Summary
: We’ll start the alternate Hawaii scenes with Ann’s version of it.
: “…Aren’t you staring a little too much? This isn’t the first time you’ve seen me in this.”
: “Oh, come on… but… I’m glad to hear you say that, so I guess I can let you off the hook. Hey, let’s go for a walk.”
: “I’ve heard it’s super delish! Come on, we should try it!”
: Do we know that Persona 5 wasn’t sponsored by the Garlic Shrimp industry? Are we going to have to fight a villainous Forrest Gump who is attempting to take over the world’s supply of shrimp?
: “All right! I love that about you! Hi! Could I get two plates of garlic shrimp, please?”
: Honestly though, you’d think there would be garlic shrimp places all over Japan given that shrimp is a staple of Japanese cuisine… and that Hawaiian food and Japanese food are very closely intertwined.
: “Huh? Oh yes, we are.”
: “You know about the Phantom Thieves!?”
: “This is incredible!”
: “Well, I don’t think that’s really how it works… let’s go.”
: “I told Shiho I wasn’t into this cheesy dating stuff… but now that I’ve actually tried it out… it’s really not that bad.”
: “I guess it’s because I have someone special to do it with. …Thanks.”
: giggle “I love you too. Here, you can have this. It’ll help you remember how special today was.”
: The Menehune Dolls were nerfed from the base game - in the base game, they gave 5 Strength and 5 Endurance. In Royal, they only give 20 SP and are useless.
: Menehune, by the way, are kind of the Hawaiian equivalent of Koropokkuru - they’re mythical dwarves who supposedly lived on the Hawaiian islands before the original native Hawaiians arrived there.
: A number of natural formations are supposedly built by the Menehune, including Menehune Fishpond on Kauai.
: I feel like there are entirely too many building and/or crafting dwarves. Where the hell is my pizza made entirely by magical dwarves?
: By the way, there’s an unused scene in the Hawaii trip that was complete to the point where it had both a Japanese and English dub where the party goes to the Kamehameha statue. Unfortunately, I can’t link the video because the person who took it decided to hack it into the final dungeon and the last few seconds of the video gives you a clear shot of it.
: “Hey, let’s come back to Hawaii sometime. I mean… by ourselves.”
: "Yes! Anyway, it’s starting to get dark… should we head back?
: It sucks too because Ann complains about the statue being boring and then Ryuji just dunks on her by saying she wanted to see it because she’s a DBZ fan.
: Hifumi having a scene here is very strange because there’s no way you can reach her Rank 9 by this point due to her Mementos request.
: “Um… do I look strange in this? Perhaps I should go change…”
: “Huh…? Oh, thank you very much. Um… shall we take a walk?”
: I love how everyone else sees the shrimp and goes nuts for it, but Hifumi’s just “Meh, it’s shrimp.”
: “Shrimp are symbolic of living a long life. Shall we have some?”
: “I wonder how they’ll taste…”
: “…Yes.”
: “…You’ve heard about the Phantom Thieves?”
: “S-Sure…”
: “This is a refreshing break from staring at a shogi board all day long. …I feel as if I’ll be able to come up with some great new moves once I return home.”
: “Were you bored spending time with me? We would’ve had a more enjoyable time if I had made better conversation…”
: Joker pats her hand. “You don’t pointlessly extend cutscenes. I like that in a girl.”
: “…I’m happy to hear that. Um… this is for you… I would be delighted if you remembered this day…”
: The Honu Charm grants Evade Curse, which kind of makes no sense when you consider that Hifumi is the same arcana as Lucifer… who is immune to Curse.
: Honu is the Hawaiian word for the green sea turtle, which is actually native to a bunch of places going as far north as China. There’s even a small population that lives near Okinawa.
: “If only we went to the same school…”
: “…Yes. I’d like that. …Sun is about to set. We should start heading back…”
: “Yes.”
: “Yo, you’re finally here. Let’s go make this vacation one to remember!”
: “Will this really work?”
: Joker realizes this is going to be another one of those cutscenes and immediately checks out.
: “I don’t think that’s what he meant…”
: “All right, we wanna go after solo girls that look bored, got it? Let’s roll!”
: Joker: “Hi, sorry, this is one of those dumbass cutscenes where Ryuji tries to hit on random women on the beach. Just slowly turn around and walk away and everything should be fine.”
: “Wait a sec, you smell somethin’ good?”
: “It’s coming from that food stand.”
: “Yo, Yusuke.”
: “Ah, it’s you.”
: “Hello.”
: “Hrm.”
: Yusuke knows that Mishima sucks.
: “That stuff good? Shrimp?”
: “Even in Hawaii, it’s the same ol’ Yusuke.”
: This answer is obviously non-canon, as we know that Yusuke cannot in fact be horny.
: “Heh, that’s an understatement.”
: “They’re incredible…!”
: “C’mon, we’ll rock paper scissors for 'em if this goes well.”
: Both Royal (specifically, Royal’s extra content) and Strikers kind of try to set up Yusuke with Futaba and it just doesn’t work. There is no dimension where Yusuke is not gay.
: “What a weird accent… Anyways, the four of us got some time on our hands, and-”
: “You’re including me in this!?”
: “Well, if you ladies aren’t doin’ anything, how 'bout we go somewhere more fun?”
: “For real!? Oh, well y’know, we-”
: “Ryuji!”
: “Uhhh…”
: “They brushed us away without a second thought…”
: I hate that of all the scenes, THIS had to be the one with unique dialog.
: “Oooh! I never thought of that!”
: “That’s not happening.”
: “This is absurd…”
: “Man… shit went south real fast…”
: There’s two explanations to this cutscene - either Yusuke ordered more shrimp, or he was carrying that plate of shrimp around the entire time, and I’m not sure I like either.
: “…Let’s just head back.”
: “Yeah, I’m beat…”
: This route does not give you a gift, nor does Joker get shrimp.
: “Being a chaperone is more difficult than I expected. I’ve had a lot of meetings… I honestly wanted to contact you earlier, but this is the first free moment I’ve had.”
: “That sounds lovely. All right then… let’s take a walk.”
: “Garlic shrimp? I’ve heard that’s a famous Hawaiian dish. Are you… adventurous when it comes to food?”
: Joker: “I mean, usually I just like reaching my hand into a bag of flour and eating it raw. I also enjoy blocks of raw tofu. What I’m saying is that you’re boring.”
: “Is that so…? I usually go for the standard fare, but this is just shrimp and garlic… so I should be fine. Well, let’s give it a try…”
: “Ah. Yes, we are.”
: “How do you know about them?”
: “Seems like we’re even making headlines abroad.”
: “O-of course, I’ll do just that.”
: “That’s amazing…”
: “Oh, it’s already so late. My sister would be upset if she saw me laid back like this. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t particularly eager to go on this trip. But if it’s like this… I think I’d like to come again.”
: “You know I’m graduating this year… um… I’d like you to have this.”
: “It’s not the best souvenir… but it will remind you of the memories we made today.”
: Joker later tells everyone at school that he dated a human-sized baked potato in Hawaii.
: “Thank goodness. Well, we should probably return before it gets dark.”
: And that’s all of them. The Tiki Keychain is probably the best gift for the mid-game because it grants an ability called Divine Grace that increases all healing done in combat by 50%. I believe this stacks with the Persona trait that increases healing.