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Spezialist
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 Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 8:16 am Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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Funny that green bug is still there. Lahaina is very dry. That bug hasn’t moved in 10 years.
There’s plenty of dubs in Hawaii, just check their FB pages. There’s regular cruises all the time. Even a Big Al ride.
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ZENVWDRIVER
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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... was once on the island (1 x 3 miles) of Utila, off the coast of Honduras and on the whole island were 3 vehicles and zero VWs... I think all were Toyotas. Of coarse everyone walks or bicycles around..
The thing that impressed me was how homogeneous the races were... really, race was not an issue... maybe we Americans will become that sophisticated someday.
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Spezialist
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 8:44 am Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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| ZENVWDRIVER wrote: |
... was once on the island (1 x 3 miles) of Utila, off the coast of Honduras and on the whole island were 3 vehicles and zero VWs... I think all were Toyotas. Of coarse everyone walks or bicycles around..
The thing that impressed me was how homogeneous the races were... really, race was not an issue... maybe we Americans will become that sophisticated someday. |
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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| ZENVWDRIVER wrote: |
... was once on the island (1 x 3 miles) of Utila, off the coast of Honduras and on the whole island were 3 vehicles and zero VWs... I think all were Toyotas. Of coarse everyone walks or bicycles around..
The thing that impressed me was how homogeneous the races were... really, race was not an issue... maybe we Americans will become that sophisticated someday. |
We could take a lesson from Hawai'i and consider the "natives" who were a welcoming culture that incorporated visitors from all over the Pacific for hundreds of years.
...though perhaps to a fault, given the decimation that followed with the Europeans. |
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gears
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2018 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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| There’s regular cruises all the time. Even a Big Al ride. |
Big Al .. Al's home garage in Wailuku was possibly the largest stash of used VW parts in the islands. We'd give Al all our unused parts and then buy them back after 10-20 years of storage. Good times ;^ )
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Dauz
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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| Still alot. Go to Hilo |
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wheel607
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:31 am Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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| Get this. I live in an area that is considered the largest military concentrated area in the world....Norfolk, Va. Beach, Portsmouth. While the VWs were certainly here and growing in number from the late 1960s until the mid 1970s..they started to decline in number. Today, like Oahu and Maui, they are indeed a rare sight. You would think that they are tucked away in garages all over this place but they are not. |
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Spezialist
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:31 am Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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Kinda missed Dragin Doug,
The green bug is still in Lahaina, now I know where it was acquired.
A friend in Kahakuloa “lost it”
I’ve been spocking lots of acvws around, Kauai was tapped out after a few years of me being there.
Ive heard the rumors of big island, Omertà
I’ve built a few busses on Maui,, SOTO reporting
Ended up on mainland and slammed by ironworksr then he flipped it.
Love to have that back at what I sold it for.
My spraybooth lol.
Divorce forced sell, two time loser, never again. Busses are better than haole girls
Lahaina
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Kinda missed Dragin Doug,
The green bug is still in Lahaina, now I know where it was acquired.
A friend in Kahakuloa “lost it”
I’ve been spocking lots of acvws around, Kauai was tapped out after a few years of me being there.
Ive heard the rumors of big island, Omertà |
Spezialist (or anyone), are there any shows/swap meets on Oahu planned for the 4th of July weekend? I've been combing the desert and have turned up nothing. |
This one was built by me on Maui shipped to Kauai and then to Oahu and owned by Hawaii Vintage VW Guy, saw him with my bus at a pro-bowl day vintage VW swap meet, probably through I was bsing him about it.
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62DoKaGuy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:52 am Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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Kinda missed Dragin Doug,
The green bug is still in Lahaina, now I know where it was acquired.
A friend in Kahakuloa “lost it”
I’ve been spocking lots of acvws around, Kauai was tapped out after a few years of me being there.
Ive heard the rumors of big island, Omertà |
Spezialist (or anyone), are there any shows/swap meets on Oahu planned for the 4th of July weekend? I've been combing the desert and have turned up nothing.
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daven
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:05 am Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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Me - ex-USAF
In the late 70's stationed at Grand Forks AFB - leaving a young ladies home in the morning and saw a 1955 bug (black) at a neighbors place. Purchased the car.
PCS'd to Hawaii (Hickam) did some work on the bug at the auto hobby shop (the guys there stopped a theft of my doors!)
Got married.
PCS'd to Edwards AFB (B-1 Test Team). Wife hated car so I sold it to an airman that was returning home to Hawaii.
Sound familiar to anybody? Anybody know of my old car there in Hawaii?
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RareAir
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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Everytime I’ve visited the islands, there’s never a shortage of Pre ‘75 air cooled VWs. Here’s a hint, join the Hawaiian Facebook pages. The locals are always having low key gatherings. Usually not for the mainlanders, but I’ve always been welcomed.
Hot VWs magazine is constantly featuring island VWs, especially from Oahu. This ‘63 Double Cab is a staple in the North Shore.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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Vintage Volkswagen's are Alive and Well on the Island of Maui, Hawaii !
Recent vacation to Maui, HI and by God's good graces My Wife and I happen to be able to attend a Volkswagen Cruise ...
Max's 75th Birthday Cruise October 15, 2023.
Cruised with the Valley Isle Vee-Dubz to IAO Valley what a great group. Happy 75th Birthday Max ... Mahalo
Maui ... No Ka 'Oi
Gallery photos ...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php...15%2C+2023
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Typ3nut
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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More Volkswagen Gatherings on Maui, Hawaii 2023 ...
Maui Classic Cruisers & Valley Isle Vee-Dubz ... Every 1st Saturday of the Month 6-9pm ... AZEKA Shopping Center ... Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php..._terms=all |
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vwinnovator
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Location: Still doing it in the back of your VW
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:55 am Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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My buddy just shipped his square back over to Oahu.
Red w/ black wheels |
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kimkinzie
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: So few VWs on Oahu & Maui! |
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I've often thought there were very few VW's on Maui. Yesterday changed my mind completely after participating in the 10th annual Big Al's Memorial Cruise. The meetup began at Maui Auto Parts in Wailuku where the route was laid out, with a poker run game collecting a new card at each stop along the way. A large group set out and visited the following locations:
* Iao Needle State Park
* Haiku
* Ma'alaea Harbor
* Kihei Community center
Quite honestly, I've never seen so many *built* turbo engines, dual Weber 48's, and juiced engines. Paint jobs were often immaculate, showing extreme pride of ownership. Plenty of Myer's Manx dune buggies, busses, and every flavor of bug were present. It turns out folks are just keeping these gems hidden ...
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