I agree. I have only lived here ten years and have seen the 'glass and steel' mow over once eclectic landmarks (International Market Place for one). When I first came here from Asia, I was teaching ESL at a couple of language schools. My principal clients were Japanese, Korean, Chinese and a few European tourists. Collectively, regardless of where they were from, they all agreed that they couldn't 'find Hawaii' in Waikiki. One young Japanese couple stated, "If we wanted to shop at Tiffany & Co., or Bulgari--we'd have gone to Tokyo."