The Goods

APB (Aala Park Boardshop) Skate decks & shoes, Logo Ts, stickers & stuff. You need their latest (greatest hits) DVD “The Struggle”, repping skating as an art & a sport w/ their team to be wreckin’ with. 85 N. King St @ River ~ 585-8538
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The Beat Plenny DJ vinyl & any kine CDs. DJ Kevin’s been at this game forever, but hasn’t aged a decade. He’s still the life guard of the local record pool! I used to buy androg~euro-imports from his shop back when it was in the 2139 Kuhio “gay district” during the ‘80’s (when it was cool to be gay. Now it‘s just okay to be that way. Gee, thanks Clay Aiken) 2570 Beretania St #103 on the second floor ~ 946-3771
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buti groove Hanging loose like locals do, they’ve still stepped upp to the world stage, helping Hawaii’s half-breed homeboy into da White House w/ original Obama t-shirts & buttons alongside their other island interests. I can have some Keika ’n’ eat it 2? 500 Piikoi @ Kona St ~ 589-2884
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Cloth Hawaii Trust boutique owner Micah’s impeccable taste & talented hands to find classic vintage pieces or create timeless re-designs to help cloth with potential shine. She could prolly do the same for you. 909 Kapiolani ~ 341-9044
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Contemporary Museum Shop Books, prints, jewelry, games, even skateboards! Modern objects d’art, not too hipster or otherwise trying too hard. Some of the staff is so “interesting” they oughtta be hung on walls or put upp on pedestals under glass. 2411 Makiki Hts Drive ~ 526-0232
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Dig Lifestyles If I wear their shit, I’m sure it’s cool to someone, but how would I know who, or where they could see me in it? “Excuse me cutie, could you tell me how to appeal to like, Asian car geeks, Blatino B Boys, or even Hot Hawaiian Knights like yourself? I ain’t tryin’ to get married, I just wanna get to it. You know, come & go? Money’s no object. Men’s Large, please. Ward Warehouse (1050 Ala Moana Blvd)~ 946-8620
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Don Quijote Japanese-y market, souvenirs & daytime food court. No matter what colour you are, or what colour you like, you’ll probably pick upp something. My fave colour is Korean & boom! There: Korean pears, soap operas, K-Pop CDs, even a Yummy take-out during reg biz hours. 801 Kaheka St. ~ 973-4800
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80% Straight One of the longest-running queer-themed shows in town. For dressing upp or down in a gay way, this modest closet of a boutique still stands proud after all these years. You go gays! My first high school job I did dildo inventory w/ my then boyfriend who used to work there. Now she’s got boobs & a beard. 134 Kapahulu~ 923-9996
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Fighting Eel The comfy, welcoming warehouse, lil’ lofty vibe of the shop is as airy & light as their simple cotton dresses in surprising shapes & prints. I think Rona was into photography when I met her. Now I see she manifests her visions by creating moving images. But I’m so socially so-so, I never got to know Rona. I’m gonna see if this zine helps. 47 N. Hotel St ~ 524-1472
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Fitted A flawless fusion of art, sports, politics & culture, subtly in your face but supposed to be on your body. Caps & T’s that tease & teach too. Check their website fittedhawaii.com for their twice weekly drops of knowledge & style. Well spoken dark meat on staff. Waitin’ in line, mine eyes seen the glory 1438 Kona Street ~ 942-3100
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Gecko Books Lucky it ain’t called Geeko Books as a tip off to all us fans of fanboys who frequent such freaky places not to buy toys, but to see the faces of joy as their nerdy wallies catch some jollies over heroic follies & impossibly perfect fatal femmes. 3613 Waialae Ave ~ 732-1292
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Goodwill Kinda like FUBU for the less fortuneate. Not only do they assimilate & employ folks with disabilities like CP, MRT, or TS, their clients & staff aren’t their only loyal customers. What they lack in luck, they make upp in style. Down & out diva or badass on a budget, help yourself & help others! Feels good, don‘t it? Looks good too.
Makiki area: 1075 S Beretania St ~ 521-1798
Kaimuki: 3638 Waialae Ave ~ 737-3284
Kailua: 629 Kailua Road ~ 263-9312
Pearl / Aiea: 98-019 Kam Hwy ~ 488-1230
Waipahu: 94-144 Farrington Hwy ~ 677-9521
Wahiawa: 823 California Ave ~ 621-6054
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Hawaii’s Natural High Still rockin’ the pipes, after all these years, the owner’s actually taken on Pipeline Café and lighting upp that joint as well. Incense, rock-n-roll T’s, “tobacco” paraphernalia, & you know... Tommy Chong’s a smokes/spokesperson. Were they always at 339 Saratoga Rd ~ 926-3000
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In4mation Definitive dealers of the dish du jour in surf/skate shoes, shirts…that kinda shit. Featuring risqué prints with a smart, thoughtful but carefree way about them. FYI, keep it on the DL ok butt: I dunno what I wouldn’t do for a jug o’ Jun juice! Note to self : the cunt in you is pro-seed. *gulp!* Ward Warehouse (uppstairs & down) ~ 597-1447 & aka/dba “Aloha Army” 226 Lewers ~ 923-0888
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Jelly’s Verging right on ragtag, but rather resilient, astray Norm & his royally loyal team of radio free rebels, buy & sell the media of yesterday & today like there’s no tomorrow for the formats. Defying convention w/ the best of intentions, movin’ to their own beat for days. 670 Coral St ~ 587-7001
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Kicks Hawaii Sneaker freak destination deluxe. Mana-ging to keep both feet on the ground & their fingers on the pulse of the streets at the same time reaching for the stars while flipping the bird.
1530 Makaloa ~ 941-9191 & 1200 Ala Moana (Ward Centre) ~ 591-8018
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Linea Stay casual and upp to date but avoid being a dated casualty. Worldwide familiar face Paul Frank gives monkey business a good name, and the locally launched Fine line lives upp to theirs. To rock out at the clubs or wreak havoc on the streets, they got you covered. Ward Warehouse (1050 Ala Moana Blvd) 591-8990
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Leilow Artsy urban styles & stuffs for free, stylin’ funkster buffs. Get the 411 on Aloha Fixed, Honolulu’s papa wieldin’ no brakey bikey boys & babes. oops! These days he makin’ me crazing. 1532 Makaloa ~ 943-9111
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Millennium Sal’s more hard, not so crap Tot Hopic carrying cruder & crasser over-the-counterculture kitsch. Cop local lady Kisa Kosmos’s goth gear or real bullet belts coming outta the walls. Aloha Tower Marketplace ~ 545-7575
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Native Books / Na Mea Hawaii Cultural crafts & other artifacts, plus music, books, political proppy-ganda w/ knick knacks for kanaks, locals, even tourists too. Extra exploring & exposing Hawaiiana without exploiting it. Feels very ’aina approved. A hui hou, etcetera…! Ward Warehouse ~ 596-8885
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nohea Gallery Not your typical tacky tourist trash, they got some serious pieces made of everything from paper, wood, metal, glass. Traditional or modern, but neither sacred nor profane. Ward Warehouse ~ 1050 Ala Moana Blvd ~ 923-6644
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~On The Mat Fight Shop Gear, Gi‘s, videos & mags covering all aspects & mixes of martial arts. Best bet to catch a cutie in t-shirt, shorts & slippers w/ mmm cauliflower ears…if you’re into that…oh & they gotta shave their heads too! Non-haole a plus. 1255 Beretania ~ 282-3797
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Prototype Art gallery & street wear shop. Ts for chicks & dudes, local music, collectible accessories, all kine. Perfect environment for such a store. They feed off their surroundings, while nourishing them as well. Cyclical, almost sustainable. Gotta love Lofa! I owe him 1 IOU 4 breaking the ice b2n me + KTC <3>Pearlridge Ctr (upptown) ~ 484-8973 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rainbow Books & Records If you feel like going to a garage sale but ain’t lookin’ for bad art or ugly clothes, maybe just cheap books, music, even porn, then hit it to this haven. Trippy how them hippies fit it all in that small space, just don’t trip over all the stacks on the floor. If they don’t live there, they should: can read, listen to CDs & enjoy smut, feeling used. 1010 University Ave ~ 955-7994 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Revolution Books Old school agitators & future- feeling do-gooders pushing politically provocative multi-media & other expressions of oppression, leading you from depression & distraction toward taking action. Ungawa! 2017 S King St ~ 944-3106 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sera’s Surf and Shore Very ohana shop that’s held it down quite a while. Kinda where the beach meets the street, like a tide pool in a pothole. Shoes, Ts, DVDs, and a major flyer hub for local events around town. Ala Moana Center (Mauka side) ~ 949-7828 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Split Obsession Cute couple sells cute shit. Almost too hip, but so down to earth, you won’t get annoyed or feel excluded. Gotta lotta toys,clothes, all that kine you know, including original artworks by folks like Angry Woebots and Bigfoot. (If your name ain‘t Brady, get a tiki!) Worth the drive out just to see all the plastic & papier mache folks truly obsess over. 7192 Kalanianaole Highway (Koko Marina Shoppng Center) ~ 395-3380 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stylus New & re-used clothes, accessories, vinyl, cd’s, etc. You can sell your old shit for cash, or get more $$ in store credit. Local designs, art & gifts go get ‘em guys and gals! Goody! 2615 University Ave 3rd floor ~ 951-4500 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Toogruvz Axis between lowbrow & upper crust of street status. Dealing in DJ & Graffiti gear, you can find it here, if you seek spray pens or sound needles, Natural Koncepts & edificial indelibles. Puck’s Alley (2600 University Ave) ~ 946-7773
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Toys n’ Joys reppin’ almost every Asian obsession over childlike playthings promoting punishment and violence. Even a wall of air rifles in the back! Kawaii desu, yo! They could aim them things at me. I love geeks. 3632 Waialae Ave ~ 735-4546 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Urban Nomad True to the name, Frida wants to keep on moving, so she seeks help cleaning upp -and cashing out her cache of clothes. Carouse thru her collection of vintage & original designs, each as individual as the one-of-a-kind woman herself. BIG SALE @ 1023 Smith St ~ 391-1428 for hours.
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Urbanz ToysWhere the cuties gotta get their unnecessities: hippish toys, Ts, CDs, occasional thing swaps. The small space doesn’t feel like it limits the selection, still plenny stuff stay limited edition. 1126 12th Ave ~ 734-8596