OAHU | Best Loco Moco, North Shore Beaches, Waikiki Shopping, Monkeypod Kitchen Lunch

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The creators document a multi day excursion across the island of Oahu, focusing on local culinary experiences and scenic coastal locations. The journey begins in Honolulu at the original Leahi location, where they sample legendary loco moco and garlic fried rice served with grilled butter rolls. The trip continues to the North Shore, where they visit Turtle Beach and Sharks Cove, noting the importance of wearing water socks due to sharp coral. They also visit Matsumoto's for shave ice, specifically trying a version with passion fruit, orange, and guava juice and vanilla ice cream. In Waikiki, the duo explores various shopping opportunities, including finding unique collaborative apparel at 88 Tees and visiting the Honolulu Cookie Company. Their final day is spent in Ko Olina, where they enjoy lunch at Monkeypod Kitchen. They highlight the specific seasonal roasted pineapple cream pie available only at the Ko Olina location. The video concludes with a shopping trip for seasonal merchandise at Aulani and reflections on their upcoming cruise adventures.
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This is delicious. And I upgraded my regular rice to the garlic fried rice as well, cuz why not? I'm on vacation.
You cannot argue that they do put out a good shave ice. Good price.
This is a must get. Unfortunately, you have to be at this Coina location out of all of the Monkey Pod locations.
It's hard to take a bad picture here with a beautiful gray white clouds in the sky and the bless of that water.
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