Author: Photos: Shaun Chillingworth

On November 21, 2013, INspiration Loft at the Honolulu Design Center hosted an evening event celebrating Italian contemporary design.

Honolulu Museum of Art's last ARTafterDARK of 2013. Visitors to the event dressed up in Halloween costumes for this month's Ghost Story theme.

Honolulu's biggest celebration of craft beer welcomed 34 breweries and 15 of Hawaii's restaurants for a Saturday afternoon tasting. Patrons also enjoyed onstage entertainment by the Piranha Brothersm Natural T and the Hop Heads and Saloon Pilots, but the beer sampling was the highlight of the event with more than 60 brews on tap. The event was organized by REAL, a Gastropub at Ward Centers.

Jim Beam distiller Fred Noe judged the event, which pitted 10 of Hawaii's finest bartenders in a "Battle for the Alii Cup."

Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle hosted its annual "I Love Kailua" town party, a fundraiser for the upkeep and beautification of Kailua.

Out of 25 invited participants, six of Hawaii’s best bartenders made it to the finals of the 2013 Bacardi Oakheart Iron Bartender competition on April 2 at The Republik.

Hawaii Cocktail Week hosted the Bacardi & The Pacific Sessions Pro/Am Cocktail competition on Friday, February 22, 2013 at The Republik.