By James Charisma Special to Frolic The assignment: 7-Eleven food review. Me: Hung over at noon on a Sunday. The perfect condition for this assignment. But no joke, this is serious business. Here in Hawaii, we can appreciate good convenience…
Sponsored Long regarded as one of the last kitschy bits of old Hawaii, International Market Place holds countless memories for visitors and locals. When the redeveloped complex opens this Thursday, Aug. 25, what you’ll find are not only new shops…
Sponsored A rendering of the Grand Lanai. Excited about the newly reimagined International Market Place? We sure are, especially for the rooftop Grand Lanai featuring chef-driven and Michelin-starred restaurants like Eating House 1849, Stripsteak, Yauatcha and more. We’re giving away…
Sponsored When it opens next week, the reimagined International Market Place will once again be Waikiki’s gathering place for shopping, dining and entertainment as it was for generations. In celebration of this completely redone destination, here’s five things you probably…
It’s back-to-school season, but there’s still plenty to do this weekend! Check out a Pearl Harbor picnic, a Chinatown taste fest, Na Leo Pilimehana and Willie K. at Sea Life Park, rare local beats and a slack key guitar festival. Picnic on…
Sponsored Hawaii Theatre presents their first-ever Screen Cuisine: A Food Film Festival from Friday, August 19 – Sunday, August 21. The festival showcases four classic food films and incorporates a unique dining experience for filmgoers. Participating local restaurants include Palate…
We’re kicking off the first August weekend with fun events for family and friends! Check out a tattoo expo, a hula festival, Pokémon GO shenanigans, BYOB glass-making classes and concerts featuring songs dedicated to our islands. Pacific Ink & Art Expo 2016 Friday, Aug. 5…
Sponsored Living in a bikini is a way of life in Hawaii Nei, putting us on the cutting edge of swimwear fashion. But lately, the most popular swimwear in the 808 is, well, skimpy. Since body hair isn’t fashionable, maintaining smooth skin…
We’re giving away ten VIP passes (admits two guests each) to the advance screening of Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG movie that is full of hilarious innuendos and euphemisms. Sausage Party is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products…
By Rebecca Pang The Hawaii chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) celebrated the best in the industry at its 33rd Annual Koa Anvil Awards ceremony Thursday night in Waikiki. After a record number of entries, PRSA Hawaii…
The final weekend of July brings some pretty awesome events as varied as the islands. Check out a comic convention, a reggae music festival, a downtown pub crawl, Japan’s top magician and a motorcycle stunt festival. Comic Con Honolulu Friday, July…
This weekend brings something for food lovers, booze lovers and music lovers! Check out a New England-inspired pop-up feast, a huge celebration of sake, the EC Twins at SKY Waikiki, a benefit fiesta and a mixer at Mari’s Gardens. New England Summer Day…
Sponsored For just one more week, Manoa Valley Theatre presents its final production of the season: “Lysistrata Jones,” a musical comedy by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn. Adapted from the Greek classic “Lysistrata,” this performance tells the story of…
Another summer weekend is upon us with more festivals, concerts and musicals. Check out an updated Wizard of Oz, a mango throwdown and mixdown, the best of HONOLULU, one of the largest ‘ukulele festivals and a twilight concert at Sea Life Park.…
Frolic is launching a new pop-up series, Awesome Eats, to bring ono grinds from out-of-the-way spots to the hungry downtown lunch crowd. Each pop-up will feature a Frolic special item that’s only available during lunchtime on one day. You can…
Now that we’re getting deep into summer, there’s a ton of festivals going on! Check out some of Hayao Miyazaki’s best films, a bon dance in Pacific Palisades, farm animals and a watermelon-eating contest, drag and burlesque performances to support the…
Sponsored Post Hayao Miyazaki’s critically acclaimed “My Neighbor Totoro” screens on Sunday, July 10 at 3 p.m.. Attention otaku and anime fans! Starting this Friday, you can see the best of renowned storyteller Hayao Miyazaki’s animations during Hawaii Theatre Center’s…
By Rebecca Pang I’ll tell you a secret. I miss the years when pop-up dinners were all the rage in Honolulu. It’s when I ate whole animals with chef Bob McGee, my addiction to The Pig & The Lady’s pho…
by Kera Wong-Miyasato There’s a little something for everyone to enjoy this summer weekend. Indulge in delicious bacon creations, jam out with reggae stars, get pumped at ESPN1420’s sports festival, nom on waffles for Make-a-Wish, and experience the anticipated “Rigoletto” with…
By Kate Greennagel Special to Frolic Music lovers on Oahu, Maui and Big Island will be kicking off their summer with Reggae Summit Hawaii. One of the largest music festivals of the year, it begins on Oahu this Friday, June…
Sponsored Post Quinn Kelsey, Hawaii’s own homegrown opera star, started out in 1991 as a member of Hawaii Opera Theatre’s chorus before moving on to tours of study at Chautauqua Institute in New York and Merola Opera Program in San…
We’re giving away five family four-packs of tickets to see the advance screening of “The BFG!” The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic…
by Kera Wong-Miyasato It’s time to get into that summer vibe! Party it up with DJ StoneRokk at SKY Waikiki, nom on Hello Kitty macarons, unwind with yoga, catch “Star Wars” at Wet’n’Wild and celebrate the summer solstice at Honolulu…
The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to Hawaii! The uber kawaii goodie truck makes its Hawaii debut in a special appearance this Friday, June 17 to Sunday, June 19 at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu. It will serve up…
We’re giving away five family four-packs of tickets to the advance screening of “Finding Dory,” the much-anticipated 3D sea-quel to “Finding Nemo” featuring original favorites Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), Marlin and Nemo. After Dory suddenly remembers fragments about her…
Ahh okazuya. Growing up in the islands, a stop at your local Japanese-style delicatessen meant you got good marks on your report card, were going on a field trip or finally had enough quarters to purchase a super filling snack.…
Sponsored With just a few more performances left before the conclusion of the 2015-2016 Opera Season themed Things Are Not As They Seem, HOT presents the return of one of opera’s most recognized composer’s, Giuseppe Verdi. “Il Travatore” is set…
We’re celebrating the grand opening of Mr. Tea Cafe’s second location in the Salt at Our Kaka‘ako complex with a gift card giveaway! Enter to win one of five $20 gift cards with the form below. Love free boba? We…
We’re giving five people each a family four-pack of tickets to an advance VIP screening of “The Angry Birds Movie,” a 3D animated comedy that’ll finally let you in on why those birds are so angry. On an island full…
Sponsored We got a peek inside Jamba Juice Hawaii’s secret innovation kitchen, where new flavors are whirled up in an otherwise typical-looking Jamba location at Stadium Mall in Aiea. So just how are new flavors dreamed up? It all begins…
Photos By Kelli Shiroma Over 40 trucks and vendors used their noodles to come up with some of the craziest and ono-est noodle and pasta dishes at April’s Eat the Street. With live local entertainment, gentle spring breezes and oodles…
By Kelli Shiroma Mahina & Sun’s, chef Ed Kenney’s fourth restaurant and his first in Waikiki, opened Thursday night in the Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club. Like Kenney’s Town, Mud Hen Water and Kaimuki Superette, Mahina will use sustainably sourced…
Sponsored Post Pali Road is a mesmerizing journey into the mystery of the human psyche and the power of love. Lily (Chen), a young doctor, wakes up from a car accident to discover she is now married to her boyfriend’s…
By Malia Hutton Special to Frolic Malia Hutton is a coordinator at Hawaiian Airlines who dreams of the perfect food day. If money and stomach space were no object, her daylong menu would have Cafe Kaila’s Belgian waffles with blueberries…
By Kelli Shiroma Grilled cheese appeals to the inner kid in all of us. I still get that giddy feeling whenever I see a grilled cheese sandwich on a restaurant menu — no matter how grown-up it claims to be.…
We’re giving five people each a family four-pack of tickets to an advance VIP screening of “The Jungle Book,” a live-action adventure inspired by Disney’s classic animated film. Wolf-raised man-cub Mowgli finds he’s no longer welcome in the jungle and…
By Sean Morris Special to Frolic Sean Morris is a Honolulu public relations and Japanese media specialist whose passion is food. He’s in Japan several times a year, devouring his way through Michelin-starred restaurants, cult eateries with two-year wait lists,…
Photo by Darren Miller By Kate Greennagel Special to Frolic After 15 years of performing in Hawaii and around the world, ukulele prodigy Taimane Gardner will make her Hawaii Theatre debut on Friday, March 25. Discovered by Don Ho while…
It’s a long time since the days of “Rap’s Hawaii,” Booga Booga and the 3 Local Boyz, but what local comedy today lacks in superstars, it makes up for with variety. There’s enough, in fact, that when the 2nd annual…
Just when we start wondering, When is Spam Jam coming up? (it’s April 30) we get word that Saturday’s Mililani edition of Eat the Street is all about our favorite canned meat product. We’re talking serious street Spam, Hawaii style,…
Localicious Hawaii, the monthlong campaign to raise funds for agricultural education kits for fourth-graders, is back and kicks off today, March 1, with 148 participating restaurants on five islands. You can support this Hawaii Agricultural Foundation effort by eating out…
We’re giving 10 people each a pair tickets to an advance VIP screening of “London Has Fallen,” the high-octane sequel to “Olympus Has Fallen” with Gerard Butler returning as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning. Banning is tasked with keeping U.S.…
By Kelli Shiroma There’s nothing more comforting than a mound of hot rice topped with a succulent beef patty slathered in thick, savory gravy and over-easy eggs with yolks oozing all over. That is, until you discover the delicious world…
Editor’s note: On the theory that ladies and gents have different plate lunch preferences, we asked two plate lunch lovers to weigh in. Our criteria? Delicious, generous plates that cost $9 or less. Only local-style plates were considered: Korean, Chinese…
Editor’s note: On the theory that ladies and gents have different plate lunch preferences, we asked two plate lunch lovers to weigh in. Our criteria? Delicious, generous plates that cost $9 or less. Only local-style plates were considered: Korean, Chinese…
Sponsored Post Dream “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” when Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT), Hawaii’s only opera company, brings it to life this month. As part of HOT’s “Things Are Not As They Seem” 2015-2016 Opera Season, they’re featuring Benjamin Britten’s inventive…
By Timothy Golden Tim Golden, who writes the popular Beer in Hawaii blog, is opening Village Bottle Shop & Tasting Room with Pint + Jigger’s Daryn Ogino at Salt at Our Kaka‘ako this spring. Golden graciously agreed to head up…
Sponsored post Grant Uchida, a local musical comedian who posts regular segments on his YouTube channel, recently took the Scion iM out for a drive. His current car has been acting up, so he’s in the market for a new…
Two more weeks, people, and we’re taking over the entire new Salt complex in Kakaako with a pau hana cocktail, craft beer and pupu party. The space you knew from original Honolulu Night Market? On Auahi Street from Coral to…
Courtesy Stefanie Riedel – Absolutely Loved Photography By Kate Greennagel Special to Nonstop Ron Artis II and I first crossed paths at the Ryan’s Light 3rd Annual Music Night Fundraiser this past December as he was getting ready to play.…
