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These tourist attractions are always on Hawaii must-do travel lists, but are they worth it for an authentic trip? Here's what locals have to say.

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Polynesian Cultural Center dancers perform during the concert/luau for the Honolulu Marathon in Waikiki, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. (AP/Photo RonenZilberman)

These tourist attractions are always on Hawaii must-do travel lists, but are they worth it for an authentic trip? Here's what locals have to say.

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