WAIIHA DE ZDORAMA

 Ever since Islands Burgers closed in Ala Moana, just about the only place to get a similar quality burger is at Kua'aina Burger  in Haleiwa. There used to be one right in town, but now if you want one, ya gotta make that trek all way out to the North Shore side...

Besides the terrific food, I've always love the atmosphere of this one, much more than the old Ward Centre one. Very rustic and laid back!

While we were there we saw once again how much Matsumoto Shave Ice had changed- from a quaint (if entirely busy) little shop to this huge, overarching tourist attraction. 

Actually, most of Haleiwa has seen a huge facelift recently into this more modern retro "Old Hawaii" setting. And granted, though more bloated and garish than before, it still gave off a relaxed, aloha vibe, much more than Waikiki these days anyway!

Still not a bad place at all to spend an afternoon....