Foot Locker Ala Moana Returns Upstairs
Foot Locker at Ala Moana reopened its upstairs doors, leaving the bottom floor. It’s near its original location seemingly switching places with The Gap.
Lots of cool kicks to see…
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Feeding the Addiction with Bright Cactus
Feeding my addiction to kicks with these black and “bright cactus” Nike Air Max TL5.
Discounted $40 at Champs Sports (a good deal despite previous disappointing sales practices).
No Ka Oi Runs Deep!
Wow, I didn’t realize how strong my No Ka Oi background was until I scanned my current rotation of kicks. Take a look. See the strong influence of red, black, and white colors?
Dang, No Ka Oi runs deep!
Video Footage of Roderick Flemings Kicks
The UH game against Eastern Washington University gave some opportunities to see Roderick Flemings multicolored Adidas closeup. In the first half, the cleanup of a spilled drink included Rod’s kicks and at the start of the second half, Jim Leahey and Artie Wilson comment about the Rainbow Warriors edition sneakers.
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Iolani Classic Kicks
As in Iolani Classic, not classic kicks. The Iolani Classic high school basketball tournament is turning 25 years old(!), and sponsor Nike is helping the milestone with the release of customized Air Force 25 kicks. These limited edition sneaks will be given to participating Classic coaches and those supporting the tournament over the years.
Ummm, yeah… not classic kicks and why orange? Oh well, still cool to have customized kicks.
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Nike, Homophobia, and Hyperdunks
Who would have thought that posterizing an opposing player on the basketball court would be viewed as homophobic? Enough people to force Nike to pull its recent advertisements for its new Hyperdunk shoes.
These ads depict a baller skying through the air assumedly about to throw down a monster dunk. But these ad showcase the Hyperdunks and a variety of crotches to the face. Like this…
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What do I think about these ads? I wish I could personally tell you what dunking over (and having my groin crashing into) an opponent feels like, but alas I am earthbound no matter the kicks. I say the ads are fine in the context of a basketball game. Otherwise Vince Carter could be construed as offending the gay community with this dunk.
Now, that ain’t right!
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Back to School Kicks
It’s time for kids to go back to school, and Nike has some kicks to match the venerable composition handbook.
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NBA Draft Picks and Kicks
Despite getting paid well to ball in the NBA, the real money lies in endorsements and the recent NBA Draft picks of 2008 aren’t wasting any time. Of the top picks, OJ Mayo was the first to sign, going with Nike. No big surprise there. Is OJ good enough to warrant his own signature line? Air OJ? Air Mail (as in Mayo)?
Now, Derrick Rose, the first overall pick in ’08, continues his affiliation with Adidas.
How about the rest of the top five Draft picks? I see the jokester, Michael Beasley, representing Converse along with Heat teammate Dwyane Wade. Beasley does his own thing so why not?
The fourth and fifth picks, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love, were both from the Adidas-donned UCLA Bruins. K-Love is probably best to stay with the three stripes since big men just don’t market well with the Swoosh. I don’t know which kicks co. matches guard Russell Westbrook. He could go with a smaller name like Reebok, New Balance, or k1x, but Sonics teammate Kevin Durant might convince Westbrook to say “Just do it!” I can see Westbrook as a Hyperdunk kind of guy.
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Irresistible AM90 Current Kicks
Releasing this Saturday at Kicks Hawaii is this remixed version of the Air Max 90.
The AM90 Current takes the original AM90 line and includes some current tech like Nike’s Free outsole. Irresistible.
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Reliving the Nike Air Pippen 1
Back when Scottie Pippen roamed the court along with MJ, he had some kicks to his name as well. Not as avant-garde as the Air Jordans, but the Air Pippens had their moments especially with the first in the Pippen lineup. Despite weighing a ton, the Air Pippen 1 were stunning. The Nike Air unit provided a lot of support, and quality and makesmanship was excellent. Look, I still have my original pair!
Nike is retroing these kickis in August in various colorways including this OG version matching the Chicago Bulls colors.
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Return of a King
Coming to Kicks HI this Saturday (June 14) is the return of a king. The all-time classic Air Max 95 Neons will be back in the house for a limited engagement.
I don’t know of many shoes that have had several retro re-releases except this one. Don’t miss out this Father’s Day weekend.
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Tokidoki Kicks
Tokidoki designed stuff is all over the place even on your feet. While passing through Nordstroms at Ala Moana, I saw this special release of Tokidoki-themed Onitsuka Tiger kicks where customers could meet designer Simone Legno as well.
Here are shots of the men’s Tokidoki selection.
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