Published October 2006 (special guest writer Elmo Kekaa of Honolulu Streets Magazine)

The Attraction of Car Clubs

By Elmo Kekaa
Honolulu Streets Magazine.

HONOLULU HI. — Have you ever wondered what it might be like to belong to a car club? Back in the day, a glance at a typical car club gathering might have looked a little intimidating and second-guessing whether you really wanted to join would've been right up there on your list of things not to do.

OLD PRESUMPTIONS VANISH
Degenerates, dropouts and hoodlums all draped in squeaky leather jackets (yes, even in Hawaii) hanging around parking lots, leaning against slick rides. Some lowered to the ground while others point their front-ends towards the sky sporting chrome undercarriages bright enough to light up even the most darkened roads of Makakilo and Kunia right after a copper-wire theft. But that's not really the image of car clubs today.

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