Better Than Paintball
The guns look realistic, but the bullets are biodegradeable pellets. And for all kinds of reasons, lots of people who play ‘airsoft’ combat games prefer it to paintball
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Kyle “Tweak” Arai shows
off his battle scars
“A lot of us (who play airsoft) used to be racers and drifters, and now that the track is closed I see a lot more of the ex-racers playing airsoft,” he says. “Airsoft is like cars in that you get to build things. You can collect and build guns, but it’s not dangerous because it’s not real.
“It’s also exciting because there’s the hunt and chase aspect. It’s like being in an arcade game. It’s very similar to a first-person shooter game like Halo or Socom.
“I used to play paintball too, but the gear is real bulky. Airsoft is a lot more compact, so it’s much more easy to move around, and it’s cheaper.”
Places to play airsoft: Wicked West Nanakuli Open twice a month, on Sundays. Private games available by appointment.
Field fee: $10 Contact: Lyle 358-4168 www.808wickedwest.com
Power Edge
3574 Waialae Ave. (across from Big City Diner)
Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Cost: $20 Admission fee on the weekends, $15 on the weekdays
$5 mask rental $25 rifle rental
Contact: 737-3343 www.poweredgehawaii.com
Tyler Woo with an AK47 airsoft rifle and our writer
with an MP5 airsoft rifle
Pacific Airsoft
Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, by appointment only on weekdays (minimum 15 people)
$10 field admission $25 for a complete rental (open to active or retired military and Department of Defense personnel, or a sponsored guest of one of the above)
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Kualoa Ranch
(by appointment)
Contact: 237-8515
Hawaii All-Star Paintball
Nimitz Highway, near Keehi Lagoon Park
Monthly airsoft night game available, visit www.airsofthawaii.org or www.hammermods.com/Impact.htm for schedule.
Cost: $20 admission Contact: 842-STAR (7827)
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