50 First Dates: From a Friendship in Kaka‘ako to a Globe-Trotting Love Affair
Date No. 15 started off slightly scandalous. But with a little patience, a strong bond took this now heartbroken singleton around the world in 730 days.
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Field Notes: Looking for Love? Here’s Your Chance to Meet Your Match—Fast!
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: HISpeedating.
50 First Dates: He Was Hanging Out Just to Get His Money Back
The boy from Date No. 9 was everywhere—until it came time to pick up the check.
50 First Dates: Hopping Fences and Falling In Love on the Greatest First Date
Date No. 20 took our former college party gal on a whirlwind date that lasted well past sunrise.
50 First Dates: Must Love Dogs … And Girls Who Make The First Move
We were really rooting for dater No. 19 and her date with a fellow dog lover. Read on for the continuation of a previous submission—our most cringe-worthy encounter yet.
50 First Dates: The 10 Best and Worst Gifts We’ve Ever Received from Romantic Partners
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’ve just started dating someone or are in a long-term relationship, there’s a lot of pressure surrounding this time of year and finding the perfect gift.
Honolulu Experts Offer Tips and Tales From Their Own Lives for Dealing with Togetherness and Tough Challenges in “Life Interrupted: Couples”
The fourth session in our free talk-story webinar grapples with the dynamics of surviving a pandemic as part of a couple, figuring out strategies that help even as our lives keep changing.
50 First Dates Halloween Special: The Terrible Tales of Guys and Girls Who Ghost
Dating in Hawai‘i can be a horror show. 5 of our own ghosters and ghostees share their dating disasters.
Singles Dating in Honolulu
Here are tales from the frontlines of the singles world—whether you’re 26 or 88, straight or gay, looking for love, or just looking—in Honolulu now.
50 First Dates: “He Wrote ‘A Lot’ As One Word”
Date No. 18 featured a sweet fella, but with no chemistry between the pair and a lack of good grammar, their story was shelved.
50 First Dates: The First 12 Hawai‘i Dating Stories That We Blogged About in 2019
We look back at the crazy, funny, awkward and weird submissions sent in by our readers last year. Stay tuned for the next 38!
50 First Dates: Baby Got (a Text) Back
Our nameless lady on date No. 7 can thank Sir Mix-A-Lot for her new go-to drink order.
50 First Dates: “My Ex Showed Up and Drunkenly Crashed my Date”
Date No. 3 in our series was heading in the right direction until a surprise visitor killed the vibe.
50 First Dates: He Came Up Short and Still Had the Nerve to Pinch My Love Handles
Dater No. 17 doesn’t feel bad about her unfair judgment of her Tinder date—he told some tall tales to cover up his obvious short-comings.
50 First Dates: When Sally Forgot What Harry Looked Like
A wedding coordinator walks into a bar … and forgets whom she’s meeting for Date No. 24.
50 First Dates: The Most Boring-Sounding Date Turned Out to Be One of the Best Ever
Date No. 12 goes to show that just because the activities are dull doesn’t mean the person is.
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Send us your first date!
Have a story that’s even bigger, badder or just ugly? Or what about the best first date ever? Copy the template below and email your submission to web@honolulumagazine.com with the subject line “50 First Dates.” All fields must be filled out. The HONOLULU Magazine team will choose which stories to run at our discretion. If your story is chosen, we will call you to verify your information. Contact information is required for verification only and will not be published; blog posts will be anonymous.
Stories must ...
- be true and not slanderous
- be about a first date
- have taken place in Hawai‘i or involve someone from Hawai‘i
- be PG-13
- be between 250 and 500 words
Story template
- What I was looking for at the time:
- How we met:
- Where we went:
- The lowdown:
- How did it end/where are they now?
Contact info
- Full name:
- Neighborhood:
- Email address:
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