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To: QTI on SI who wrote (23400)	12/10/2025 4:11:13 PM
From: Smart_Asset	1 Recommendation Recommended By QTI on SI Respond to of 23650

OT <<As much as we love living in PNW, I'm just tired of cold wet winter weather,>> Can't beat the summers up here..I'm heading south next week for a month of sun, golf, and tennis.

To: QTI on SI who wrote (23400)	12/10/2025 4:57:20 PM
From: Chairo Kiisu Ichiro	4 Recommendations Recommended By agniv jritz0 mykesc2020 QTI on SI Respond to of 23650

[ We will be just staying in Oahu (Honalulu), no Island hopping for us. ] While there, might want to visit: PCC[1] Byodo-In[2] Punchbowl[3] Diamond Head[4] Leeward coast[5] [ I'll also get to practice my Japanese there. ] Understood. Fondly recall some great Japanese restaurants, but after far too many decades, would be surprised if they still exist.[6] Best wishes, Kiisu 1. The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction and living museum in Laie on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii. . ht tps://grokipedia.com/page/Polynesian_Cultural_Center . ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_Cultural_Center 2. The Byodo-In Temple is a non-sectarian replica, at approximately one-half scale, of the Phoenix Hall (Hoo-do) from Japan's 11th-century Byodo-in Temple in Uji, constructed without nails in the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park on Oahu's Windward Coast in Kaneohe, Hawaii. . ht tps://grokipedia.com/page/Byodo-In_(Hawaii) . ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byodo-In_(Hawaii) 3. The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (informally known as Punchbowl Cemetery) is a national cemetery located at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii. . ht tps://grokipedia.com/page/National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific . ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific Am an US Army vet and for me visiting there is invariably a tearjerker. 4. Diamond Head . ht tps://grokipedia.com/page/Diamond_Head%2C_Hawaii . ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Head,_Hawaii Climbed it every time I've visited. That's still possible, but nowadays with restrictions. . ht tps://gostateparks.hawaii.gov/diamondhead 5. It was quieter and (much) less developed during my time on the island. . ht tps://findingmandee.com/2025/08/11/leeward-side-of-oahu/ 6. Preferred the tiny, informal Japanese diners frequented by the locals as opposed to those that catered to tourists.

To: QTI on SI who wrote (23400)	12/10/2025 5:17:11 PM
From: mykesc2020	1 Recommendation Recommended By QTI on SI Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23650

Nice! I like Oahu the best. I left in 1998, but visited ever other year until about 2015, so I might not be the best source for current info. I like TJs too, but the "market scene" in Hawaii that I remember was 10x better. Foodland is still there, but my favorite, Daiei, is gone, but from what I hear Don Quijote carries on in similar fashion. Of course tons of smaller shops for Poke and other local stuff. Not sure if it's still there but downtown Chinatown had an underground "wet" market that I used to love going to. Add to that, a bunch of sidewalk sellers of various types of produce in the area too. Are you sure there is no state tax? Anyway, have fun. I always wanted to move back, but that aint happening for me. :-(