Hot Import Nights Hawaii | 4.4.26
The crew over at Hot Import Nights hit up our sandy shores of Oahu for an Easter weekend celebration, and threw down their ever so popular event and venue on Saturday, April 4th, 2026 within the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from 4 p.m. till 10 p.m. bringing together a wide range of customized vehicles all under a single stage
Drag Tech Racing Hawaii was in attendance at Hot Import Nights Hawaii with a number of vehicles within their lineup
Spearheading Drag Tech Racing Hawaii’s lineup at Hot Import Nights was Steve Choo’s Lamborghini Murcielago
Fortifying Drag Tech Racing Hawaii’s lineup at Hot Import Nights was Puna Choo’s Audi R8 and Charlene Choo’s Porsche 996 C46 as pictured above and below
Posted up within Drag Tech Racing Hawaii’s lineup was Ikaika Mokiao’s 1992 Nissan R32 GTR as pictured above and below
Posted up within Drag Tech Racing Hawaii’s lineup was Kurt Kajioka’s 1999 Audi A4 as pictured above and below. Congratulations with taking home “Best In Show” at Hot Import Nights Hawaii Kurt 🤙
RHD Hawaii was in attendance at Hot Import Nights Hawaii with a number of vehicles within their lineup
Spearheading RHD Hawaii’s lineup at Hot Import Nights Hawaii was Chad and Mia Bolosan’s 1995 JDM RHD Honda Acty as pictured above and below. Congratulations with taking home “1st Place Best Easter Theme” at Hot Import Nights Chad 🤙
Posted up within RHD Hawaii’s lineup was Albert Pagala’s 1989 Nissan Skyline as pictured above and below
Posted up within RHD Hawaii’s lineup pictured above and below is Royce Guthrie’s JDM RHD Honda Orthia. Fun Fact: the Honda Orthia is a compact station wagon manufactured by Honda exclusively for the Japanese market between 1996 and 2002
Jamien Chee and Ohana brought out their meticuously restored 1970 Pontiac GTO much to the delite of yours truly. Congratulations with taking home “1st Place Best Hotrod” at Hot Import Nights Jamien 🤙
Posted up at representing Old School Imports Hawaii aka OSIXHI as well as Team Wildcards was Lance Sugiyama’s 1976 Datsun 280Z as pictured above and below. Congratulations with taking home “1st Place Best JDM” at Hot Import Nights Lance 🤙
Interior necessities for Lance Sugiyama’s 1976 Datsun 280Z includes a Mizuno Works steering wheel, Vintage Quattro bucket seats, Defi Advance RS tachometer, oil pressure, oil temp, water temp, and control unit as well as Autometer Sport Comp 2 volt gauge, fuel level gauge, and AFR gauge
Found towards the rear of Lance Sugiyama’s 1976 Datsun 280Z are 14×11.5 SSR Jilba racing wheels wrapped in 225/50/14 Toyo tires while a Fujitsubo stainless steel exhaust dumps the gasses beneath a Works Aero rear valance
Pictured above and below are photos of Perry Asato’s 1973 Toyota Celica posted up at Hot Import Nights Hawaii. Growing up in Kalihi in the 80s and 90s, I would frequently see customized variations of these Celicas and Corollas roaming through the streets and I have grown to admire these vehicles till this very day especially those that have been restored to it’s former glory
