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It was a former restaurant, which had been vacant for about 15 yearsand when Law first visited, he immediately sensed why it had been vacant for so long. Law was, you see, looking at another nearby location for a separate real estate investment when a realtor mentioned to him the then-vacant location at the Waikiki Grand Hotel. Nothing I saw had any soul to it, plus, everything was expensive." "I had literally given up hope that I would find a new location for Hula's because I had looked everywhere, found nothing, and I'm a real estate broker. "We're very fortunate to have found this place," said Law, who is openly gay and a staunch local figure who's always pushing for LGBT rights. When it comes to location, location, location, Hula's hit the jackpot. Hula's now offers a breathtaking location that offers a great glimpse at Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach. The original Hula's location, about a 15-minute walk away from the current location, was an outdoor space that featured a banyan tree in the middleand that was Hula's home for its first 24 years, and known as The Tree location. He is still the owner of Hula's and a nightly visitor to the bar. and Jack Law, the original owners, "didn't know the first thing about the bar business," admitted Law, a Michigan native who has lived in Honolulu for the past 47 years. And Hula's marketing crew is already brainstorming ideas for its 41st celebration during the summer of 2015something charming, catchy, creative and, no doubt, sexy and celebratory will be the theme of the festivities. Located inside the Waikiki Grand Hotel, Hula's is a national treasure of the gay community, not just a local stop for mai tais, $6 pitchers of beer, live musical acts, a dance floor and a bevy of 20-something, physically-fit male bartenders and servers.Īfter all, how many gay bars anywhere have celebrated 40 years of existence, as Hula's did this past July? Sidetrack, by comparison, will have its 33rd anniversary in 2015. HONOLULUThe epicenter of gay life here is near the intersection of Kalakaua and Kapahulu Streetsabout a minute walk away from Waikiki Beach, in the second-story, open-air, scenic spot known as Hula's Bar & Lei Stand.