{"id":2863,"date":"2019-11-29T14:23:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T00:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/?p=2863"},"modified":"2019-11-29T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T00:23:41","slug":"let-the-holiday-madness-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/?p=2863","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Let the Holiday Madness Begin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ladies and gentlemen, boys, girls, Moms and Dads&#8230; the Christmas rush is officially on. Today, November 29 is Black Friday. Stores everywhere are hoping to set extraordinary holiday sales this season for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/countdown\/christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>the next 25 days<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Shoppers were up early this morning at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamoanacenter.com\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ala Moana Center<\/strong><\/a> in Honolulu, Hawaii, some lining up for bargains while others mostly just walked around.<\/p>\n<p>I mostly walked around and took a few photos. Morning shoppers were lucky enough to catch free music entertainment at the shopping center&#8217;s main stage just before the Makai Food Court area. People were at Centerstage were standing in a long line waiting to get into the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manaolahawaii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Manaola Hawaii<\/strong><\/a> specialty boutique. People must be crazy about their fashions and accessories to wait in a long line for whatever bargains they may have.<\/p>\n<p>The store is a new retailer at Ala Moana Center.<\/p>\n<p>Me&#8230; I am practical. I just walked around, skipped the frenzied sales, stopped by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Target<\/strong><\/a> for a few minutes and bought a box of granola bars for $2.57. That&#8217;s it. Black Friday is done for me.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy some of the images below. Hopefully I will be able to take more Christmas themed pictures in the next few days and weeks ahead. Aloha!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2862\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3332-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3332-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3332-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3332.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Big Ala Moana Center Santa stands at the Makai entryway facing Ala Moana Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2861\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073240-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073240-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073240-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073240-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073240.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best early morning bargain of the day: \u00a0Free Hawaiian music at Ala Moana Centerstage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2859\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073007-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073007-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073007-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the people waiting in line to get into the Manaola Hawaii specialty boutique.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2858\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073103-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073103-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073103-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073103-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191129_073103.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Poinsettia flowers at Ala Moana Center.<\/p>\n<p>Return to this blog to see more Hawaii and Christmas images this season.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the Ch<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ladies and gentlemen, boys, girls, Moms and Dads&#8230; the Christmas rush is officially on. 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