Best of Nonstop: Bakery
What’s a sandwich without bread? Coffee without donuts? Here are, in our opinion, Honolulu’s finest bakeries. Vote now » Fendu Boulangerie ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Neil Koep is one of the finest pastry chefs on the…
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Fourth annual Worldwide Photowalk
I don’t consider myself a pro behind the camera, but I’m sufficient. So when my friend Brady Oshiro, who’s an excellent professional photographer, told me about Worldwide Photowalk, I decided to go along. The international event started as a social…
Best of Nonstop: Favorite bar
People’s Choice: We want you to name your favorite place to grab pupu, drinks and hang out with friends. var host = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://secure." : "http://");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + host + "wufoo.com/scripts/embed/form.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));var wufoo_z7x0k1 = new WufooForm();wufoo_z7x0k1 .initialize({'userName':'nonstophonolulu',…
Best of Nonstop: Innovative restaurant
From pop-ups to oyster bars, these newcomers have made eating in Honolulu exciting. Vote now » Broadway Seafood & Oyster Bar ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Penn Cove, Kumamoto, Stellar Bay Gold: Honolulu's first full oyster bar…
Best of Nonstop: Laulau
When laulau is good, it’s luscious and rich, meaty and juicy, the heart of any worthy Hawaiian plate. Vote now » Helena's Hawaiian Food ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 The one that made Adam Richman swoon when…
Best of Nonstop: Live music venue
Showcasing local bands and some big national acts, these venues have set themselves apart from other night spots by hosting regular concerts and keeping the music scene alive. Vote now » Anna O'Brien's ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of…
Best of Nonstop: Loco moco
A longtime local favorite, the loco moco always hits the spot for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even after a night on the town. Vote now » Big City Diner ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 The loco moco…
Best of Nonstop: New bar, club or lounge
Newcomers to the nightlife scene this year have run the gamut from gamer lounges to dance clubs. Here are some of the promising new spots. Vote now » Downbeat Diner ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Opened New…
Best of Nonstop: New food truck
Lunch wagons have been in the Islands for decades. But a new generation of food trucks has shifted the culinary streetscape with Twitter, Facebook and gourmet fare. Vote now » Da Ala Cart ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of…
Best of Nonstop: Pizza
Whether it’s New York-style, kiawe wood-fired or just classic pizza, these nominees have raised the bar for pies in this town. Vote now » Antonio's New York Pizzeria ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Fuhgeddaboutit already. Antonio's sets…
Best of Nonstop: Poke
We know this is controversial, since people are picky about their poke, but to us, these five are the best. Vote now » Alicia's Market ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Oahu's foodies know Alicia's is the place…
Best of Nonstop: Ramen
With shoyu, miso, pork and tantan options, we can’t get enough of these noodle houses. Vote now » Goma Tei Ramen ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 When we're in the mood for tan tan ramen, we head…
Best of Nonstop: Shave ice 2.0 (new types)
If you like “added value” in your shave ice, or just want to try new twists on your favorite frozen treat, there are now lots of innovative options. Vote now » Ailana Shave Ice ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1…
Best of Nonstop: Signature dessert
Sometimes the best part of the meal is dessert. And these nominees have proven that it’s OK to start there first. Vote now » Lilikoi malasada, Chef Mavro ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Even though the prix…
Best of Nonstop: Sushi rolls
There’s a lot to love about Hawaii’s sushi rolls, when they’re as creative and flavorful as the ones crafted by these nominees. Vote now » Doraku Sushi ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Every element of Doraku's rolls…
Best of Nonstop: Tacos
Who says you can’t find a decent taco in Hawaii? Several new taco-centric food trucks have made the humble taco the city’s new “it” food. Vote now » La Taqueria de Ramiro ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5…
A peek inside Nightmares Live
Nightmares Live made its terrorizing debut Saturday night at Dole Cannery, right across the parking lot of Costco. With new themes, costumes and audio, this year’s haunted house is spookier than ever. It’s open on Oct. 7-8, and from Oct.…
Eat the Street: Eat Local
Thousands of eaters turned out for this month’s Eat the Street, which celebrated Hawaii’s locally grown foods and capped off Kanu Hawaii’s Eat Local Challenge. All 39 food trucks and vendors prepared at least one dish that included a locally…
Highlights: Aloha Festivals parade
Extravagant floats, marching bands, pa’u riders and hula dancers paraded through Waikiki Saturday to commemorate the 65th annual Aloha Festivals. As always, the parade was a feast for the senses as participants shared Hawaii’s culture and beauty through flowers, music…
Foods I’ll miss…
Editor’s note: I met Lindsey Txakeeyang at a high school journalism conference organized by the University of Hawaii. I spoke about digital journalism, and later, Lindsey introduced herself and I gave her my card. In early June, she emailed and…
Honolulu Startup Weekend in review
Passion. When it really comes down to it — you only do what’s important. For over 90 people this past weekend, it was important to spend 54 hours in a room full of strangers with the goal to start Honolulu’s next…
‘Hawaii Five-O’ premiere @ Sunset on the Beach
Thousands turned out for Saturday’s “Hawaii Five-0” Season 2 premiere at Sunset on the Beach. Along with seeing the world premiere of Season 2’s opening episode, those attending the event caught all the “Five-0” stars as they walked a red…
Nashville noms
By Mike SumidaSpecial to NonstopThis summer, I spent a few weeks in Nashville, Tennessee and managed to narrow my favorite eateries down to three places. If you’re ever in the area, be sure to check out one or more of…
New in Chinatown: Barrio Vintage
Amber Mortensen and Bradley Rhea met through mutual friends and built a friendship based on fashion. The duo are originally from Tucson, Arizona, where they collaborated on vintage fare for Buffalo Exchange, a local consignment store.Bradley moved out to Hawaii…
Opening day at Disney’s Aulani
Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa in Ko Olina officially opened Monday, with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in attendance at the sunrise ceremony. The $800-million, Hawaiian-themed resort, which includes hotel rooms and time-share units, features a water slide, volcano, taro…
Pacific Beach Hotel’s Natsu Matsuri
Pacific Beach Hotel held its last Natsu Matsuri or summer festival this past weekend. The event — which began in late July and took place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through August — featured traditional Japanese festival food, games and…
Scenes from the Greek Festival
Greek Festival ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 19 By Lindsey TxakeeyangSpecial to NonstopThe Greek Festival is underway at McCoy Pavilion at Ala Moana Park, continuing through today. We stopped by the 31st annual event on Saturday to check…
Eat the Street Spicy
It was a beautiful evening in Kaka’ako (no rain!), as another edition of Eat the Street — this one focusing on all things spicy — unfolded. Although an estimated 4,800 turned out, the lines were manageable and the mood was…
French Toast Fridays: Dev @ The Villa
National recording artist Dev from The Cataracs performed for a packed house at a special edition of French Toast Fridays at The Villa. She got the crowd hyped with samples off of Far East Movement’s “G6,” as well as her…
Photovine brings theme twist to picture sharing
There are hundreds of photo sharing apps out there, but few have the backing of Google. And while Google is in the news this week doubling down on its Android operating system, its new Photovine app went live on Wednesday…
Party pics: Come Pley With Yelp
Lots of Yelpers came to Sunday’s mixer at the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center Sunday to mingle, “pley” and sample foods from various vendors. Come pley with Yelp ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 57 — Photo by Jonas Maon…
Party pics: KaBOOM’s White Party
Ka’s Saturday night, thrown weekly by Racesauce and Kurious Productions, held a white-themed party on Saturday. KaBOOM's White Party ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 28 jQuery(function($) { new NggPaginatedGallery('880f4049784dfc9f8beaed602f349eea', '.ngg-imagebrowser'); });
First Lady Second Annual Expo
Donna Mae Rizando and Rachael Ranchez-Bosque started First Lady: The Movement to help young women entrepreneurs network and thrive both socially and professionally. On Friday, the ladies held their second annual expo at Fresh Cafe, with local businesswomen selling all kinds…
Party pics: Vinyl – Pop Up Party
Nonstop contributing photographer Jonas Maon stopped by the first “Pop Up Party” on Sunday at Bar 35, featuring several guest DJs spinning classic, old-style vinyl. Vinyl - Pop Up Party ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 30 — Photo…
Party pics: First Friday August
Photographers Jonas Maon and Jermel-Lynn Quillopo checked out both the early and late-night action at First Friday, which drew big crowds at the galleries and clubs. First Friday August ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 63 — Photo by…
O’Quinn, O’Loughlin on ‘Five-0’ set
The cast and crew of CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0” turned up near the Hawaii State Capitol this morning to film a scene at the Eternal Flame, a monument dedicated in 1994 as a tribute to military veterans. Alex O’Loughlin (Det. Steve…
Party pics: Burning Down The House
The 10th annual Burning Down the House Bachelor Auction brought a crowd out to Oceans Tuesday for a fundraiser to benefit Women Speaking Out, a nonprofit that raises awareness about domestic violence. A handful of Honolulu’s hottest bachelors were auctioned…
Kaka’ako Makai Marketplace
Kaka'ako Makai Marketplace ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 16 By Lindsey TxakeeyangSpecial to NonstopA small crowd turned out for Saturday's grand opening of the Kaka’ako Makai Marketplace at the Kakaako Makai Gateway Park (Ilalo and Ahui streets). A…
Eat the Street Garlic
About 6,000 people turned out for Friday’s Eat the Street, the biggest crowd in the event’s seven-month history. Theme for the night: everything garlic. Almost all the nearly three dozen food trucks and street food vendors had at least one…
Hawaii Micro Robotics Workshop
The team behind Nonstop Honolulu Tech are big fans of robotics in education, and there are a variety of programs that students of all ages can participate in, including VEX, FIRST Robotics, FIRST Lego League and Bot Ball. There’s even…
Technology versus touch
It’s sad to see stores like Borders go. The book chain will close all of its six Hawaii locations by the end of September, after announcing last week that it was ceasing operations.Part of Borders problem is that digital readers…
Still time to catch Surf Film Festival
If you like movies and the ocean, there’s still time to catch the 4th Annual Honolulu Surf Film Festival at the Honolulu Academy of Arts’ Doris Duke Theatre. The month-long festival features 22 films, 16 that have never before screened…
Scenes from Bayfest
Bayfest 2011 kicked off at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station with performances by Cecilio & Kapono and the (funky and awesome) Pacific Marine Corps Band, carnival rides and fireworks. The festivities continue Saturday and Sunday with performances by Puddle of…
Summer fashion trends
Just because summer is half way done, that doesn’t mean your style should only be half way decent. In this blog, I’ll show you what styles I’ve been seeing a lot of lately. Some are trends of the moment, and…
Pimpbot’s new release reflects band’s growth
By Ed WhiteSpecial to NonstopFrontman Fernando Pacheco beams when talking about Pimpbot’s self-titled third album, which is being released today, telling the audience gathered for a recent listening party that this is the first “100 percent Pimpbot album,” yet quickly…
Blue Scholars & Bambu @ Loft
Seattle-based hip-hop duo Blue Scholars returned to Hawaii for a show at Loft Saturday night, with Filipino political rapper Bambu. The club was packed with enthusiastic fans for the concert, which was part of the Rise Up! workshop series with…
Did this: Korean Festival
Party pics: Korean Festival ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 20 By Lindsey TxakeeyangSpecial to NonstopThousands descended on Kapiolani Park Saturday for the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce's annual Korean Festival, a day-long celebration of all things Korean. Here's…
Ten shows, five days, one crazy tour!
By Amy Hānaiali‘iSpecial to NonstopI’m so sorry for leaving all of you hanging. I had back-to-back shows every day, sound checks to attend — all while trying to keep some sanity. Ten shows, five days, one crazy tour! We’re finally…
Lifelapse captures your day in snapshots
A curious new app hit the iTunes App Store today: Lifelapse. Created by a group of geeks in The Netherlands, it’s designed to help you automatically capture your entire day and relive it through simple time-lapse style videos.In December, there…
Party pics: LUX at the Trump
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