Kama‘āina Deals: Restaurants and Eateries
40-plus places where it pays to show your Hawai‘i ID—just remember to ask before the check comes.
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Your Insider Guide to the 2026 Korean Festival
Eat creative kim chee dishes, bop to K-pop music, see taekwondo moves and enjoy authentic activities at this cultural showcase.
Mānoa Chocolate Opens a Coffee Roaster and Café
The Kailua-based chocolate company brews up bean-to-bar coffee drinks, much of it from O‘ahu-grown beans.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: July 30–Aug. 5, 2026
Try exclusive, innovative eats at Taste of Honolulu, buy easy-to-care-for plants, make art prints, laugh at a comedy show and more.
50-Plus New Restaurants Have Opened on O‘ahu This Year
Last week, we published a running list of 50-plus restaurants that have closed so far this year. Here’s the flip side.
We Tried It: North Shore Huaka‘i Shuttle to Support Local Businesses
The new $5 roundtrip service to Waialua and Hale‘iwa brings people and dollars to spur economic recovery after the Kona low storms.
Your 2026 Guide to O‘ahu Bon Dance Food: Part 2
Where to find takoyaki, pastele stew, root beer floats, homemade baked goods and more while you dance under the summer skies.
Mahalo and Aloha to O‘ahu Restaurants, Bars, Cafés and Eateries That Closed This Year
They closed for different reasons, but the closures are increasing. Here’s our running list.
Your Insider Guide to Honolulu Night Market: July 2026
Honolulu Night Market returns to Our Kaka‘ako on Saturday, July 18, with a mesmerizing evening of local food, festivities and entertainment.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: July 16–22, 2026
Shop second-hand styles, watch top-notch hula, visit an enchanted garden, experience a vibrant block party and more.
The Team Behind Maze’s Prix Fixe Pairings Is Slinging Chicken Sandwiches at New BirdyGo
Michelin-trained Ki Chung creates the sandwiches and tenders; James Beard Award winner Justin Park does the iced tea and lemonade.
Whimsical Cocktails and Bar Bites Star at Chinatown’s New Pigeonhole
Craft cocktails find a new home in the old Tlaxcalli space on Smith Street.
Ward Centre Shops and Restaurants: Where Are They Going?
With Ward Centre closed, many businesses that called it home are beginning new chapters. From restaurants to retailers, here’s their status now.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: July 9–15, 2026
See the world’s largest ‘ukulele, watch queer films, enter an open water swim race, meet farm animals and more.
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Kama‘āina Deals: Restaurants and Eateries
40-plus places where it pays to show your Hawai‘i ID—just remember to ask before the check comes.
$45 Pau Hana for 2: Smash Burgers and Onion Rings at Morton’s Power Hour
That’s a three-patty burger: See what else two people can get for $45 before tax and tip.
My 15 Favorite Restaurants Off the Strip in Las Vegas
Where else to eat on the Ninth Island? Here’s one of Frolic’s top posts, by a local with family in Las Vegas.
Broke da Mouth: Da Spam Power Rankings
One throwback to da time Hawai‘i’s new Poet Laureate wen rank 15 flavors of Spam. Which one wen reign supreme?
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We revisit a classic about places that are woven into our collective childhoods, where regulars grew up with owners’ families and you can still find old-school comfort foods.
Eleven opens inside Foodland Farms Ala Moana today, Dec. 9 with compelling cocktails and small plates that will make you forget you’re in a supermarket.
No matter how you eat it, there’s something comforting about cubes of fish mixed with sea salt, limu, ‘inamona or green onions.
Every 7-Eleven Hawai‘i store carries about 100 to 120 items in the fresh food department alone, on top of an assortment of packaged chips, snacks and candies.
At the end of his doctor-ordered vegan experiment, our carnivore concludes he’s a failure. But is he?
We’re all about deals, and after months of takeout, if it comes with elevated ambience and unexpected finesse, even better.