KIWI'S (New Zealanders) on holiday 2 weeks Feb 2007

My husband, 2 of my cousins %26amp; I will be holidaying in Hawaii for 2 weeks during first two weeks of February 2007. Any ideas of where to stay, where to party, where to sitesee, where to eat.. etc.....

We love pacific island food (we are islanders ourselves) Samoan and Maori. Love R%26amp;B music. Love markets with culture. Love swimming. Any suggestions????

KIWI'S (New Zealanders) on holiday 2 weeks Feb 2007

For good Hawaiian food, I like two places: Ono Hawaiian Food on Kapahulu Av. (carry out or eat in tiny dining room) or Yama%26#39;s Fish Market on, er, I forget the street name. Near the university. Between King %26amp; Beretania. Across from the old baseball park. Deli style, take out only. Young! It%26#39;s Young St.

You could go shopping at the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet, I don%26#39;t know how fine the culture is but you can get lots of stuff there cheap, sold by real local folks trying to make a living. Also try Chinatown. Now that%26#39;s a cultural experience. Stroll past all the flower shops and buy each other leis. Amazing variety and prices. Chinatown is best enjoyed during the day.

Sightseeing, nothing beats the windward side in my book. It%26#39;s just beautiful. I miss it so much now that I live on another island. Visit Waimanalo recreational area, my very favorite beach. Just look out for occasional portugese man-o-war (not as dangerous as the australian kind I guess, but they still hurt!). Stop in Waimanalo for Dave%26#39;s Hawaiian ice cream. Spend some time at Kailua beach, see Chinaman%26#39;s Hat, drive all the way up north.

Might want to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center up there in Laie. Pretty touristy but well done and culturally accurate. The Samoan and Maori areas are fun. You can stay for the luau. If you%26#39;re in that neck of the woods aroudn lunchtime though, stop at one of the shrimp trucks (you%26#39;ll see them) or continue on to Taste of Paradise across from Sunset beach where the giant wooden head is.

Waimea, Sunset, Hale`iwa, this area of the north shore is the seven mile miracle and the epicenter of Hawaiian surf culture. In February, if there are monster winter waves rolling in, you might be lucky enough to see some of the big wave riders in action. If not, just stop in Hale`iwa for some shave ice and browsing in the little shops.

In the evening you can catch some live music at one of the restaurants/bars in the Aloha Tower Marketplace, downtown right where the cruise ships dock. Gordon Biersch garlic fries are the best.

I%26#39;m getting sad... I want to go to Oahu!!!