Hughes,
Maybe you should rephrase your question.
Where should I not go to while in Hawaii.
This seems a much better fit for you.

1hughes - you should just proceed with the one interest you actually identified - hole up in your hotel room (don't go to the bar, it might actually look (gasp!) Hawaiian) and drink until you pass out. Wake up & repeat, until it's time to fly out of your self-pronounced tourist hellhole some people actually consider Paradise.

"The entire Hawaii discussion is biased toward people who like Hawaii."

You bet! And there is nothing wrong with it. If you hate some place, why go? And if you have to, just bring a good book to read and stay in a hotel with a pool and shade.

And don't look for sympathy "ah, poor 1, he'll have nothing to do". I firmly believe there are no un-interesting places, only un-interesting people.

And by the way, there are discussions started by people who can't go on a winding road, or cannot drive, or cannot scuba-dive, or are on diets so popular activities/restaurants are out. These people don't trash a destination, they ask how to make the most of it within their limitations.

RE swimsuits...my rule is to keep the sarong on till the exact moment I enter the water.. or only swim at places where there is no chance I'll run into people who know me... Paula, I met you and I find it hard to believe you don't look good in a bathing suit!

As for 1hughes, I'm guessing she was posting while doing what she does best: drinking.

First post for this cranky, negative, troll ??

<The entire Hawaii discussion is biased toward people who like Hawaii.>

Well obviously you aren't even bothering to read or consider replies. As I mentioned I thought I would not like Hawaii... until I actually went there.

How do you know it won't be the same for you?



<You let guidebooks and other people lead you by the nose into doing things that you don't really want to do.>

OK, since you set yourself up for this one, then WHY are you going to Hawaii. Why are you letting "otehr people lead you by the nose into doing things that you don't really want to do"????????????

"I firmly believe there are no un-interesting places, only un-interesting people."

PRECISELY! I couldn't agree more, Dayenu!

Get drunk and have someone drive you on a windy narrow crooked road(have them go very fast). Then after kayaking, go snorkeling. Of course, finish the night off with a festive Luau.

Day 2
Start your day off with a Lomi Lomi spa-this will help the hangover, Then take that helicopter ride(we know you really wanna do that one). Sit by the pool(yes with more booze)
You probably enjoyed your first luau so much, you will want a 2nd one for tonite. (tip-arrive early since you will probably enjoy Happy Hour)

lcuy-Thanks for the nice comment but I still hate wearing a bathing suit. However, if I do it's exactly like you. Wear a saraong until the last possible minute and don't go where it's too crowded.

spiro-Love your itinerary for 1hughes. I bet he/she will have a great time!

"Wear a saraong until the last possible minute and don't go where it's too crowded."

Oh, for god's sake, after so many decades, I've finally learned that NO ONE is looking at me. They don't care about my bathing suit, or how it looks, or if it is holding me in here or there, or riding up, no one cares.
Just as I don't give a rat's a** about the wrinkly old guy, the fat young thing in the two piece, the old lady who's gone to gravity, or the hairy speedo guy, NO ONE CARES. THEY AREN'T WATCHING YOU.

I love to people watch!!

Funny story-- We were at a waterpark outside the bathroom/changing area. All of a sudden these 3 high school/college age looking boys come outside ranting and raving about an 80 year old wrinkled man taking a shower. They were totally disgusted. The showers were basically out in the open and would have been hard to miss anyone showering.

Sylvia-Lots of what we're saying is tongue and cheek and now you are yelling at us. I really don't care if people see me, it's just what I feel comfortable with.

And people do look-just ask spiro!! lol

I love "gone to gravity." Describes me to a tee.

No, I was tongue in cheek, too. And admit that I do look at the overfleshed and undersuited; kind of with a horrible fascination, esp. if they've tattooed!

>I thought I would not like Hawaii... until I actually went there.<

But going there when you thought you wouldn't like required an open mind. I doubt the OP/Troll has one.

I'm with you sylivia.....I'm pretty invisible. I am considerate of my fellow beach goers and wear a tankini that disguises my muffin top. I don't get admiring glances, but I don't seem to scare anyone either. It's not a bad place to be!

Getting a good base tan takes off 10 lbs and also - having one doesn't automatically label you as a tourist.

Geesh - I can even remember when I used to workout (lift) in Hawaii - at the local health club - and when you do tha t- you are almost 1/2 Kama-aina.

1hughes

Are you kidding? Honolulu and Waikiki are located on Oahu and are large metropolitan cities! There is plenty of night life, bars, clubs to keep you drinking and happy.

Quite frankly if you can't find something enjoyable about Hawaii your tired of life IMHO!

<But going there when you thought you wouldn't like required an open mind. I doubt the OP/Troll has one.>

tenthumbs, Well no actually it's because my parents bought me a plane ticket for a family reunion kind of trip to celebrate their 50th anniversary -lol!

I came on this thread originally because I actually did have sympathy for 1hughes. Plenty of people prefer urban settings to exploring or relaxing on a tropical island. That part's fair enough.

BUT then we go on to...

<You let guidebooks and other people lead you by the nose into doing things that you don't really want to do.>

<Anyone who dares thinking independently is a snob or not fun to travel with, right?>

Sorry but I hardly call getting drunk in London, Rome, or Paris a terribly original or 'independent' idea.