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March 2, 2009

Top Ten Hawaiian Shave Ice Spottings on Marriott's Spirit of Aloha Tour

He has been hugged and kissed, battled the wind and snow (kept from melting mind you), toured the U.S. on our Spirit of Aloha tour bus, made friends with those who are fond of the islands, and reignited cherished memories of what folks love most about Hawaii. He's the one, the only, SI (Shave Ice)! Here are the top ten Shave Ice sightings on our 45-day aloha tour!

10: Shave Ice befriends Philadelphia's Zach Santo at Reading Terminal Market. Check out Zach's scrapple shirt!

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9: The love for Hawaiian Shave Ice spans generations!

8: What's the perfect local dessert after an ono (delicious) Hawaiian plate lunch from L&L Barbecue? Shave Ice, of course! Behind the scenes at L&L, here's Matthew Sonoda of Hawaii Kai and Laurence Kam of Kaneohe.

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7: Even good 'ol Charlie Brown is a Shave Ice fan! Charlie, when are you going to visit us in Hawaii?!

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6: Shave Ice tours the Nike Campus in Beaverton, Oregon, in search of his favorite professional athletes!

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5: Polynesian Cultural Center's talented musicians and dancers were among Shave Ice's biggest fans!

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4: Shave Ice steps back in time to 1927 for an ice cold A&W root beer from J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott's Hot Shoppe stand!

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3: It's lights, camera, action for Shave Ice in the hot seat at the TODAY show.

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2: Shave Ice shows off his Minnesota Viking pride!

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1: Time to say CHEEEEESE!

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-- Marriott's Spirit of Aloha Tour team