Tripping to Hawaii

[LIL-WAT]

I'm thinking of heading over to maui for the winter (i live in NZ) to do some kiteboarding, as im 18 i want to be doing it on the cheap. Was just wondering if anyone on this site has gone there before and tried to live for about 4months cheaply and if the have any tips, i live in Chch NZ and after the earthqauke we had this place doesn't have alot to offer anymore. Main questions would be where are the good freestyle spots and names of backpackers close to them, i know this is a ski site so i may be asking the wrong people, just thought it was worth a try.

 

[shr@gler]

dude go to fiji and live like a king! way better than hawaii. Prices are cheap and people are way friendlier. my .02

 

[Rockhound]

hawaii is pretty rad, waikiki is overrated though, gotta go to the less known spots

 

[Rockhound]

ha i'm an idiot! dude if your on maui, the chillest most relaxing thing ever is to ride a bike down the volcano... so sick. the

maui > oahu

 

[introvert]

I heard Kailua Beach, Oahu was an awesome spot.Search Results
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[Style+eeze]

Boooo. Waikiki is surely overrated, but there are some dope spots. The jumping rocks on the north-east section of the Island are filthy.

 

[theabortionator]

Sneak vile of lsd onto plane. ????? profit

 

[KevinK.]

If u do that i will be extremely jealous

 

[Style+eeze]

Kailua is where my family has a house. One of the sickest places I've ever been.

Said jumping rocks are north of Kailua, but not on the north shore. Plus north shore shaved ice... can't get any better!

 

[Rockhound]

the best places on oahu are

Wailoa shave ice

http://www.yelp.com/biz/waiola-shave-ice-honolulu

shimazu shave ice

http://www.yelp.com/biz/shimazu-store-honolulu

in my opinion, matsumoto shave ice on the north shore is not worth the wait.

I dont know any shave ice places on Maui however

 

[LIL-WAT]

I hear the trick to saving money in American places is to buy food in bulk, apparently ill have trouble/cant get car insurance as im under 20 that true?

 

[Style+eeze]

Haha you know your isht. I went to Matsumoto and actually only had to wait like 5 minutes. You gotta get the ice cream scoop at the bottom too, clearly.

 

[blackoutbill]

pss

 

[Rockhound]

lucky man, there was a line outside the door and around the corner the last time i went...

oh and if you go to oahu on the north shore, gotta get the kuhuku shrimp they sell outta the trailers on the side of the road... they are killer

 

[LIL-WAT]

Your idea of bulk buying may differ from the Nz version?

 

[Style+eeze]

Darn, wish I knew about that...

Next time.

 

[Style+eeze]

*had known

 

[blackoutbill]

Screw my phone. I was going to say that beans are the way to go in shave ice

 

[ilanna.]

maui is the best! you'll fall in love and never want to leave....i go every winter no matter what. i dont know much about kiteboarding but honolua is amazing for surfing and hookipa is for all the gnarly windsurfers and such. ive seen a bunch of kiteboarding places in kahului, which is the big town but im pretty sure anywhere on the island you're good to go. have fun! im jealous

 

[Rockhound]

QFT.

that and condensed milk on top