Hula's Bar & Lei Stand

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Don't let the double entendre in the name of Hula's Bar & Lei Stand fool you . . . actually, yes, let it! At the anchor of Honolulu's gay scene, picture yourself with a cosmo in one hand and a girlfriend in the other, while googling--in the pre-1999 sense of the word--the gogo dancer boys and the well-groomed bartenders.   As you toss your hair along with the queens in the tropical breeze, you'll see panoramic Diamond Head Crater and Queen's Surf Beach, from the 65-foot expanse of open windows.  Come to Hula's with your girlfriends and forget about (straight) men! Prepare to be friendly with the locals and partake drag shows, DJ events, pool tournaments, and weekly Saturday booze cruises, all sans the usual man drama.  Park on the street or at the Honolulu Zoo lot.

Photo by Linny Morris, Honolulu Magazine