Hawaii

Lance’s Honda Fit

Hawaii will always be my home. No matter where I’m living, even if it’s Japan. I’ll always have love for local island builds like these. It’s always impressive to see a car built up so proper in a state that’s plagued by stupid laws like recon and safety inspection. Not saying that this car wouldn’t […]

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Team Ultraspeed Honda Civics

If there was one inspirational Honda crew I could think of from “back in TeamRice days,” it would have to be Team Ultraspeed. The crew was primarily from the east coast, but made its way out to California and across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. Roy was the reason why Ultraspeed set its foot down […]

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Brad’s Nissan 240sx

I’ve known Brad ever since high school and his 240 has come a long way since he bought it years ago. Ever since he first showcased it a couple SPOCOM car shows ago, I’ve always been amazed how well his car came out; he definitely has good taste. I’m sure you’ve seen his car all […]

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Lance’s Toyota Corolla Hatchback

If there’s one person to keep an eye on in the import scene in Hawaii, it’s Lance Harano. I’m sure many of you have seen his orange TE27 Toyota Sprinter over the past few years lurking all over the internet and in numerous magazines including exclusive features for Super Street and USDM FREAX. Well he’s […]

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SPOCOM 2012

Just by coincidence, SPOCOM happened to be on the same weekend that I stopped over in Hawaii. Usually Street Car Industries held its events at the end of August, right before school starts up. It has always been the main car show that all of the local import automotive enthusiasts geared up for throughout the […]

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