What to Do in Honolulu, Hawaii | 36 Hours Travel Videos | The New York Times
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0:04 - 0:07[Music Plays]
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0:07 - 0:09What's special to me about Honolulu
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0:09 - 0:11It has to be just the way of life
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0:12 - 0:15Things that we do to pass our time
Don't cost money -
0:15 - 0:16You know we
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0:16 - 0:18go on hikes
We surf or we paddle board -
0:18 - 0:21and it's just about enjoying what's here
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0:21 - 0:23The beaches are beautiful
The swaying palmtrees are wonderful -
0:24 - 0:27However there's a deep rich history here
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0:27 - 0:30We are a place with a very vibrant
indigenous culture -
0:31 - 0:34I find that to be a hugely
enriching aspect of life -
0:36 - 0:38It's special, it's Hawaii
There's a fragrance to it -
0:39 - 0:44You smell everybody's leis
plumeria and tube of roses in the air -
0:48 - 0:51You don't worry about too much here
It's too pretty to work -
0:52 - 0:54[Waves crashing]
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1:00 - 1:02We're very fortunate with
the location of the shop -
1:03 - 1:06We're nestled in the coconut grove
of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel -
1:07 - 1:09We carry the finest
Panama Hats in the world -
1:09 - 1:12They come out of the town of
Montecristi in Ecuador -
1:13 - 1:14And they've been woven there
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1:14 - 1:15By the artisans
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1:15 - 1:18For literally hundreds of years
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1:18 - 1:19You're seeing predominantly fedoras
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1:20 - 1:23But because they're all hand woven,
They're all slightly different -
1:23 - 1:26Years ago gentlemen used to go
To haberdashery -
1:26 - 1:28His job was to fit the gentlemen
With a proper hat -
1:29 - 1:31And we carry on that kind of a tradition
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1:34 - 1:36This space was created because
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1:37 - 1:39I had an overflow collection of vintage
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1:39 - 1:43I've been collecting
whenever it speaks to me -
1:43 - 1:44whether it fits me or not
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1:44 - 1:46so that's why I'm sharing
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1:46 - 1:48otherwise if they fit me all,
they wouldn't be yours -
1:49 - 1:52i like it to make you feel beautiful,
which you are -
1:53 - 1:57so you walk in here and you get your dress
and you're the princess or the prince -
1:57 - 2:01and you grab a glass of champagne,
try on some beautiful dresses, -
2:01 - 2:03and enjoy being in paradise, really
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2:04 - 2:06[Music]
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2:07 - 2:09When you walk into Nohea,
you are surrounded by -
2:10 - 2:13the art from hundreds of people
from all over the island -
2:13 - 2:18all their different media
and that is a really joyful experience -
2:18 - 2:22Local people come here
for special gifts -
2:23 - 2:28but they aren't necessarily only valuable
things sometimes things are $18 or $20 -
2:28 - 2:31but they want that Nohea gallery
sticker on it that shows that -
2:31 - 2:34it is handcrafted that it's made in Hawaii
and that it's, you know, -
2:35 - 2:36something extraordinary
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2:36 - 2:41[Music]
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2:41 - 2:44The culinary scene in Honolulu
is very exciting -
2:44 - 2:48I think it is experiencing a new
Renaissance, a new surge of young energy -
2:49 - 2:53We have Vietnamese roots, so we
take their traditions, appreciate it, -
2:53 - 2:57but also take that ball and run with it
and make a lot of creative different stuff -
2:58 - 3:02The primal offerings is something that
we have a lot of fun with, -
3:02 - 3:06we have like a focal protein, with a bunch
of different condiments and sides, -
3:06 - 3:10you're just kind of meant to forget your
manners, just have fun, use your hands, -
3:11 - 3:11drink alot
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3:12 - 3:14[Music}
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3:14 - 3:17When our guests come here,
we want them to taste Hawaii -
3:17 - 3:20whether it's things that are grown in land
fish from our waters, -
3:20 - 3:23as well as incorporating a lot of
local methodology -
3:24 - 3:29Alan Wong is the institution,
he's one of the four fathers of Hawaiian -
3:29 - 3:30cusine
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3:31 - 3:35Just like Hawaii is a melting pot of
different ethnic diversities, -
3:35 - 3:39that's what's gonna show up on your plate
in our resturaunts, is that diversity -
3:42 - 3:46Our place has been here almost 37 years,
since 1978 -
3:47 - 3:50some of our customers are like
third generation -
3:50 - 3:54The food is always very good, and it's
the tradition, by now -
3:55 - 3:59Late night sushi at Unagi's is one of the
best places to go, -
3:59 - 4:02It's a little loud, you know
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4:02 - 4:08We're open until 2am, so after 10:30,
we call that the midnight special -
4:08 - 4:14[Music]
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4:14 - 4:19Kaiwi is one of our showcase parks, it's
called the Kaiwi state scenic shoreline -
4:19 - 4:25The trail itself is an old paved road that
goes to a historic coastguard lighthouse -
4:25 - 4:32The view is breathtaking shots of windward
Oahu, sweeping cliffs, glimpses of the -
4:33 - 4:34outer islands
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4:34 - 4:38During the winter months, it's very
frequent that you see whales breeching -
4:38 - 4:39in the ocean below
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4:40 - 4:44What people are missing, when they
don't get down to the natural resources -
4:44 - 4:46is just stunning, natural beauty
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4:50 - 4:55Iolani Palace is the only official royal
residence in the United States -
4:55 - 5:00It was built in 1882 by King Kalakaua,
who was the last king of Hawaii -
5:00 - 5:05Was later occupied by Queen Liliʻuokalani,
his sister and heir, until the overthrow -
5:06 - 5:07of Hawaii in 1893
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5:07 - 5:11Honolulu was not only the center of the
kingdom, but Hawaii was the center of the -
5:11 - 5:12Pacific
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5:12 - 5:17We'd like people to understand that this
was an actual kingdom that had treaties -
5:17 - 5:21with other countries, and from that I
would hope that people would also become -
5:21 - 5:23curious about Hawaiian people today
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5:26 - 5:30Shangri La was originally built as the
private home for the heiress and -
5:30 - 5:35philanthropist Doris Duke, between 1936
and early 1939 -
5:35 - 5:41She adapted architectural elements from
all over the Islamic world and filled -
5:41 - 5:43it with her collections of Islamic art
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5:43 - 5:47It's surprising, it's not what
people expect -
5:47 - 5:49I can't tell how often we hear "Wow"
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5:50 - 5:57To me, real Aloha means treating people
with respect, I think that Hawaii would be -
5:58 - 6:03not the place that it is if we
didn't hold it dear and live it -
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