Record Stores
These are some records shops where I have found Hawaiian records. I've also listed places where I looked but didn't find any. My record keeping is pretty good about where to find Hawaiian records, but not so good about all the places I've been that don't have any.
Every record store has a few Hawaiian tourist records, so even in Manhattan you can find Hawaiian records of that sort. I'm not looking for those (sorry, Hugo Winterhalter and Longines Symphonette).
Let me know if you find any good record stores, or if any of these places are dead, or if any of the links are dead.
| Region | Name | Address | Phone | City | State | Comment | Most recent visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Recordland | 1208 9 Ave. SE | 403-262-3839 | Calgary | AB | Huge collection of Pacific Island (Tahiti, New Zealand), some Hawaiian | September, 2007 |
| Cardiff | Spillers Records | 36 The Hayes, Cardiff | Cardiff | UK | No Hawaiian, but lots of other good stuff. The world's oldest record store, but not necessarily the biggest or the best. | September, 2009 | |
| Charlotte | Lunchbox Records | 1419-A Central Ave. | 704-331-0788 | Charlotte | NC | No Hawaiian | August, 2009 |
| Charlotte | Manifest of Charlotte | 6239 South Blvd. | 704-552-8448 | Charlotte | NC | Some Hawaiian, but lots of interesting stuff, new and used. Worth a visit. | August, 2009 |
| Charlotte | The Wax Museum | 5419 Monroe Road | 704-377-0700 | Charlotte | NC | No Hawaiian, specialized in Beach Music (from the Carolina beaches). | August, 2009 |
| Cologne | Parallel Schallplatten | Aachener Strasse 5 | Cologne | Germany | There are a few record and CD shops along Aachener Strasse, even in the back alleys. I think I remember seeing Gabby Pahinui at Parallel. | January, 2006 | |
| Columbus | Colleen's Collectables | 1476 Oakland Park Ave. | Columbus | OH | Surprising Hawaiian records | January, 2001 | |
| Dayton | Gem City Records | 318 E. Fifth St. | 937-223-8011 | Dayton | OH | Oregon District, restaurants, etc. Few LP's, no Hawaiian, good CD's | January, 2001 |
| Detroit | Encore | 417 E. Liberty | 734-662-6776 | Ann Arbor | MI | Many Hawaiian and Polynesian records | May, 2007 |
| Detroit | Schoolkids | 332 S. State | 734-663-7248 | Ann Arbor | MI | No Hawaiian, in exile in the basement under a clothing store | May, 2007 |
| Detroit | Wazoo Records | 336 1/2 S. State | 734-761-8686 | Ann Arbor | MI | Above Bivouac. No Hawaiian, interesting others. | May, 2007 |
| Detroit | Street Corner Music | 17620 13 Mile Rd. | 248-644-4777 | Beverly Hills | MI | No Hawaiian | |
| Detroit | Record Collector | 327 W 9 Mile Rd | 248-548-9888 | Ferndale | MI | Small amount of Hawaiian | |
| Detroit | Record Time | 262 W 9 Mile Rd | 248-336-8463 | Ferndale | MI | No Hawaiian | |
| Gothenburg | Bengans | Gothenburg | Sweden | Lots of CD and record shops. Start from Bengans at Stigbergtorget along Andra Langgata, through Haga to the city center. Look for Dirty Records at Chalmersgatan 21. No Hawaiian, but it's worth the search. | October, 2005 | ||
| Hartford | Trading Post | 215 Albany Turnpike | 860-693-4679 | Canton | CT | No vinyl, huge selection of rock music DVDs | September, 2007 |
| Honolulu | Hungry Ear | 418 Ku'ulei Rd. | 808-262-2175 | Kailua, O'ahu | HI | Huge selection of Hawaiian, excellent condition, new management since 2007 | April, 2008 |
| Honolulu | Jelly's | 98-023 Hekaha St. #9 | 808-484-4413 | Aiea | HI | Huge selection of Hawaiian | July, 2009 |
| Honolulu | Rainbow Books and Records | 1010 University | 808-955-7994 | Honolulu | HI | Small selection of Hawaiian, not the best condition | July, 2009 |
| Honolulu | Rainbow Books and Records | 99-185 Moanalua Rd. | 808-487-8867 | Aiea | HI | Small selection of Hawaiian, not the best condition | April, 2008 |
| Honolulu | Stylus | 2615 S. King St. #301 University Square at University Ave. | 808-951-4500 | Honolulu | HI | Decent selection of Hawaiian | April, 2008 |
| Houston | Sig's Lagoon | 3710 Main | 713-533-9525 | Houston | TX | No Hawaiian, but a cool place to visit | March, 2007 |
| Indianapolis | Indy CD and Vinyl | 806 Broad Ripple Avenue | Indianapolis | IN | No Hawaiian | July, 2007 | |
| Indianapolis | Missing Link | 6053 N. College | 317-466-1967 | Indianapolis | IN | No Hawaiian, but good stuff (Fripp, Zappa, etc.) | July, 2007 |
| Lihue | Talk Story | 3785 Hanapepe Road | 808-335-6469 | Hanapepe | HI | Nice place, some Hawaiian records, overpriced | April, 2007 |
| Lisbon | Lisbon | Portugal | No vinyl shops | December, 2006 | |||
| London | Revival Records | 30 Berwick St., Soho, London | 020 7437 4271 | London | UK | No Hawaiian, but lots of other good stuff. There are many record and CD shops on this street and the next. | August, 2009 |
| Los Angeles | Amoeba | 6400 Sunset Blvd. | 323-245-6400 | Hollywood | CA | Huge selection of many things, very little Hawaiian | January, 2010 |
| Los Angeles | Atomic Records | 3818 W. Magnolia | Burbank | CA | No Hawaiian, but I found the GTOs here | June, 1998 | |
| Los Angeles | Bagatelle | 260 Atlantic Ave | 310-432-7534 | Long Beach | CA | Huge selection of records, a lot of Hawaiian and Tahitian | January, 2010 |
| Los Angeles | House of Records | 3328 Pico Blvd. | Santa Monica | CA | House of Records is out of business | August, 1998 | |
| Los Angeles | Record Surplus | 11609 W Pico Blvd. | 310-478-4217 | Los Angeles | CA | A few Hawaiian | January, 2010 |
| Los Angeles | Rockaway Records | 2395 Glendale Blvd. | 323-664-3232 | Silver Lake | CA | A few Hawaiian | January, 1998 |
| Minneapolis | Cheapo | 1300 W. Lake | 612-827-0646 | Minneapolis | MN | Many Hawaiian records, but running out of the rare ones. | May, 2009 |
| Minneapolis | Hymie's Records | 3318 E. Lake | 612-729-8890 | Minneapolis | MN | Not much Hawaiian, but still cool. | April, 2007 |
| Minneapolis | Know Name Records | 6009 Portland Ave. | 612-869-1070 | Minneapolis | MN | No Hawaiian | May, 2009 |
| Minneapolis | Roadrunner Record Exchange | 4304 Nicollet Ave. | 612-822-0613 | Minneapolis | MN | No Hawaiian | May, 2009 |
| New York | Manhattan | NY | Lots of record and CD shops, no Hawaiian records in Manhattan. | July, 2003 | |||
| Philadelphia | The Mad Platter | 111 West Gay Street | 610-431-1509 | West Chester | PA | Lots of vinyl, unique CDs and music DVDs, Hawaiian records are the typical tourist music. | January, 2008 |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia Record Exchange | 618 S. 5th. Street | 215-925-7892 | Philadelphia | PA | Lots of record and CD shops, especially near South Street and 5th Street, no Hawaiian records. | November, 2006 |
| Phoenix | Bookmans | 1056 S. Country Club Dr. | 480-835-0505 | Mesa | AZ | Books and records. Occasionally some Hawaiian. | November, 2006 |
| Phoenix | Memory Lane | 1940 E. University Dr. | 480-968-1512 | Tempe | AZ | Good Hawaiian selection, pricey but sometimes rare. Big selection of all kinds of music. | October, 2007 |
| Phoenix | Revolver Records | 4214 N 7th Ave. | 602-795-4980 | Phoenix | AZ | Hawaiian and Polynesian | March, 2009 |
| Phoenix | Zia Record Exchange | Various | Phoenix and Tucson | AZ | I go every couple of months for rock and blues CDs and DVDs, there is rarely any Hawaiian. | ||
| Portland | House of Records | 258 E 13th Ave. | 541-342-7975 | Eugene | OR | Good Hawaiian selection | July, 2000 |
| Reno | Recycled Records | Reno | NV | Good Hawaiian. I don't remember which location I visited. | August, 1998 | ||
| Salt Lake City | Randy's Record Shop | 157 East 900 South | 801-532-4413 | Salt Lake City | UT | No Hawaiian, collectable stuff | July, 2007 |
| Salt Lake City | The Record Collector | 1115 East 2100 South | 801-484-6495 | Salt Lake City | UT | Very little Hawaiian, great prices, collectable stuff | July, 2007 |
| San Diego | Lou's Records | 434 North Coast Highway 101 | 760-753-1382 | Encinitas | CA | Great record store, rarely any Hawaiian. Arrogant attitude on the part of the sales clerks (I almost forgot what it was like to be ignored by sales staff). | July, 2005 |
| San Francisco | Amoeba | 2455 Telegraph Ave. | 510-549-1125 | Berkeley | CA | No Hawaiian, but I'd try again | August, 1998 |
| San Francisco | Amoeba | 1855 Haight Street | 415-831-1200 | San Francisco | CA | No Hawaiian, but I'd try again | August, 1998 |
| San Francisco | Village Music | 9 E. Blithedale | 415-388-7400 | Mill Valley | CA | Some Hawaiian, somewhat expensive. Going out of business September 30, 2007. | August, 1998 |
| SeaTac | Bop Street Records | 5219 Ballard Ave. NW | 206-297-2232 | Ballard, Seattle | WA | Lots of Hawaiian and other stuff | July, 2008 |
| SeaTac | Easy Street | 4559 California Ave. SW | 206-938-easy | West Seattle | WA | Some Hawaiian, includes a cafe | July, 2007 |
| SeaTac | Easy Street | 20 W. Mercer Street | 206-691-easy | Queen Anne, Seattle | WA | Just rock | July, 2007 |
| Singapore | New Disc Village | 1 Coleman Street #03-15 | +65-9738-8614 | The Adelphi (shopping center, near City Hall MRT) | Singapore | No Hawaiian, but other good stuff | September, 2007 |
| Singapore | Roxy Disc House | 1 Coleman Street #03-42 | +65-9061-3491 | The Adelphi (shopping center, near City Hall MRT) | Singapore | No Hawaiian, but other good stuff | October, 2007 |
| Tampa | Bananas Music | 2225 16th Ave North | 727-327-4616 800-823-4113 | St. Petersburg | FL | Massive record store, some Hawaiian (mostly Hawaiian tourist music) | April, 2008 |
| Tucson | PDQ | 2342 N Dodge Blvd | 520-881-2681 | Tucson | AZ | Once had many Hawaiian, now a few. Much other good stuff. | May, 2006 |
| Vancouver | Vinyl Records | 319 W. Hastings | 604-488-1234 | Vancouver | BC | Some Hawaiian and New Zealand records, but too expensive. | July, 2008 |
| Vancouver | Zulu Records | 1972 W. 4th Ave. | 604-738-3232 | Vancouver | BC | I bought their only Hawaiian record (Raymond Kane, Hawaiian Rainbow). | July, 2008 |
| Vancouver | Neptoon, Red Cat, Audiopile, Beaststreet, Charlie's Music City, Noize To Go, Highlife, Otis | Vancouver | BC | No Hawaiian records. | July, 2008 |