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Contents:

• GAY DICTNARY HAWAIIAN
• HONOLULU, WAIKIKI, AND OAHU GAY GUI AND PHOTO GALLERY
• GAY HONOLULU TRAVEL GUI
• GAYT PLAC IN HAWAII FOR 2020
• MOVG TO GAY HAWAII? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
• KAI GAY VATN GUI - TOP 5 ATTRACTNS KAI
• GAY NIGHTLIFE HONOLULU: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• WELE TO GAY IENDLY HAWAI’I ISLAND!
• WELE TO THE GAY IENDLY ISLAND OF O’AHU!

GAY DICTNARY HAWAIIAN

An attractive Hawaiian man illtrat our Hawaiian Gay DictnaryAlthough Hawaii is the 50th state of the USA, ncerng the rights of the LGBT muny Hawaii seem to be on another pla -or universe- bee they stand out and she wh their light.

Marriage, homoparental adoptn, assisted fecundatn techniqu for lbians, protectn agast discrimatn and hate crim, treatment of transgenr and transsexual people. The people played a fundamental role the tradnal culture of the island, however wh wtern and homophobic lonizatn, social rejectn and aggrsns of a part of society began, so the first fn offered by this dictnary was “faggot”.

However, the tradnal culture of the island, this exprsn referred to homosexual sex between the aliʻi nui (kgs or queens) and their kkaliʻi (men or female lser chiefs), rualized or not and whout any ncealment or problem. In the hotel world, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Marrtt and Wyndham, among others, all received perfect sr, too, so LGBTQ travelers have plenty of choic for where to spend their pots or by Jakob Owens on UnsplashIf you'd like more background rmatn on gay history and travel to Hawaii (albe a ltle dated now), pick up a py of "Rabow Handbook Hawaii: The Islands' Ultimate Gay Gui" to read on the plane. The old whalg town of Lahaa is a charmg place to spend an afternoon and is also home to the Old Lahaa Lu, which is practilly a cultural stutn at this urty of the Lahaa nature lovers, Haleakala Natnal Park has some of Hawaii's most spectacular hik and mounta-bikg trails, while the Mi Ocean Center is a great place for kids and adults alike to learn about Hawaii's unique mare environment and season tends to last om mid-December through mid-May, and Mi is the bt island om which to take tours like Pri of Mi's whale-watchg and snorkel tour, or Hawaiian Paddle Sport's outrigger noe and kayakg whale-watchg even though Mi has a quieter gay social scene than Oahu, visors n still easily jo the muny.

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At any time of year, travelers n drop by a gay-iendly bar like Vibe Bar and Nightclub or Three's Bar and Relaxed Retreats The smallt and least-populated of Hawaii's four ma tourist islands, Kai, is known as Hawaii's "Garn Island" thanks to s lh landsp and laid back pace. Travelers n also support gay-owned properti by bookg a stay at a Parrish Kai home, ttage or ndo, or optg for a 17 Palms Kai vatn ttage, owned by Ross Marte and Jeff to Do KaiAmong the natural sights that attract visors here, Waimea Canyon is tly spectacular. Hilo is served by jt one rrier om the maland (Uned om Los Angel), meanwhile, offers nonstop optns on multiple airl: Alaska om Anchorage, Bellgham, Oakland, Portland, San Diego, San Francis, San Jose and Seattle; Amerin om Dallas-Fort Work, Los Angel and Phoenix; Delta om Los Angel and Seattle; and Uned om Denver, Los Angel and San to StayAlthough you'll fd major cha hotels like the Wt Hapuna Beach Rort here as well as luxury optns like the Four Seasons Hualalai and the Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii Island is also known for s llectn of gay-owned and gay-iendly ns and B& gay-owned Lava Lava Beach Club is loted at the Kohala Coast's Waikoloa Rort, near many of the major rorts, but offers a more sual, e-as-you-are urty of Volno Mounta gay-owned Hale Ohia Cottag, meanwhile, are set on a seclud tate that dat back to 1931, and offer easy accs to Volno Natnal Park, which is jt a e away.

By far the most popular gay beach Hawaii, and one of the most scenic and well-known the world, Queen's Surf Beach is a relatively seclud stretch of sand the heart of Waikiki, but along a sectn wh no direct hotel ontage - this acunts for the fact there's more privacy and fewer fai here than to the north or south. The beach here draws a mostly gay-male crowd, although certaly not exclively so, as plenty of lbians and straights seekg secln tan their his here, too. Queen's Surf is easy to reach - 's jt a short walk along the beachont south of where Kapaluhu Avenue tersects wh Kalaka Avenue at the beach (not far om Hula's gay bar).

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As the day progrs and the sun sets, many of the beachgoers here walk over to nearby Hula's gay bar for some post-beach socializg and hobnobbg.

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Although 's neher as popular nor as gay-intified as Queen's Surf Beach at the southeast end of Waikiki, the seclud Diamond Head Beach (jt off 3300 Diamond Head Road, below the lighthoe, and requirg a b of a hike down to the sand) do have a b of a gay followg. A view of Waikiki beach and s strg of high-rise hotels at night, om the gro (jetty) that extends om the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel ('s to the left of the Halekulani Hotel, the property pictured here on the very left - the Reef is one of the most luxur of the several Waikiki hotels that make up the gay-iendly Outrigger cha).

One of the most tertg aspects of stayg at Oahu's gay-iendly JW Marrtt Ihilani Rort is the chance to teract wh mare life, cludg the hammerhead sharks (as shown here) that swim around the rort's mare pools.

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Jt a short drive or slightly longer walk northeast om Honolulu's ltle gay epicenter around Kapahulu and Kalaka avenu, you'll fd a slew of expensive, funky eateri that form somethg of an offbeat Rtrant Row along Kapahulu, wh Wala Shave Ice (3113 Mokihana St., jt off of Kapahulu Ave., 808-735-8886) one of this area's five mt-tast. So while there certaly aren't any ABC Stor wh a specifilly gay missn, this one arguably draws more "fay", bee of s lotn, than any other ABC Store Hawaii. This part of the beach, which is onted by numero high-rise rorts, tends to be que crowd - gays and lbians tend to ngregate farther southeast (toward Diamond Head), at Queen's Surf Beach, and also well around the pot at Diamond Head Beach.

Havg pleted a multi-ln renovatn 2009 that took several years and cludg a top-to-bottom overhl, the Reef on the Beach (2169 Kalia Rd., 808-923-3111) hotel now ranks among the gay-iendly Outrigger brand's most allurg and appealg acmodatns - ed, 's safe to ll this the Outrigger's flagship hotel (although the nearby Outrigger Waikiki is also very imprsive).

Next to Kaplani Park, and across om two of Waikiki's most proment gay hangouts - Queen's Surf Beach and Hula's gay bar, the Honolulu Zoo (151 Kapahulu Ave., 808-971-7171) is a popular and easily accsed attractn. On a relatively quiet street rner jt a block om Waikiki's goln-sand beach and also a very short walk om Hula's gay bar and Queen's Surf gay beach, the hip and trendy Hotel Renew (129 Paoakalani Ave., 808-687-7715) don't look all that snazzy om the outsi.

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A stylish and hip member of Honolulu's gay-iendly Aqua Hotels brand, the Bamboo Hotel & Spa (2425 Kuh Ave., 866-971-2782) is jt a five-mute walk om Waikiki Beach and very close to the gay bars Angl and Fn.

Followg a massively amb renovatn by the gay-iendly Starwood hotel group, Waikiki's vnted (and uber-pk) Royal Hawaiian Rort (2259 Kalaka Ave., 808-923-7311) reopened January 2009 as part a Starwood Luxury Collectn property. Jt behd the sand at Queen's Surf gay beach Waikiki, adjacent to the tree-shad green lawn that also draws plenty of GLBT sunworshipers, there's a paviln ntag a snack bar and public rtrooms.

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Jt a short walk om the beach and near such gay bars as the In Between, Angl, and Fn, the upsle but reasonably priced Waikiki Joy Hotel (320 Lewers St., 808-923-2300) is one of a few properti Hawaii's popular Aqua hotel brand that's well-regard among gay and lbian travelers. In addn to the goln sand sunng area at Waikiki's scenic Queen's Surf gay beach, there's a verdant, palm-shad lawn behd the promena and next to the snack bar and rtrooms paviln. The llectn of mid-price to upsle galleri, boutiqu, and rtrants - which clus outposts of popular chas like Roy's, Ruth's Chris Steak Hoe, and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - adjos the elegant and very gay-iendly Embassy Su Honolulu is a block om the beach.

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One of the more luxur members of Honolulu's gay-iendly Aqua Hotels brand, the Waikiki Wave (2299 Kuh Ave., 866-971-2782) is jt a five-mute walk om Waikiki Beach and very close to the gay bars Angl and Fn. If you're seekg secln but still wish to be wh strikg distance of the gay scene, luxe shops and rtrants, and fascatg cultural attractns of Honolulu, this is an excellent base. Another vantage pot of the gay-popular Queen's Surf Beach, this one taken om a b southeast of the ma actn, the grassy lawn, and the snack bar and rtrooms paviln, lookg north toward the bit stretch of hotel velopment along Waikiki Beach.

If you've jt managed to afford a plane ticket to Hawaii and not much else, and fdg a cheap, gay-iendly place to stay is an issue, nsir stayg at the rock-bottom-priced Hokondo Waikiki Beachsi Hostel (2556 Lemon Rd., 808-923-9566 or 866-478-3888), which has a terrific lotn jt two blocks om the beach (very close to the gay sectn at Queen's Surf), and not even a block om Hula's gay bar. This posh shoppg mall wh branch such far-flung statns as Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Sydney, Saipan, San Francis, and New York ntas plenty of gay-fave shoppg brands, cludg Cartier, Chloe, Calv Kle, Vera Wang, Bulgari, Armani, Marc Jabs, Swarovski, Dunhill, E Pucci, Fendi, Tumi, and Pl & Joe.

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Jt above the zy and cisy In Between Waikiki gay bar, the Velvet Vio (2155 L'ula St., 2nd floor, 808-924-0868) is one of Honolulu's most popular adult vio ars - a reliable spot to pick up gay porn ( the form of magaz and DVD/movi), pl var toys and trkets. The tw-towered Embassy Su Honolulu - Waikiki Beach Walk (201 Beachwalk St., 800-EMBASSY) is an excellent, gay-welg lodgg optn that's a block om the beach and adjacent to the many shops and rtrants of the handsomely revalized Waikiki Beach Walk. Adjacent to the gay-iendly Embassy Su Honolulu at the Waikiki Beach Walk shoppg and dg district, there's a popular outpost of the famed cha of upsle Hawaiian eateri, Roy's Fn Cuise (park at the Embassy Su, 201 Beachwalk St., 808-923-7697.

It's famed for s knockout views of Diamond Head Crater, and a walk through this betiful swath of nature offers a wonrful ntrast om the by beach scene (cludg gay-popular Queen's Surf Beach) that li jt to the wt of . As the smopolan pal of Oahu, the Hawaiian island that receiv the ln’s share of tourism viss, Honolulu is a legend among gay travelers who don’t want to have to choose between urban adventur and beach vatns.

In terms of scenery, Honolulu is nothg ls than a knockout, but wh s bevy of ternatnal cuis, gay-iendly nightlife spots, and tucked-away natural assets, there’s more than meets the eye here. At tim, n be hard for gay travelers to zero on exotic beach statns where they n tly be themselv whout worry sce many of the world’s most betiful plac are loted untri that don’t necsarily have the most progrsive laws or cultur. Same-sex relatnships have been terwoven to the fabric of Hawaiian life gog back to pre-lonial society, when homosexual and bisexual relatnships, as well as non-bary genr inti, weren’t nsired anythg out of the ordary.