A few things to remember
about a Hawaiian holiday,
any time ofthe year:

Car Rentals: It neveg hurts
to reserve your car well in
advance, and, unless your
whole holiday is planned for
downtown Honolulu, a car is
a must. At certain times and
on certain ‘islands, cars are
hard to get. Kauai seems to
be the tightest and many
local people remarked at
how lucky we were to have
ours,

Prices vary quite a bit so
shop around.

If you have any claim at
all for a commercial
discount — use it. For
example, I got a car on
Molokai for $10.99 a day
because I could prove that I
was legitimately ‘‘on
business.”

I heard a lot of horror
stories from other tourists
about the treatment . the
received from car rental staff
in various places. I can
honestly say we were treated
royally by American In-
ternational on four islands
‘and Tropicana on one.

If you're underaged
(which means under twenty-
five) you may have trouble
getting a car at all. The
regulations vary from
company to company but it
seems that your best bet is to
make your arrangements
from home. Some com-
panies require a credit card
in your own name if renting.
especially up to age 25. If
your parents or. guardians
rent the car, you may be
allowed to drive it from age
18. Under 18, forget it.

Shopping: I HATE IT!
Can you think of anything
more awful for a confirmed
“non-shopper” than to have
to trail after a teen-aged

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husbands whose wives were
bent on putting most of
Hawaii into a shopping bag.

Trinkets: (maille leaves,
pukka shells, shell leis,
bracelets, pill boxes — you
name it!) Best spot to shop is
the alley beside the Waikiki
Beachcomber hotel. There
must be 100 little stands with
more junk than you could
haul home in a DC 10. The
prices are low compared to
anyplace else.

Monkey pod (and other
wood) bowls and

the islands have a _ huge
assortment, I have bought

nearly all mine at the little”
shops across the street from —

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All of the stuff ’'ve bought
over the years is still going
strong: Huge salad bowls
that cost the earth in Canada
are about $30, platters that
cherish a whole baked
salmon about $25. This time
I bought two bowls, one
square and nearly flat for my
favorite tomato-onion salad
and one middle-sized, petal
shaped — perfect for
coleslaw. The small one was
$i1, the larger one $19.

Kitchen junk: My hatred
of shopping doesn’t extend
to kitchen shops. Love ‘em!
The best I've ever found
short of Ming Wo in Van-
couver is Miles Gupton on
the Kuakini Highway in
Kona. It’s a fair way out of
town on the road to the City
of Refuge but worth the
drive.

Aloha shirts, -etc.: Buy

them anywhere. The
cheapest muu-muus were in
shops along Waikiki's

Kalakaua Ave. Yetch!

Quality Hawaiian clothes:
Alfred Shaheen = shops,
scattered throughout the
islands. Beautiful silk-screen
prints on original designs.
Really class merchandise —
prices to match.

T-Shirts: “Crazy Shirts” —
located almost everywhere
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Maui Waui) were some of
the familiar “Love to eat
them mousies” and “Dad
Cat.” They've got a large
selection — just wish I could
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