Canoe Hut

OH MY STARS AND STRIPES!! Even in my "just turned 21" alcoholic days i probably wouldn't have gone here, but it was my dear friends going away party. I have no idea how they knew about this place but it was sketch to the max!! Its located in the Pacific Marina Hotel by Lagoon drive. Parking was narrow so i drove down a few more stalls and parked at the end where it was alittle more lighted). The inside looks like a 1970's porn set up mixed with magnium PI decor. No wait service so you have to walk your butt up to the counter and order. Went outside to get some air and say some of the bar patrons burning pakalolo, so i ran back inside, packed my stuff and dug lol.

Nothing like a Hawaiian Dive Bar to finish the day.

D.I.V.E.

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Well, sort of anyway. This bar is the epitome of a Dive, a shabby bar, in a skanky motel, that's in a questionable area. The few times I've been here, there were some crack addicts hanging around outside on the sidewalk. Not the kind of crack addicts that add a certain "mystique" to a cool joint, but the kind of crack addicts that make you clutch your personal belongings close and say to yourself, "what the hell am I doing here?"

The bar is in the Pacific Marina Inn and is fairly small. There isn't much of a decor here, and the patrons are a mix of locals and the unfortunate visitor that got suckered into staying at this motel. I guess the highlight of the place is the karaoke, but on the nights we were there, they had the volume cranked up to eardrum-shattering level so now instead of "fun", their karaoke is almost intolerable. Try to imagine Tutu, drunk off her ass, slurring the lyrics to "The Rose" at the top her lungs, WITH THE VOLUME ON FULL BLAST, Holy crap!

The few things this place does have going for it is on some nights they have live hawaiian music, these are the only nights I'd recommend going. The bartender on the weekends is also friendly and keeps the cold drinks flowing. Other nights, they have drag queen shows, not the exotic drag queens like at the old Venus night club or Fusions, but well, the other type. Some of them did have some nice voices. They also serve free popcorn and potato chips, there was another pupu they served but I forget what it was.

So if it's late one night and for some reason you find yourself around the Lagoon drive area and you're thirsty for a drink, come here if you dare. Just make sure to stash anything of value in your pockets and pray you have some earplugs handy.