Hey guys.. gonna go to Oahu for vacation in Oct.. just wondering if some of you natives can point me out good local eats/non tourists good snorkel sites/deals etc.. or you can volunteer to be my guide..

 

no offense, but what is your age? or age bracket?

 

check out tantalus.....mos def eat at zippys..oxtail soup.
northshore...shrimp shack!

 

Defiantly head for the north shore away from the tourists.

I really liked the Polynesian Cultural Center, I thought it would be touristy but it turned out to be worth the time and money.

So much to see that doesn't cost also: Blow Hole, Hanauma Bay, China Town, Pali Lookout, Byodo-In Temple, Aloha Bowl swap meet, etc...

You have to try the North Shore shaved ice and some Spam Musibi.
http://www.matsumotoshaveice.com/

 

zippy's for oxtail? ew...
Kamehameha Bowling Alley is where it's at!

 

yups. Kam Bowl is the bestest evar.

 

could you imagine Jensen with a superman stance and saying that? LMAO

whoa, hawaiian supaman.

 

kam bowl's recipe?? i got it... hehe family related...

 

Great Thanks guys now I have a hankering for ox tail soup. I guess I'll have to take out a small loan today and go buy some from Kapiolani Coffee shop in Waimalu.

 

I've never eaten an Ox Tail Soup. Anyhow where are all these alleged Oxen that are missing their tails? It's a conspiracy I tell you!!!

 

waipahu spots
-k's bento-you gotta go early in the morning.
-thelmas - adobo fried rice
-leeward drive in - mean fried noodles

 

I'm 29.. so yea.. i can go to bars and clubs.. but then i can do that anywhere.. i want some good hawaiin experience.. something the tourists don't see or know about.. =p

 

so general consensus is kam bowl for oxtail soup?

how bout some good snorkeling sites.. i know about hanauma bay and shark's cove.. anywhere else?

i'll be there for 7days 6 nights.. so will need stuff to do to fill those days up.. hehe

 

Kam Bowl would be the place on Oahu.

Snorkeling would be Hanauma Bay, but with it being summer, the summer swells might make the water pretty dirty. Sharks Cove is a ho-hum kind of experience, more geared towards SCUBA diving.

 

my bad, i thought you meant like happy ending type stuffs.

Germaines Luau is cool. the hawaiian food is pretty geez. my other half used to dance tahitian there. and yes, Kam Bowl gots the good Oxtail Soup. if i were you, i'd bring the biggest pot with you and fill it up. i do that all the time. a reasonably priced, great tasting japanese buffet is Hakone in the hawaii prince hotel. a great japanese restaurant in waikiki is Kyo-ya. Ruth's Chris steakhouse in Restaurant Row gotsta bomb steak too. The Chart House has awesome oyster rockefeller, and Escargot.