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I'm looking to work on my Spanish in a casual environment or in formal classes. Does anyone know of any group or good tutors on Oahu?

Aloha -

If anyone is willing to share their squid luau recipe, I would greatly appreciate it!

Also curious to know if there is a certain brand of coconut milk that you recommend.

Mahalo in advance for your help!

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I recently got a new job at a small business in Honolulu and although I don’t have an official title, I’m basically a Director of Operations/Operations Manager/COO.

I’m about to negotiate a salary after my trial period is coming to close. I checked indeed and salary.com and they claim jobs like that command a high-5 figure/low-6 figure salary.

I’m really curious to know if people actually working in Honolulu are making 6 figures (who are not in the military or some super specialized medical field.) Most people I’ve encountered seem to be making mid-5 figure and just getting by. I don’t get the sense people are living comfortably here. Any thoughts?

Mahalo!

Has anyone listened to or seen the recent podcast episode with Etienne Aurelius? surprised to see Kamaka hosting this episode, as it seems quite insensitive to the victims of the Lahaina wildfires.

Protest against project 2025 and make our voices heard. It is not too late to protest and resist, it’s not too late to instigate some form of change! People need to be educated and informed, and the government needs to see we won’t just lay down and take it - protesting is a way of showing that.

Hey there has anyone received their tickets for the Merrie Monarch Festival 2025 yet? Curious when those will start arriving in peoples mailboxes 😬

My friend was telling me about an incident where a kahala mall security guard (I think Asian) tackled someone. The video was on some sort of local Instagram account. Can anyone help me find this video?

Anyone know where to buy? Oahu

Hi! I read the rules and this isn’t a research survey and I’m not visiting or moving to Hawaii. Just a mainlander who wants to learn more, so I hope it’s okay to ask here. :)

I’m just wondering how often the traditional Hawaiian religion(s) are practiced in present-day Hawaii. Demographic info I’ve found on the internet classifies a lot of Hawaiians as “other” and “unaffiliated” but doesn’t break that down further. It also doesn’t account for people who might practice traditional religion alongside another religion.

I’m not asking for specific numbers, just curious if, as an individual living in Hawaii, you know many people who practice traditional religion or whether you know very few.

My other (related) question is whether people practicing traditional religion are subjected to religious bigotry in Hawaii or whether it’s broadly embraced and respected.

Can anyone help me find this old zippys commercial?

Scenario: Couple in bed, pregnant lady gets up & wakes up her guy by saying "Honey? It's time!" Then they go eat at Zippys.

Mahalo in advance if you cam find the ad!

100% no one saw this lol 😂

If we want to keep our kids in their current school but move out of the school zone, how difficult is it to get a GE, especially for schools that don’t give many GEs?

I will be transferring from UHM to ASU (online). Obviously I can’t stay in the dorms anymore. Kalo Terrace is a wreck. Don’t even get me started on Hale Mahana (been there, done that, hated it, was lucky to get out of my lease 6 months in). And the YMCA is crazy expensive.

To be honest with you, Ive been living with my aunt and cousin (who moved in with us after finishing college in Oregon) the past few years since I moved from LA to Kaimuki. I’d preferrably would like to live nearby in Diamond Head, Wilhemenia Rise, Kapahulu, or even Kahala (though I hear housing tends to a bit more pricier down there) so I can check up on them every now and then (if there’s an emergency id be nearby) I could continue living with my Aunt and cousin but the house I’m currently living in isn’t that big, there’s only two bedrooms and I sleep on the couch most of the time (which I don’t necessarily have a problem with, just that it’s small and it sometimes hurts my back). I’ve been posting and asking on Facebook but every time I do I either get spam or get messages from suspicious people (I know what a scam looks like). Are there like any other outlets I go to (and that aren’t outdated by like 5 years and say that they’re in Waikiki)? Max I’m willing to pay in rent is somewhere around $1100, I’ll probably house with roommates.

Edit: I don’t understand what’s with the downvotes? I’ll have you know that I was actually born here and then moved with my family to LA when I was young. I wanted to come back here for college. Good grief Reddit is full of negativity and insensitive a-holes like how John Candy would call them.

Edit 2: After much research, I think I’ll just stick to an online community college from Cali…for now I prefer an associates degree (don’t ask me why). I found that what in state residents at ASU pay, I could pay a similar price for a two year degree out of state at a place like De Anza College.

I’m sitting outside of C&C Caninets where, on the advice of this sub and my drywall guy, I’ve ordered a new bathroom cabinet. Now, where do I look for a faucet? I want some style and quality. There’s a plumbing supplies store somewhere. Is that where I should go or somewhere else? Also, I have to renovate another bathroom in the near future. I wanted to have some pizzaz! I painted the kitchen cabinets in a really old (like, 1930s) kitchen in Kaimuki and they look great. I don’t have any 95 year old cabinets available in my current home. Where could I get quality unfinished cabinets?

Anyone know where in the world the get their “Korean” sauce?

Beautiful solid koa wood 5 drawer dresser, curious as to the value before I decide if I want to part with it.

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Anyone know? Or is it just coincidence? Looks like they both shut down around the same time. Not sure about the other locations

Another attempt of a federal nationwide abortion ban has been introduced in congress again (last one was 2015 and it didnt pass) How would Hawaii react to it. I’m scared of a federal nationwide abortion ban overwriting state law.

Aloha, I am nearing retirement, and I would love to own and store a car on the mainland (ideally Oregon or Washington). How do I register the car on the mainland? Is this even possible? I would be willing to travel to any state that would allow this. I do not want to ship a car over. I would have to ship it back to renew the registration in order to do the safety check here in Hawaii. My dream is to have a car I own stored on the mainland so I can visit often and do some serious road trips. Mahalo for your advice.

Anyone know why traffic is so bad heading from Pearl City to town tonight?? Taking 40 minutes to go 4 miles outside of rush hour is crazy (it’s 10 pm at the time of posting this)

I’ve been buying geek bars for a while now and I’ve realized they have been harder to find recently. I’ve heard from a few people that they’re getting banned. Is this true? If so does this count towards all disposables?

Anyone have any intel on the new construction at the old Waipio Outback Steakhouse? I'm curious to know what restaurant (if any) is going in and when we can expect it to open. I can't find anything online about this.

Does anyone know if Iolani and Mid-Pac have any supports in place, such as special ICT classes or executive functioning classes for teens in high school with learning differences, such as ADHD? And if so, would you mind sharing your experiences? Are they the type of schools who try to counsel our these types of students or are they supportive? Are there any private schools in Hawaii that anyone would recommend that are not schools specifically for kids with learning differences like Assets, but just are "regular" schools that have strong supports in place? Any insight would be much appreciated.

I don’t know if any of you have heard this song or would even know why it’s gone, but I just went to go listen to it today and I saw that it wasn’t in my playlist so I searched it on Spotify and yup, it’s gone.

When I tried to see if it was just Spotify, I saw that this song is also not available if you click the sound on tiktok videos.

This song was soooo good, from Hawaiian Soljah’s voice to Mark’s chants so I’m curious as to why it might’ve been deleted