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| - Islanders represent! I love the Aloha Festival!! Came here with my man, my sister and her man and some friends, local and from out of town. The ambiance is amazing, I felt like I was in Hawaii or something (I absolutely LOVE Hawaii!) . All around me I see my fellow islanders from all over: Filipinos, Samoans, Hawaiians, Tongans, Micronesians, and many more! First of all, it's free (awesome,right? I would pay to get in this event!). Second, the performances are always awesome to watch while munching on amazing food! Don't even get me started on the food. DAMN. That's all I gotta say. You can tell the really great food vendors based on the lines, but the lines don't lie. You can't go wrong with the Loco Moco from Island Loco. For those that are unfamiliar, a Loco Moco consists of a bed of white rice with a burger patty and fried egg, smothered in Hawaiian brown gravy. I used to make these all the time growing up but I've been slacking. On the side I got an order of Spam Musubi that I dipped in sriracha, which was a little overpriced but hey it was worth it for the instant satisfaction. The fiance got an order of some shredded pork with a side of salmon tomato salad (kind of like a Hawaiian pico de gallo). That was pretty darn good but it could have been a little less salty. I was thirsty and a sign the said "island thai tea" caught my eye. It tasted a little different that the usual Thai iced tea but it was in no way any less delicious! To top everything off we finished our day with a Hawaiian shave ice with too many flavors to list (we also topped it with a ton of cream!). We enjoyed the food so much we came back the next day to try the Island Noodles, the line is super long but it moves fast and it's completely worth it! We shared one and devoured it to fullness. Then got more shave ice. :) I even wore my hair super big and wavy to be more "islandy". FUN TIMES AS ALWAYS! I even met some cool people that are from the same town I'm from in CA and we talked about her kid's coach that I had in high school! (small world!)
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