Kawehi Haug

Kawehi Haug used to be a professional journalist, with aspirations of becoming a real writer (think Hemingway and Proust … but not). Now she’s a professional baker with aspirations of going back to being a journalist—at least when her hands aren’t in cake batter and dishwater. Hemingway can wait.

Articles

Try This Mom-and-Pop Pizzeria Hidden Inside Aqua Bamboo Waikīkī Hotel

A couple fires pies out of a tiny kitchen in the backyard of this Waikīkī hotel.

3 Great Dishes and 1 Spicy Drink We Fell in Love With This Month

Finding new favorites at old spots: carne asada fries, roasted cauliflower, cornish game hen and angry balls.

The 7 Best Happy Hour Specials on O‘ahu

It’s called “happy hour” for a reason. Here’s our go-to list of the places that make us the happiest, from great cocktails to cheap beer to good food.

Pizza Showdown: Prima vs. Inferno’s

V Lounge is no more. So what will fill the pizza-shaped hole in our stomachs?

Hawaii’s Best Chefs Recommend 109 Drinks and Dishes You Must Try Now

Forty-seven chefs recommend their favorite dishes—at their restaurants and around town.

The Brewseum: Beer Meets a World War II Museum in Kakaako

The Brewseum door opens to what could be Honolulu’s most delightful hole in the wall.

Kealoha: Kailua’s New Hawaiian Food Eatery

It's everything that’s right about Hawaii.

Japengo’s Kamaaina Menu: a Reason to Head to Waikiki

Because where else can you get a four-course meal prepared by one of the most celebrated chefs around, a glass of wine and valet parking for $49?

The Baker Dudes’ New Downtown Bakery

If we’re going to carbo-binge with the Baker Dudes, it’s going to be with their macadamia sticky buns.

Curry Lunch at the Kahala

Hurry over for curry. On Wednesdays, you’ll find the triumvirate of curries: Indian, Thai and Japanese.

Mariposa Offers New Fare with Mixed Results

Lunch service more lackluster than luxe.

Quote Unquote: Hawai‘i Theatre’s Sarah Richards Takes Her Final Bow as President

After 25 years presiding over the Hawaii Theatre, Sarah Richards took her final bow as president in June.

New Tapas Menu at Bevy

The new tapas menu is truly trying to be tapas. Like in the Spanish sense.

Ballin’

Robert McGee’s new spot, Meatball Hawaii, does one thing and does it well.

A Return to the Stage: Ron de Guzman is Back with New Dishes

He couldn’t stay away, and now, neither can we.

Under-the-Radar Writer: Wing Tek Lum

Lauded in national literary circles, Wing Tek Lum may be better known at home as an engineer and real estate broker than an award-winning poet. His latest book may change that.

Where to Drink for Free in Honolulu

Free wine and sake tastings around town.

June 2014: Where to Go for Father’s Day Dining in Honolulu

Where to go for Father’s Day dining in Honolulu.

First Look: Brew’d Craft Pub in Kaimuki

With 16 beers on tap and hundreds more in bottles, it’s almost too much. Almost.

Beer Bar Report: Honolulu Beerworks

Review: Honolulu Beerworks, the city’s newest craft brewery and brew pub.

First Look: Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot

An international hot pot chain opens at Ward Center

Review: Meatball Hawaii

Meatball opened in March on Kapahulu Avenue in the former home of Mac Nut House (and before that, La Bamba) as a tiny white-washed casual dining restaurant that does one thing well.