1st time to Maui & Oahu. Any good B&Ms?

[Zoomschwortz]

Been working way to much O/T the last year and a half so I'm heading to the islands to relax.

I'll only be in Oahu (Pearl Harbor, etc.) around 30 hours or so, but I'll be in Maui around 12 days.

Are there any must see B&Ms in Maui and Oahu?

Are there any smoking laws that I should know about?

Can I smoke on the beach?

Thanks for any help and info.
Ken

[BengalMan]

Oahu you should check out Tobacco's of Hawaii. Great shop with a big selection. Tamura's Fine Wine also has a good selection of cigars.

[jjmitchem]

I second Tamura's As far as smoking- on the beach is fine. Can't smoke inside anywhere except look up Kelly O'Neal's on Cigar Afficianado. They are down in Waikiki and ignore the smoking laws for cigars

[Angry_Pirate]

Sir Wilfred's in Maui on 707 Front St Lahaina, HI. Great selection!!

[Zoomschwortz]

Thanks for the info, I'll check them out.

Have a great week.
Ken

[Tbagley]

What a nice place to relax, enjoy yourself!

[ashtonlady]

Check with Stan.

Ok, I give. What is a B&M?

[T.G]

Originally Posted by mscales

Ok, I give. What is a B&M?

Stands for "Brick & Mortar" (in a building), ie; a retail cigar shop.

[Jason]

Sir Wilfed's in Lahaina, on front street, has a good selection. You can't smoke within 20 feet of a door or window

[Zoomschwortz]

I'll check them out.

Thanks again.
Ken

[dannyboy]

I would suggest bringing your own sticks. Sir Wilfred's here on Maui has a decent selection, but is WAY overpriced ($30-35 for Opus X). As for smoking, not within 20 feet of any public enclosed or partially enclosed spaces or entrances. Smoking is best done on the beach or at private houses. Depending on the dates you are here, perhaps we could join up for a smoke? Shoot me a PM if interested. Also, happy to answer any other questions about activities and places to stay.

[jjmitchem]

Where in Oahu are you staying?

[Zoomschwortz]

Originally Posted by jjmitchem

Where in Oahu are you staying?

We'll be staying at the Waikiki Hilton for 1 night and then we catch an afternoon flight back to Maui.

[AlohaStyle]

Have a great trip Ken!

When on Oahu, Tamura's as discussed above is the B&M where the Tatuaje T110 came from. Marvin Chang is the manager there and is a good BOTL... it's pretty close to Waikiki.

Riptides at Little/Big Beach is no joke... my good friend was dragged out to sea and gave up hope to live right when a surfer came and pulled him up onto his board to save his life...

If you are into wine... I would highly recommend taking the dirt road all around when doing the Hana drive. There is a winery up on the mountain on the Kihei side which is a good pit stop. It's definitely not award winning reds or anything like that, but has pineapple wine which is surprisingly good/refreshing.

If you want Hawaiian food in Kihei, I would highly recommend Da Kitchen in a little strip mall... just north of your condo. Great kalua pig and other traditional food! Maui Tacos also in the same area has good food too. Both these places are casual and cheaper.

Da Kitchen
Ste 107A, 2439 South Kihei Road, Kihei, HI
(808) 875-7782 ‎ · da-kitchen.com

[Zoomschwortz]

Originally Posted by AlohaStyle

Have a great trip Ken!

When on Oahu, Tamura's as discussed above is the B&M where the Tatuaje T110 came from. Marvin Chang is the manager there and is a good BOTL... it's pretty close to Waikiki.

Riptides at Little/Big Beach is no joke... my good friend was dragged out to sea and gave up hope to live right when a surfer came and pulled him up onto his board to save his life...

If you are into wine... I would highly recommend taking the dirt road all around when doing the Hana drive. There is a winery up on the mountain on the Kihei side which is a good pit stop. It's definitely not award winning reds or anything like that, but has pineapple wine which is surprisingly good/refreshing.

If you want Hawaiian food in Kihei, I would highly recommend Da Kitchen in a little strip mall... just north of your condo. Great kalua pig and other traditional food! Maui Tacos also in the same area has good food too. Both these places are casual and cheaper.

Da Kitchen
Ste 107A, 2439 South Kihei Road, Kihei, HI
(808) 875-7782 ‎ · da-kitchen.com

Thanks for the tips. Da Kitchen is very close to where I'm staying and I'll check it out before I leave and the pineapple wine sounds like something worth checking out as well.

Any chance Tamura's still has T-110's?

About 30 minutes before sundown last night I went to the beach and lit up a Tat West Coast. I sure wish I would have bought a couple Cabs of these, they are smoking great.

Anyway, I'm enjoying this great cigar and walking at the edge of the water with a mai tai in my hand when I see 6-7 fins (not the people kind) sticking out of the water about 20 feet from me. My first thought is sharks or dolphins, but the water was choppy and the fins were going in and out of the water so I could make out the shape of what they were attached to.

In less than a minute there are around 15 people walking up the beach with me trying to figure out what they were when we come up to someone that looks like a local and he says "no big deal, just 4 or 5 rays we see them all the time".

Amazing how many cool things happen here on a daily basis.

Well the sunset as usual was great, the cigar was great, but the wind did play havoc on the burn.

I sure love this place.

Question: who makes the best coffee beans in Hawaii?
I picked up some 100% Kona Nickybeans at Costco and they make some great coffee and I'd like to try some others as well, but at $20 a pound or $10 for 7oz, I'd like to check out what other people like.

Hoping to go to the north shore or Hana today after my wife wakes up.
Have a great day everyone.
Ken

[jcruse64]

Glad you are enjoying your trip; we are really looking forward to making a trip again, either Maui or the BI.

I'd forgotten about the little winery there on the slope. We did not go there, but it looked nice. We've picked up snacks from the little store across the road a couple of times. Very funny thing happened there too; I was wearing a t-shirt with one of our company logos on it, and went into this store to get a snack. I'm looking over some items, and behind me, a guy pipes up and says "CCMA huh, do you know Ed?" I turn around, and tell him, yeah, I work for him. He introduces himself, and it's a guy that buys and sells some of our alloy. I'd talked to him many times on the phone before, but had never met him before then. Pretty funny.

I love snorkeling, and also agree with you on getting the crap scared out of you when something "pops up" in the viewfinder!!! I was out once on the north side of Maui, and a couple of waves pushed me backwards and I was right over the top of an eel. I inhaled some H2O on that one. Also saw a Nurse Shark under me out at Molkini; I was ready to go eat after that! Had several close encounters with the turtles off the west coast; very cool! Snorkeling is one of the few things I did not get to do on the BI, and I hope to get to correct that oversight some time soon.

If you get to go to the BI, check out Mother's up on the north end in Hawi.

[AlohaStyle]

Pineapple sparkling wine too...
http://www.mauiwine.com/#

[AlohaStyle]

Ken, Tamuras sold out of the T110 recent batches very quickly and are long gone. It's always possible Marvin kept a box or two for himself so it never hurts to ask if he has any laying around if you go visit...

I've seen many rays off the beach you are at... very cool indeed. I lived in Hawaii for 3 years and the best sunset I've EVER seen was on that beach.

Make it back to Smokey Joe's soon to tell us all about your trip!

[jdakine]

Ken, it was a pleasure meeting you yesterday and herfing Maui Meadows style. You can't beat the view at sunset with a good cigar in your hand and a cold beer in the other. Da Boyz enjoyed having you over and hope your Hawaii vacation continues to be awesome for you and your wife.

Jay