Spocom Hawaii | 8.26.23
Spocom USA hit up our sandy shores of Oahu on Saturday, August 26th, 2023 bringing together Oahu’s hardest hitting Imports all under one stage that being within the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from 5 p.m. till 11 p.m.
Stepping into the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, I was greeted by a trio of cars of different builds but Mark Abanes’s Pro Fwd drag car of Abanes’s Garage was what caught my eyes and attention span for sometime there after
OSIXHI aka Old School Imports X Hawaii was in attendance with a host of old school imports within their lineup as well as with numerous merchandise that could be found within their booth
Pictured above and below are photos of Lance Harano’s JDM RHD 1973 Toyota Trueno Sprinter. Full feature of Lance Harano’s JDM RHD 1973 Toyota Trueno Sprinter can be found over @ www.eight08.net with the link provided below:
http://www.eight08.net/jdmsprinter.html
Congratulations with taking home “1st Place Old School” at Spocom Hawaii 2023 Lance 🤙
Pictured above and below are photos of Del Sumaio’s 1975 Toyota Corolla rocking a long extensive list of mods that allowed Del to take home “2nd Place Old School” at Spocom Hawaii 2023
Pictured above and below is Martin Phan’s 1989 Toyota Supra rocking a 500hp 2JZGTE motor swap along with a long extensive list of mods that allowed Martin to take home “2nd Place Toyota” at Spocom Hawaii 2023
Out and about hosting Spocom Hawaii 2023 throughout it’s entirety was none other than Lauren Lala. Be sure to check out our numerous features of Lauren Lala on our website over @ www.eight08.net
Pictured above and below is Chad Domingo’s 1993 Nissan Homy. Full feature over @ www.eight08.net
Rev Hawaii was in attendance showcasing their various merchandise that were for sale including their exclusive Spocom Hawaii 2023 T-shirt drop “Homage” rocking all the OG car clubs, automotive shops, and websites from back in the day on the back of their shirt which included none other than www.eight08.net as well
Pictured above is Zoey Engle’s 2009 Nissan 370Z rocking a custom paint hue by Waifuworks with color matched Aimgain body kit all around, slammed to the ground via an Aiflift Performance Air Suspension, and siting on a set of 3 piece Sevenk Nika wheels. Congratulations with taking home “3rd Place Nissan” at Spocom Hawaii 2023 Zoey 🤙
Ubae Hawaii posted up at Spocom Hawaii 2023 with their bagged, candied, and flaked out 1972 Chevrolet P10 much to the crowds delight including yours truly
IN4MATION was in attendance with their limited in4motors gear and special Spocom X In4motors T-shirt along with an S13 fronting their booth
Pictured above and below is Bryan Bonilla’s 1989 Honda Civic rocking a JDM EF9 front end, K24/K20 motor swap utilizing Hayward Performance ITB’s, and a long extensive list of mods that allowed Bryan to take home “1st Place Honda” at Spocom Hawaii 2023
Drag Tech Racing Hawaii was in attendance with a host of vehicles within their lineup
Pictured above spearheading Drag Tech Racing Hawaii’s lineup was the Choo Family’s 2002 Lamborghini Murcielago
Pictured above making it’s debut at Spocom Hawaii 2023 was the Choo Family’s 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
Our favorite Import car girl enthusiast slash gogo dancer slash model slash nurse aka Kat Vee was in attendance rocking the gogo stages as well as selling her merchandise throughout the event
Pictured above and below are photos of Joel Uganiza’s 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rocking a long extensive list of mods that allowed Joel to take home “Best Of Show” at Spocom Hawaii 2023
Once again, congratulations to Joel Uganiza for taking home “Best Of Show” at Spocom Hawaii 2023 🤙Well deserved 👍
With that said, I’d like to thank Ross Maeshiro of Spocom USA for the media access 👍 It is always a pleasure crossing paths with you and talking small kine catch up kine stories in an environment we both enjoy ourselves within that being Hawaii’s Import Culture 🤙
Hana Hou,
Peter Rosario