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The Phantom's Virtual Postcard Tour continues... Old Hawaii  As some of you may know, I spent a couple weeks in Hawaii this winter. It was a girl friend trip so we spent a great deal of time playing bridge, nibbling snacks, sipping our maitais and wandering around taking in the sights. I hadn't been to Waikiki in years so it was great fun to see how it has changed. Then I found some great old Hawaiian postcards, circa the 1920s, when it was still a territory. Here's one of Waikiki -- great swim suits, huh? |
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 One of our first stops was at the Banyan Court at the Moana Hotel. It's a wonderful place for a meal or a special drink. Some things don't change too much over the years. |
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 Here's a huge banyan tree, like the one that's still growing in the International Market Place on Kalakaua. I can't say that this part of Waikiki has improved. It's loaded with too many little Asian women selling souvenirs and assorted tourist junk. They all seem just a little too desperate. But this old postcard and these old cars, what a hoot it must have been to tool around the island in one of these, scaring the living daylights out of the local folks. |
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 Of course they are still riding the surf! |
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 We spent one day in downtown Honolulu. The claim is that Honolulu's Chinatown hasn't changed much since the late 1800s. Well, they forget. They should have looked at this postcard. |
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 The Big Island has also changed some, well, maybe a lot, but not as much as Oahu. You can still get a vague idea of what things were like earlier in the century if you spend a few days on the Big Island. No matter how many times I visit the Islands, it's never enough. Can't wait for the next trip.
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