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 14th at 10a.m. Tickets will be available … [Read more...]
Hawaii’s Bizarre Drinking Laws Stun The Blogger In A Waikiki Bar
ABC Board Punishes Tourists And Servers With Strange And Silly Restrictions I thought I knew Hawaii's bizarre drinking laws pretty well. You can't have two drinks in front of you at once, so if you are at a bar you must fully finish one before being served another. (If you want a "back-up" beer you can't get one but you can, oddly, order a pitcher. Last time I checked … [Read more...]