Diane Seo

Editorial Director HONOLULU

Diane Seo is HONOLULU’s editorial director. A veteran journalist and digital media entrepreneur, she’s worked as a staff writer for The Los Angeles Times, and as an editor for Salon and The Honolulu Advertiser before launching a digital site that would later become Frolic Hawai‘i (now part of HONOLULU). Outside work, Diane is a dedicated yogi who enjoys a moving meditation with a lot of heat.

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Eat the Street: Kiawe Pizza and Wamos Cookies

As usual, there were lots of fun things to indulge in at Friday’s Eat the Street, themed as a cheese and sausage affair. This time, we focused on two newbies in attendance, Kiawe Pizza and Wamos Cookies, headed up by…

Hawaii Food & Wine Festival: Girls Got Game!

Girls Got Game, a Sunday brunch featuring both nationally acclaimed and local female chefs, lived up to its exciting premise. The event — part of the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival — drew a crowd of foodies to the Hyatt…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Tomato

This month’s themed ingredient is the oft-used, yet sometimes overlooked tomato. Some 43 vendors will be creating fun tomato dishes ranging from Aloha Ice Cream Tricycle’s Bloody Mary popsicle to Leonard’s tomato cupcake to Guava Smoked’s lomi salmon burger.So come…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Tony Group Autoplex

Eat the Street once again travels West, this time for a Saturday food fest at the Tony Group Autoplex in Waipio. The event features creative eats from dozens of popular food trucks and street food vendors.Eaters will also enjoy live…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Bacon

For diehard bacon lovers, Friday’s Eat the Street is where you’ll need to be to feast on a variety of bacon goodness from more than 40 food trucks and street food vendors. This month, vendors will incorporate the meat into…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Kapolei

Eat the Street treks to the Westside this weekend for another suburban eating fest in Kapolei. Several of the island’s most popular food trucks and street food vendors will be on hand, including three new vendors, Kona Ice, Mark’s Specialties…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Japan

Eat the Street returns to its original Kaka’ako location for a second annual Japan-themed food fest.Last March, when vendors were asked to create at least one Japanese/Asian-inspired dish at an event that raised money for Japan’s tsunami victims, one of…

Party pics: Passport to Luxury

More than 1,000 people turned out for Friday’s Passport to Luxury, an annual invite-only shopping event that had attendees mingling, indulging in small bites and cocktails and browsing through Ala Moana Center’s luxury stores. The event presented by Modern Luxury…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Mililani

Last time Eat the Street ventured to Mililani, the turnout was massive, with thousands of eaters descending upon Rec. Center 7 to sample the city’s roving food trucks and vendors.This Saturday, if the weather holds up, the masses are again…

Honolulu Festival Friendship Gala

Last night’s Friendship Gala — an annual dinner to celebrate the Honolulu Festival — featured small dishes and desserts from 10 Hawaii restaurants, including 3660 on the Rise, Nobu Waikiki, Chef Mavro, Le Bistro, Wolfgang Steakhouse, Nanzan Giro Giro, Mariposa,…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Chocolate

Attention: ChocoholicsFriday’s Eat the Street features 41 food trucks and street food vendors, offering creative, chocolate treats to celebrate this month’s luscious theme. It’s definitely going to be an evening of sweet decadence, with such offerings as Koi’s chocolate-infused chili,…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street It’s a Luau

Eat the Street is celebrating its first birthday this month with a baby luau-themed event. So if you like Hawaiian food, you won’t want to miss Friday’s food fest.Forty one food trucks and street food vendors are participating in this…

Nonstop on board for ‘Inspired in Hawaii’

Since last fall, Nonstop Honolulu has been helping the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation with its second-annual “Inspired in Hawaii” contest, which yesterday awarded more than $10,000 in cash prizes to some 75 Hawaii students at a ceremony at Ala Moana…

New eats: Kiss My Grits

A taste of the South at Puck's Alley ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18 Traditional Southern cuisine is hardly standard fare in Honolulu. So when Kiss My Grits opened three months ago in Puck's Alley, lots of curious…

Thanksgiving greetings

Just a quick note to say thank you for reading Nonstop Honolulu and supporting our team of writers, bloggers, photographers and videographers. We’re grateful that you’ve come with us on this digital journey, and we truly appreciate you being part…

MeTV Launch Party

Hawaii’s newest TV station — MeTV Hawaii — celebrated its launch with a gathering Thursday evening at Tiki’s Grill & Bar. The KITV station officially launched on Monday on Oceanic Digital Cable 126 and over the air on 4.2.MeTV Hawaii is…

APEC: Scenes around town

Civil Beat photographer John Hook captured these images around Honolulu on Thursday, the third day of APEC. APEC: Scenes around town ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 9 In Hawaii, it's still all business all the time.— Photo by…

Best of Nonstop winners

Here are the winners of our first annual Best of Nonstop contest, where readers voted online for their favorite dishes, eateries, bars and clubs in 23 selected categories.Nonstop’s editors and writers selected the five nominees in each category, and readers…

Nonstop Kaka‘ako: Time to party!

Q&A with AnuheaAnuhea chats with Nonstop about her life, her album and her favorite places to eat.          What to doHere’s a rundown of the entertainment and activities taking place at tonight’s mega block party, including performances by Anuhea, Lost at Sea,…

Updated event lineup for Nonstop Kaka‘ako

Nonstop Kaka‘ako, a one-night pop-up food, retail and entertainment experience, is happening this Saturday, Oct. 22 from 4 p.m. to midnight. The free event will take place in Kaka‘ako on Auahi Street between Coral and Keawe streets, which are being…

Nonstop Kaka‘ako: Entertainment lineup

Nonstop Kaka‘ako is shaping up to be one of the coolest food, retail and entertainment block parties Honolulu has ever seen.The first annual Nonstop Kaka‘ako takes place on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 4 to 10 p.m. along Coral, Keawe and…

Yoza on board for Nonstop Kaka‘ako

Local acoustic artist Yoza has just been booked to perform at the Oct. 22 Nonstop Kaka‘ako streetfest, along with fellow island artist, Anuhea.With her sultry rasp and uncanny style, Yoza has redefined the sound of acoustic soul, fusing hip-hop, R&B…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street ‘Eat Local’

Eat the Street returns to Kaka’ako Friday, with a timely “Eat Local” theme to coincide with Kanu Hawaii’s Eat Local Challenge, which inspires islanders to eat local for a month.All 39 food trucks and vendors have been asked to prepare…

Nonstop eats archive

Did this: Taste of East Oahu Taste of East Oahu ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 16 Taste of East Oahu took place at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church on Kalanianaole Highway. It was the perfect setting for…

Nonstop eats

The team behind Nonstop stays on top of the latest eateries and eating trends in Honolulu. Here’s where we’ve been.Eat the Street Mililani Eat the Street Mililani ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 30 Hello, Eat the Street. But…

Coming soon: Best of Nonstop & Nonstop Kaka’ako event

On Oct. 3, Nonstop Honolulu launches its first annual Best of Nonstop contest, with readers voting for their favorite dishes, eateries, bars and clubs in 23 selected categories.Readers have two weeks to vote online at nonstophonolulu.com to pick their faves…

Eat the Street Mililani

Who knew what to expect from Saturday’s Eat the Street Mililani? It’s clear the food truck rally concept could travel, but would folks in Mililani truly embrace an event that’s rooted in the heart of Honolulu? Maybe several hundred people…

Did this: Taste of Helumoa

Although Friday night’s Taste of Helumoa Food & Wine Festival at Royal Hawaiian Center didn’t sell out like last year’s inaugural event, the manageable crowd, near-perfect weather and diverse offerings from eight notable eateries made for a relaxed gathering where…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Mililani

Eat the Street heads to the burbs this weekend, for a daylong eating event in Mililani. Saturday’s afternoon food truck rally features many familiar vendors from the monthly Eat the Street Kaka’ako, as well as some newcomers, including All Kine…

Win tickets to see ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’

Note: We picked the winners of our contest early Friday morning. But we’ll be having more giveaways, so check back on the site for details.Nonstop Honolulu is giving away two pairs of tickets (two winners each get two tickets) to…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Spicy

Friday’s Eat the Street indulges in all things spicy, with nearly all 38 vendors serving up special dishes to celebrate this month’s “turn up the heat” theme.In July, some 6,000 eaters came out to ETS, the biggest turnout yet. It…

Hi*Sessions: Yoza

Local acoustic artist Yoza is the latest artist to be featured by Hi*Sessions.com, a partner of Nonstop Honolulu. With her sultry rasp and uncanny style, Yoza has redefined the sound of acoustic soul, fusing hip-hop, R&B and Latin sounds in…

Nonstop turns the big 1

This morning — on Nonstop Honolulu’s first anniversary — I rise to edit another day’s edition of our local entertainment site. But unlike most mornings, where I take for granted that there’s always something new in our story queue, I…

Party pics: Business of Networking

Social Wahines and Pacific Edge Magazine held another of its regular mixers on Monday night at Sarento’s at the top of the Ilikai. This month, honorees included Nonstop’s Melissa Chang, Morgan Childs, president of Moana Events, and Cory Mitsui, managing…

HI*Sessions: Ryan Gonzalez

The HI*Sessions music video series continues, this time with Ryan Gonzalez, aka R. Vaughn. Ryan’s been part of Hawaii’s music scene for the past 14 years as a multi-instrumentalist with the Hawaiian group, ‘Ale’a. Recently, he started explore songwriting, singing…

Dragon Boat Festival

Nonstop contributor Stephen C stopped by Saturday’s Dragon Boat Festival at Ala Moana Park. The two-day event began with a Hawaiian blessing and ended Sunday. Here’s an early look at this annual race. Dragon Boat Festival ◄ Back Next ►…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Garlic

Friday’s Eat the Street focuses on the pungent bulb we especially love here in Hawaii. That’s right, this month’s food truck rally will be all about garlic, with 33 vendors lined up to serve up delectably garlicky dishes.Some dishes that…

Nathan Aweau @ the Hi*Sessions studio

Nonstop Honolulu has partnered with HI*Sessions, a project by Dave Kusumoto and Jon Yamasato, whose goal is to provide intimate, quality live music performances for music lovers from Honolulu to Hong Kong. Utilizing Kusumoto’s video production experience and Yamasato’s rolodex…

New eats: Tango Market

Tango Market ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 Chef Goran Streng understands that here in Honolulu, we appreciate gourmet meals, but don't always want (or have time for) sit-down dining. Thus, when opening his second Tango eatery —…

Eat the Street Pig Out!

More than 4,000 hungry eaters — the best turnout to date — came out for Friday’s Eat the Street, a pig-themed event with amazing pork dishes from more than two dozen food trucks and street food vendors.In honor of the…