McCully Shopping Center

Before 10 a.m. parking is easy.

Fook Yuen midnight take-out

The McCully Shopping Center has grown from a nondescript retail and office building into a popular nightspot. Its restaurants are crowded with young locals, and every night parking is difficult.

Less than a mile from the Royal Hawaiian, the McCully Shopping Center doesn't feel fancy or touristy. The Ala Wai Canal is more than a physical boundary separating Waikiki from the residential sections of old Honolulu, it's a cultural barrier to the bright lights.

Not seen often: open till 2 a.m.

At MSC one is allowed to enter without nice shoes and a collared shirt.

The restaurant traffic doesn't go by my parents' home. On many an evening I've walked over for a late-night meal.

Hooray for development and progress!...this time.