2024 May 11 | Around central Waikiki, Leahi Festival
A fun standin on Royal Hawaiian Ave.
And another one.
Ogii surprised me with lunch at Aloha Melt since I loved the Grilled Cheese Truck in Los Angeles.
Don't be impatient.
Me with the food.
Ogii by a statue of sumo wrestler Akebono, the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna.
Some cheap shops.
And some expensive ones.
Another.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences are very cool looking.
There are two separate buildings.
Even the studios are very expensive and out of our price range.
The large units even more so.
Very nice inside, though.
Penthouse G is selling for over $6 million.
It has a private rooftop lanai. I wonder if any of the rooftop is available for other residences or if it's all private?
The nearby Longs Drug / CVS.
It's open 24 hours, which is convenient.
A little beer garden out front.
With seating.
Uh oh, an accident.
They made a turtle out of the "O."
Private karaoke rooms.
An indoor shooting range.
Dispensary.
Spanish tapas restaurant.
Many people ride scooters around Waikiki.
This revolving rooftop restaurant is now closed.
The Leahi Festival was on Kalakaua Avenue by Waikiki Beach.
Lots of meat.
Corn.
Jewelry.
More food.
Desserts.
Mochi donuts.
Cool fake grass.
Leis.
Sunglasses.
Phone cases.
Sugarcane juice.
Pictures.
Drinks in pineapples.
Puzzles.
Wooden items.
Your name on a surfboard.
More food.
Cookies.
Wood carvings.
Another.
Dresses.
Crazy burgers.
Skewers.
Squid.
Jerky.
This is the same guy I bought my hand-carved cattle-bone necklace from a couple of years ago.
Macarons.
Soap.
Acrylic and wood dishes.
Cookies.
Stickers.
Clothes.
Henna.
Coconut front hats.
A dancer.
Shave ice.
Cork items.
Nigerian food.
Meat.
More meat.
BBQ.
Fries.
Chicken.
Our dinner.
And a honey cone for dessert.
Waikiki Beach.
Many surfers.
No feeding birds.