Famous Waikiki board racks maybe gone forever following work of serial arsonist.
This place, you know, is anti-depressive.
We look for cups half full, for lining’ silver, rainbows over every horizon.
Here, love wins and so it is disturbing to report that, outside, it doesn’t always.
Take the recent burning of surf racks in Waikiki, for example. A nasty arsonist, intentions unclear, torched them a year plus ago, sending many elderly folks’ cherished boards up in literal smoke.
The racks were burned a second time, months ago, more boards gone.
And now?
The city has decided to remove them altogether.
Per Hawaii’s local CBS affiliate:
An entire rack that used to be filled with custom, personal surf boards was taken down after being set on fire twice. The surf lockers near the Moana Surfrider, taken down by the city, had many people concerned.
“A lot of the apartment buildings don’t have a like lanais outside, so they don’t really has a safe place for them other than over there,” said surfer Mika Baker.
Officials were asked if the surf racks would be built a third time and, if so, will they be built differently to prevent fires.
They said the city is exploring options regarding the future of the surfboard lockers.
Hate, it appears, has won.
All the negative vibe david lee scales have been spewing on his podcast has culminated to this fire. Sure its just words, im just “being real” but now it has intentionally caused a fire!!!
Good stuff, Gorilla. Enjoy looking out at the rest of us punters from your vantage point up in the hills.
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NonJohn did not do it.
Did NonJohn non do it? Who won NonJohn?
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Wow
I can’t believe any actually lives in Waikiki.
Actually I did for a couple months in about ’83 inbetween apartments. But that doesn’t count because it spoils my snarky comment.
Waikiki is rough, or has been for the last 40 years or so. That weird combo of plastic chain stores, giant condos and hotels blocking the sea breeze, high military presence, massive Asian and American tourism, gangs, hookers, the Ala Wai canal, etc. It’s seedy as hell, no matter how many exclusive high-rise condos they put in. Supposedly Ace Cool was selling us microdots, although not sure if it was that Ace Cool.
Ain’t it always been rough?
Probably, maybe not right after they drained the estuary/swamp that it used to be. Could have been chill then. Just basing it off my experiences from the late 80’s to just before COVID.
I seem to remember it feeling a little sketchy in the 80s but that could be my imagination. There were a couple of mahus in my Waikiki adjacent HS who would brag loudly about turning tricks in Waikiki most weekend. Fair enough I guess, I ain’t judging except there were a bit young at the time.
Didn’t sailors used to get rolled relatively often in WW2? Mess with the wrong pimp and end up unconscious in a remote sugar cane field?
WW2? Still happens. Except they’ll just toss your ass in the Ala Wai so you can get lepto.
I lived at 1717 Ala Wai 89 to 92. The Wave and Pink Cadillac was still there, Buttons was still dominating Kaisers and Radio Free Hawaii was the most popular station.
Haha, went to both the Pink Cadillac and the Wave several times! And Radio Free Hawaii, FTW. Daniel J and Rolando Sanchez were some of my fav djs.
Firewire, HI.
Has anyone around here moved from the north to the south shore in the last year or so ?
Hint hint…
Given the traffic it might take them a year to move?
Did they ever build the train?
LGR has.
I believe that he has bought the revolving restaurant in Waikiki and turned it into a private apartment with heliport.
Fewer boards = fewer eggs in the lineup.
I’m in favour of this trend.
Don’t know about the method but hey whatever works in your hood …
We got gas at 3.20 mighty kiwi$/li now. That’ll stop a shit tonne of Val’s.
Even young astro is peaking and he don’t give a fuck, until he added up the monthly surf bill.
Yes, every cloud has a silver lining
Bloody optimists!
I recently went for a surf check further down the road thinking I might get a little combo swell vs. little wind swell close to home. I knew in my head it was not the call but said fuck it gonna try. It sucked. I think it was the first time since high school when I was broke that I actually thought of the gas I wasted/how much it cost. I got over it quickly though.
Sounds like an ANTIFA pre season warmup.
I was there a few months ago. The guy running it was in a wheelchair, i think with no legs. Seemed like a cool guy. Bit harsh to burn down somewhere that a disabled guy works at.
crazy, it’s directly next to honolulu police sub-station