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Best of HONOLULU 2022

Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Shopping on O‘ahu

Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Food and Drinks on O‘ahu

Best Of Fitness And Outdoor 2022 Featurea

Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Fitness and Outdoor Fun on O‘ahu

Best Of Celebrations And Getaways 2022 Feature A

Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Celebrations and Getaways on O‘ahu

Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Services on O‘ahu

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Finding the Best of HONOLULU

3 We Tried: In Search of the Best Smash Burger in Honolulu

3 We Tried: Who Makes the Best Local Hard Seltzers in Hawai‘i?

4 We Tried: We Search for the Best Local Granola on O‘ahu

3 We Tried (Twice): Who Has the Best Salt-and-Vinegar Wings on O‘ahu?

Winners: Now & Then

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Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Shopping on O‘ahu

Stacey Makiya, Brie Thalmann, Photos by Aaron K. Yoshino,

These 21 winners deserve a spot on your must-buy list.

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Best of HONOLULU Family 2022

Catherine Toth Fox, Laura Dornbush,

The 94 family-friendly picks our editors and readers love.

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Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Food and Drinks on O‘ahu

Martha Cheng, Mari Taketa, Robbie Dingeman, Thomas Obungen, Maria Burke, James Nakamura, Photos by Aaron K. Yoshino,

Find 13 of our editors’ favorites, plus 36 winners and finalists voted on by readers.

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Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Fitness and Outdoor Fun on O‘ahu

Don Wallace, Robbie Dingeman, Diane Seo,

Grab your skates, clubs and rackets for these 20 ways to get out and play.

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Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Celebrations and Getaways on O‘ahu

HONOLULU Magazine Team,

Readers chose their top six places to treat themselves and loved ones.

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Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Services on O‘ahu

Diane Seo, Maria Burke, Don Wallace, Robbie Dingeman, Brie Thalmann,

Take a class, sing your heart out onstage or get your hair done at our 84 top picks chosen by readers and editors.

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Maria Burke, Martha Cheng, Robbie Dingeman, Laura Dornbush, Stacey Makiya, James Nakamura, Thomas Obungen, Diane Seo, Mari Taketa, Brie Thalmann, Catherine Toth Fox, Don Wallace, Photos by Aaron K. Yoshino,

From best Korean fried chicken to banh mi, the best way to get into pickleball to best beach blanket, we pulled together the top food, fitness, shopping, services and family-friendly picks.

Food & Dining

Best of Honolulu 2021: The Best Food and Drinks on O‘ahu

Martha Cheng, Robbie Dingeman, Mari Taketa, Katrina Valcourt, Christi Young,

We asked our readers and searched the island for the best of everything—locally-made light beer to locally-grown açaí, sushi cake to soufflé pancakes, sherbet to taro doughnuts—all so you can live better in Honolulu.

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Best of Honolulu 2021: The Best Shopping on O‘ahu

Stacey Makiya, Mari Taketa, Don Wallace, Katrina Valcourt, Christi Young,

We asked our readers and searched the island for the best of everything—from locally designed house dresses and locally made hand sanitizers, gifts to art, jewelry to native plants—all so you can live better in Honolulu.

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Best of HONOLULU Family 2021

Christi Young,

From butterfly kits to a fun place for little speedsters, here are more than 70 winners selected by our editors and readers.

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Best of Honolulu 2021: The Best Fitness and Outdoor on O‘ahu

Robbie Dingeman, Katie Kenny, Katrina Valcourt, Don Wallace,

We asked our readers and searched the island for the best of everything—beach cleanups to land restoration, fishing equipment to surf shop, free gym to yoga studio—all so you can live better in Honolulu.