MY HONOLULU: Before Tinder There Were Bars and Clubs to Meet Up, Drink Up and Hook Up
Ocean’s. Liquid’s. Shipley’s. If you know, you know. If you don’t, you probably weren’t gettin’ jiggy with it.
50 First Dates
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 Jason Momoa-Looking Date Ghosted Me Twice”
Welcome to date no. 4, where our abandoned dater watched the ghost of dude-bros past reappear with another girl.
50 First Dates: He Asked Her Out for Dinner and Then Refused to Order Food
The lesson from Date No. 11? READ. THE. BIO.
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.
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 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.
Overheard in Honolulu: A Grandmother and Her Granddaughter Share Dating Stories
We put two people in a room to talk story, then stay out of the way.
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!
Love Lockdown: Plan a Date While You and Your Partner Shelter at Home Together
6 ideas to help you make your live-in lover feel a bit more special.
50 First Dates: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures, But You Really Should’ve Tried This at Home
Date No. 21 is our first submission about attempting to date during quarantine—something we don’t recommend (seriously. Stay home).
50 First Dates: It Happened Every Night
Date No. 8 has all the makings of a rom-com: mistaken identity, a lonely single gal getting swept up by a handsome charmer and a whirlwind montage of daily dates.
50 First Dates: “He’d Forgotten His Wallet ... and Then Started Eating My Fries”
We kick off our Hawai‘i dating series with Date No. 1, which—spoiler alert!—didn’t end well.
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: Sometimes it Takes 4–5 Great Dates to Realize He’s Just Not That Into You
Or how we realized that great connection was merely platonic. Welcome to date No. 2—one that by all accounts should have ended well.
50 First Dates
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:
- Phone number:
