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Apple Store Waikiki Closing

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As reported by Ryan Ozawa, the Apple Store in Waikiki is scheduled to close in January of 2024. In the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center for 16 years, I did think it was an odd fit for Waikiki when it first opened, but yet, the store seemed to be doing just fine.

Maybe the crowds were really tourists looking for (free) technical support more than out-of-state buyers. Personally, the Waikiki location has been my third choice of Apple Stores behind Ala Moana and Kahala. But I must say the volcanic rock facade is one of the better designs I’ve come across while visiting other Apple Stores around the world.

Seasonal Aloha Shirts

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Typically, I’m not one to buy (and wear) seasonal aloha shirts. Don’t get me wrong, I think there are some great ones over the years, but the wearability is short lived. I mean a Halloween-themed shirt is good for maybe the single month of October but not before or after. But… I may have to make an exception seeing the latest from Reyn Spooner for the upcoming Christmas season.
Just check out this shirt design.
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Yes, all your favorites are somewhere on the shirt – Clarice, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius, Sam the Snowman, Misfit Toys, Santa and Rudolph. I need to hunt down this shirt and then figure out the accompanying pair of sneakers…

Waiting for the Wie Waves

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As Michelle Wie West winds down her competitive days with the LPGA, she’s wearing personalized Air Jordan 1 High “Waves” golf shoes in her last US Open. The design is kinda out there, but there are a lot of ties to Michelle’s life represented.

According to Michelle’s Instagram post, these shoes should have released on “Wednesday,” but no specific Wednesday was specified. Will have to keep watching for them.

Aloha Kicks Fit: Up Next…

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Not even two weeks since I picked up the South Park aloha shirt from Reyn Spooner did they release another banger. This time, it’s small kid time memories with Ultraman. While I was more of a Kamen Rider and Kikaida fan, Ultraman as a design for an aloha shirt? It’s a must have.

But what shoes would I pair with this sagebrush reverse print? In some ways, the chutney colorway of the KITH x New Balance 998 Frank Lloyd Wright shares similar hues of red, greens, and tan.

But since I already have the apricot colorway, I don’t have this chutney variation. Based on color name similiarity alone, there’s the Joe Fresh Goods and New Balance 993 Performance Art.

But this sage color way is more green than blue/teal of the aloha shirt design. The Arctic Blue colorway is a closer match but still not quite right. The search for matching kicks continues…

Maybe the Salehe Bembury Water Be Thy Guide NB2002R?

Aloha Kicks Fit: South Park x KITH NB

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My most recent aloha shirt and kicks outfit is this South Park design from Reyn Spooner paired with a KITH New Balance Frank Lloyd Wright collab. The New Balance is in the orange/apricot colorway.

Here’s the unfiltered view in bad lighting, followed by an IG filtered version.

I think the orange and green hues of the shoes pair nicely with the South Park crew.

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Holiday Gift Guide: Finalmouse Centerpiece

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Okay, technically this gift won’t make it for the 2022 holiday season, but come early 2023, the Finalmouse Centerpiece keyboard will finally be available. Maybe it’s all gimmicks, maybe there’s no real point, but dang, this keyboard with an underlying display surely looks impressive. Check it out.

Watch finalmouse.com for details on how to order the Centerpiece.

Holiday Gift Guide: Toto Neorest 750H Toilet

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This one is just too good, so it has to start off a (limited) Pulpconnection Holiday Gift Guide for 2022! And the gift is the Toto Neorest 750H toilet. Yes.

Of course, you can expect that top Toto quality and technical engineering featuring dual flush, a washlet with oscillating and pulsing comfort washing, an air purifying system, an UV self cleaning system, and much more. But don’t take my word for it. This is the ultimate testimony when you need to “take a theory”… for $16,000 per toilet.

Bless up to DJ Khaled (and Drake) for motivating this Gift Guide kick off post!

-1 for United Air

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For a five-hour transcoastal flight, what kind of power source is this?

Yeah, it’s a regular US power outlet but with the ubiquity of USB ports, these standard outlets aren’t as useful (especially when I packed all power bricks in checked baggage).

Minus one point for United Air.

Now This Is a Banger

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Since I must be infatuated with collaboartions, this is also a banger. Check out these OluKai slippers with the local kine Zippy’s motif. That orange is so representative of the Zippy’s logo. Certified banger for sure.

Read about the design concept over at OluKai then see what’s still in stock. Unfortunately, the Ohana (pictured above) in men’s is already sold out.

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