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Hawaii Drive In
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Hawaii has so many spectacularly beautiful places that it’s hard to imagine living there without a constant state of awe and calm. Those are two of the most common feelings that visitors have, and tourists returning from Hawaii always seem to have a special gleam in their eye that speaks of a deep inner joy. The lure of the beach, eating fantastic food outdoors, and the five star Hawaiian hotels are all things that never seem to get old.
So it’s always a little strange, then, to hear about how the people who live here, and what they do when they get bored. It’s hard to imagine getting bored in such a place. The sea is always changing, and after so much time swimming and relaxing in the sun, there’s barely any time for dinner and then bed. Of course, being on vacation and living somewhere are very different things, but it’s still interesting to hear about what the locals like to do for fun.
One of the great memories for a lot of the people here is now-defunct Wai’alae Drive-In , one of those classic drive-in movie theaters that everyone would go to on the weekends. A drive-in theater always brings back memories of the best days of summer, spending time watching movies with one’s parents and eating home made popcorn. As the years go by, the parents get tossed aside for dates, and the drive-in becomes an even more mysterious place.
Naturally, in Hawaii there is all this, and then there are key local differences. The main one here at the old Wai’alae Drive-In is the local legend about an obake, or shapeshifter, who lived in the women’s rest room. Lived is probably the wrong word. Most people think she’s a ghost, and when appeared, she had no face. That’s the kind of stuff that tourists like to hear, because it’s spooky and interesting, and it’s a small world indeed because the locals like to hear about it, too.
