brentus777
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Hey guys, thought i would share a bit of knowledge from a recent Hawaii trip for anyone searching for cards / shops when travelling there.
From what i could find there are 2 main card stores in Hawaii, with one of these having 2 locations, all are easily accessible via public buses. Bit of a store breakdown below:
Paula's Sports cards - 1231 Wilder Ave # 206, Honolulu - Open Wednesday to Saturday 12-5.
Paula's is an institution, having been in the hobby for as long as i remember, nostalgic going to a store i remember reading about in Becket when i was a kid. Paula still mans the store and she is lovely. The store itself has A LOT of stock and unopened cases, there is not a lot of room to move around and they don't have or sell singles, just sealed wax and cases. NBA range is good with new prizm and contenders, as well as some old school Prizm and other brands going back to roughly 15/16. Pricing on sealed boxes is the best in Hawaii. Have a range of Baseball and Football as well, but majority of stock seems to be Pokemon.
Aloha Card Store - 2600 S King St #201A, Honolulu
The first of Alohas locations is a small space with a mix of singles, cardboard storage boxed cards for sale and a limited stock of sealed wax. Good for a very quick visit and flick through singles, with a small display cabinet of singles. Operators are friendly and up for a chat, new to the hobby and are mainly interested / deal in Pokémon as well.
Aloha Card Store - 320 Ward Ave, Honolulu
The second of Alohas locations is a much larger space with a good mix of singles, cardboard storage boxed cards for sale and sealed wax. Still mainly interested / deal in Pokémon with wall to wall display cabinets of singles, but the sports range of singles here is also much larger with plenty of cardboard storage boxes to flick through looking for singles. They also have a much larger range of higher end singles and graded cards, and the guys are happy to work with you on larger deals. Good space to sit down and take your time to browse. They also have a decent selection of sealed wax mainly focused on newer releases. The location can be tricky, but they have a good video breakdown on their Instagram of where the store is. Aloha also do some markets and have some card vending machines in different locations, check out their Instagram for more info.
Overall I would recommend Paula's if you are buying wax or cases, Aloha Ward Ave if you are chasing singles or just want to take your time to flick through some boxes in a nice big space.
That's about it, if you have any questions or want anymore info let me know.
From what i could find there are 2 main card stores in Hawaii, with one of these having 2 locations, all are easily accessible via public buses. Bit of a store breakdown below:
Paula's Sports cards - 1231 Wilder Ave # 206, Honolulu - Open Wednesday to Saturday 12-5.
Paula's is an institution, having been in the hobby for as long as i remember, nostalgic going to a store i remember reading about in Becket when i was a kid. Paula still mans the store and she is lovely. The store itself has A LOT of stock and unopened cases, there is not a lot of room to move around and they don't have or sell singles, just sealed wax and cases. NBA range is good with new prizm and contenders, as well as some old school Prizm and other brands going back to roughly 15/16. Pricing on sealed boxes is the best in Hawaii. Have a range of Baseball and Football as well, but majority of stock seems to be Pokemon.
Aloha Card Store - 2600 S King St #201A, Honolulu
The first of Alohas locations is a small space with a mix of singles, cardboard storage boxed cards for sale and a limited stock of sealed wax. Good for a very quick visit and flick through singles, with a small display cabinet of singles. Operators are friendly and up for a chat, new to the hobby and are mainly interested / deal in Pokémon as well.
Aloha Card Store - 320 Ward Ave, Honolulu
The second of Alohas locations is a much larger space with a good mix of singles, cardboard storage boxed cards for sale and sealed wax. Still mainly interested / deal in Pokémon with wall to wall display cabinets of singles, but the sports range of singles here is also much larger with plenty of cardboard storage boxes to flick through looking for singles. They also have a much larger range of higher end singles and graded cards, and the guys are happy to work with you on larger deals. Good space to sit down and take your time to browse. They also have a decent selection of sealed wax mainly focused on newer releases. The location can be tricky, but they have a good video breakdown on their Instagram of where the store is. Aloha also do some markets and have some card vending machines in different locations, check out their Instagram for more info.
Overall I would recommend Paula's if you are buying wax or cases, Aloha Ward Ave if you are chasing singles or just want to take your time to flick through some boxes in a nice big space.
That's about it, if you have any questions or want anymore info let me know.
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