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Explore all crew member locations and instructions for recruiting them in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
In Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, you have the opportunity to recruit many crew members for your ship. As you progress through the story of the Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Majima meets many characters in multiple regions. Some can be recruited by simply playing the story as intended, but others require you to go out of your way and play minigames or complete certain substories. These crew members are essential when it comes to naval battles, as they have unique abilities attached to them.
This guide lists all the crew member locations in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and how you can obtain them.
Crew Members in Honolulu
Honolulu is the earliest location where you can start recruiting crew members in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. You can recruit these crew members without completing any difficult tasks. In other words, the recruitment conditions are quite simple, given this is an early-game location. Additionally, recruitable crew members are marked on your map, making them easy to find. The crew members you can find in Honolulu are:
| Crew Members | How To Obtain | Locations |
| Kei | You need to make 30 friends on Aloha Links | Little Tokyo |
| Bartender | You need to make 100 friends on Aloha Links | Little Tokyo |
| Hamago Ishikawa | Talk to him while wearing Kabuki Makeup | Little Tokyo |
| Hattori the Ninja | Get to Pirate Rank 3 | Little Tokyo |
| Lumberjack Hayashida | Give him a Staminan Spark | Little Tokyo |
| Obispo | You have to eat at Tropical 5 times | Little Tokyo |
| Jule | Craft 3 cannons at Julie’s Gearworks | Little Tokyo |
| Kazami Evolution | Collect 10 CDs | Aloha Beach |
| Nickelle Kidnman | Get to Pirate Rank 2 | Aloha Beach |
| Osaka-chan | Get to Pirate Rank 5 | Aloha Beach |
| Yurina | Get 100 points in the 01 darts ruleset | Aloha Beach |
| Carnal Sisters | Get to Pirate Rank 3 | Aloha Beach |
| Sister Yoh and Yuka | Get to Pirate Rank 3 | Aloha Beach |
| Squid Hunter Kennosuke | Bring him some Wild-Caught Fried Shrimp | Aloha Beach |
| Alo-Happy | Complete one Photo Rally and then speak to him | West Waikiki |
| Elizabeth | Complete two Photo Rally and then speak to her | West Waikiki |
| Arque Dangerous III | Get to Pirate Rank 4 | West Waikiki |
| Kamiyama | Bring him 3 Ethereal egestas | West Waikiki |
| Hibiki | You need to make 10 friends on Aloha Links | West Waikiki |
| Sharpshooter Takumi | Clear the 1-Shot Challenge on Normal | District Five |
| Swordsman Kengoro | Get to Pirate Rank 4 | District Five |
| Thomas The Engineer | Speak to him after having claimed 10 bounties | District Five |
| Hammerhead | Challenge him to a fight and win | Anaconda Shopping Center |
| Ranko Sarutobi | Pay off her $2000 bill | Anaconda Shopping Center |
| Homeless Yamanaka | Give him a Goro Goro Awakening beer | Anaconda Harbor Park |
| Legendary Farmer Morishita | Give him a Roughly Chopped Stir-Fried Veggie Bento | Anaconda Harbor Park |
| Surfer Jay | Give him a Kraken-chan stuffie. | Red Light District |
| Ikari | Complete 10 Ounabara Vocational School exams | Unabara Vocational School |
| Bug Professor Louis | Bring him a Golden Dragonfly | Sunset Park |
| Charlie | Reach Platinum Rank in Crazy Delivery | Sunset Park |
| Businessman Taro | Challenge him to a fight and win | Chinatown |
Recruits in Goro Kingdom
Goro Kingdom is a special sanctuary built by Majima to house various animals you find throughout the game. However, you need to recruit these animals from numerous locations to populate Goro Kingdom. Once recruited, the animals can then be fed and taken care of. You can spot them by looking for a paw mark on the map. Here are their locations:
| Recruits | How To Obtain | Locations |
| Alarm Cluck | Talk to the man in the apartment area on Ayame Street | Little Japan |
| Allure | Talk to them while dressed in the Goromi Outfit | West Waikiki |
| Coco | Interact with the woman east of the Harbor St. Bridge | West Waikiki |
| Turtle | Confront the men at the intersection of River St. and Kaku Ave | West Waikiki |
| Onigiri | Once you encounter them, ‘The Kitten in District Five’ substory will automatically trigger | District Five |
| Barkley | Confront the men on River St. and Kaku Ave | Anaconda |
| The Gourmand | You’ll need to get him some Wild-Caught Sashimi | Anaconda |
| Sanzen | Agree to pay Sanzen’s owner $300 | Sunset Park |
| Zoomies | You’ll see a man cornering a dog, interact with him, and help him catch Zoomies | Shipper’s Wharf |
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Crew Members in Madlantis
Madlantis serves as the central pirate hub, built atop a ship graveyard. Here, you can recruit most crew members by either paying or winning fights against them. Here are all the Madlantis crew member locations in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii:
| Crew Members | How To Obtain | Locations |
| Elena | Give Elena $500 and a Flower Bouquet | Bar District |
| Robson Caetano da Silva | Clear Beginner level in Mania in the Coliseum | Bar District |
| Arman | Give Arman $1,000 | Bar District |
| Theo | Give Theo $2,000 | The Docks |
| Natasha | Get to Pirate Rank 2 | The Docks |
| Monica | Win against the Tagger Pirates | Coliseum Grounds |
| Rafael | Challenge him to a fight and win | Coliseum Grounds |
| Steve | Win against the Grey Pirates | Coliseum Grounds |
| Lucas | Challenge him to a fight and win | Gaming Hall |
| Peter | Challenge him to a fight and win | The Queen’s Castle |
Crew Members From Points Exchange
These are the hardest crew members to recruit in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. To obtain them, you must complete various minigames and earn points. You can then exchange those points for rewards such as CDs, clothes, and crew members. The crew members you can obtain from points exchange are:
| Crew Members | How To Obtain | Locations |
| Kamulop | 20 Points | Fortune Exchange (Little Japan) |
| Famiya Sugiura | 15 Points | Fortune Exchange (Little Japan) |
| Chitose Buster Holmes | 15 Points | Fortune Exchange (Little Japan) |
| Etsuko | 10 Points | Fortune Exchange (Little Japan) |
| Subaru | 500 Points | Open Road Shogi (Little Japan) |
| Sheep Man | 900 Points | Pool (District Five) |
| Chicken Man | 1000 Tags | Gambling Hall (Little Japan) |
| Matayoshi | 500 Tags | Gambling Hall (Little Japan) |
| Papillion Boy | 3300 Points | Snap Points Exchange (Downtown) |
| Patriarch Gondawara | 11000 Points | Snap Points Exchange (Downtown) |
| Crystal Papillion | 22000 Points | Snap Points Exchange (Downtown) |
| Toru Higashi | 15000 Points | Crazy Delivery (Downtown) |
| Gary Buster Holmes | 60000 Points | Bang Bang Prize Exchange |
| Masaharu Kaito | 90000 Points | Bang Bang Prize Exchange |
| Yappi-kun | 1500 Chips | Casino Prize Exchange (Bar District) |
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Crew Members From Substories
Substories are essentially side missions in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Moreover, most substories usually end with you obtaining crew members. Additionally, substories have their specific map markers, through which you can locate them in the world. These are the crew members and their respective substories you need to complete before obtaining them:
| Crew Members | How To Obtain |
| Oka | Complete the ‘The Symbol of the City, the Street Surfer’ substory |
| Ran | Complete ‘The Fastest in Hawaii’ substory |
| Robo Michio Mach | Complete ‘The Path to Speed’ substory |
| Hauser | Complete ‘The Magic of Food’ substory |
| Kuroki | Complete ‘The Sicko Snap Saga’ substory |
| Jeff | Complete the ‘Smile Again’ substory |
| Russell | Complete ‘Goro’s Heart’ substory |
| Idol Otaku: Gu San | Complete the ‘If I Weren’t an Idol’ substory |
| Idol Otaku: Broto-Op | Complete the ‘If I Weren’t an Idol’ substory |
| Idol Otaku: Mr. Six | Complete the ‘If I Weren’t an Idol’ substory |
| Stephanie Chan | Complete ‘The Miracle Aquarium’ substory |
| Edmundo-kun | Complete ‘The Miracle Aquarium Gaiden’ substory |
| Human Bronze Statue: Bronson | Complete the ‘Man Of Bronze’ substory |
| Claire | Complete the ‘I want to be your Nadeshiko’ substory |
| Mameoka | Complete the ‘Coffee and Comedy’ substory |
| Sorata | Complete the ‘Coffee and Comedy’ substory |
| Dread Pirate Hook | Complete ‘The Captain’s Return’ substory |
| White | Complete the ‘Corporate Compliance’ substory |
| Bryan | Complete the ‘Corporate Compliance’ substory |
| Shen | Complete the ‘When You Wish Upon Some Balls’ substory |
| Ena | Complete the ‘The One’ substory |
| Seiko | Complete the ‘The One’ substory |
| Kaho | Complete the ‘The One’ substory |
| Ai | Complete the ‘The One’ substory |
| Misoshi | Complete the ‘The One’ substory |
| Machko-san | Complete the ‘The One’ substory |
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