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When I first started the gas watch about a year ago,  Aloha Gas near Kaimuki Avenue has been consistently the gas station of the cheaper gas on the Avenue.  It was head to head with Tesoro Gas until Tesoro decided to had its gas pumps serviced. Now Aloha is head to head with Chevron at [...]

Lazy man’s Hurricane preparation list cash gas pills food water containers plywood rope batteries If you are like me, never like to prepare for thing like the hurricane. Just wait for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Watch. Usually it means that you will still have 48 hours before a possible hurricane/tropical storm that will hit in your [...]

Congratulation to these fine Kapahulu establishments for making the Hawaii’s Best (Star- Bulletin and Midweek poll. 7-eleven – best spam musubi American Saving – 3rd best bank Bank of Hawaii – best bank, best financial planning, best mortgage company Cold Stone – Best ice cream Diamond Head Theatre – 2nd best live theatre Edward Jones- [...]

Sad but true. Soleil Boutique’s physical store on Kapahulu has been closed. You can now shop online at soleil808.com. Tesoro Gas is back on line again for your convenience. With new underground containers, I bet the gas is cleaner as well (with more sediment in the tank over time) Shigezo is gone and replacing it [...]

 Aloha Sushi Creative Nails Bogart’s Café & Espresso Bar Diamond Head Beauty Salon Health Bar L&L Drive-Inn Diamond Head Dentistry Le Muse Kaimana Pantry Mi Casa Taqueria Pioneer Tavola Tavola Italian Osteria Paul’s Professional Barber Water Blue – bikini and things Diamond Head Market & Grill The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Aloha Gas Unity [...]

Tesoro Gas Station is all dug up to remove and replace its underground gas fuel tanks and pumps.   It was a gas stations ever since the early 80′s. Does anyone remember when it was Click Photo, a one story store back in the 70′s. It would be fun to see a photo of the store. 

Wow.  Gas price has gone crazy.  3 months and we already see 72 cents per gallon increase.  (6/14/2008, 6 pm) Kapahulu & Kaimuki Aloha Gas – $4.199, $4.299, $4.399 Kapahulu Ave. Shell – $4.199, $4.299, $4.419 Kapahulu Ave. Tesoro – $4.199, $4.289, $4.379 Kapahulu Ave. 76 – $4.199, $4.289, $4.379 Kapahulu Ave. Cheveron – $4.219, $4.309, $4.399 Costco – [...]

More classic cars parked in the neigborhood.  A VW truck on Campbell Avenue and a BMW sedan on Kaimuki Avenue.  Nette autos, Baby!

    When I was driving down Kapahulu Avenue, makai direction, it reminded me of driving down I-5 south from Seattle to Tacoma.  The different is instead of Mount Rainer, we have Diamond Head as the back drop for the road. Along the way are some fine automobile – Curry Mobile from Indian Cafe, and a clean [...]