Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Food and Drinks on O‘ahu
Find 13 of our editors’ favorites, plus 36 winners and finalists voted on by readers.
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Editor at Large of HONOLULU Magazine
Robbie Dingeman is editor at large of Honolulu Magazine. The award-winning journalist has been telling the stories of Hawai‘i for more than 20 years in daily newspapers, on television and on the web. She’s covered politics, crime, consumer news and more. A graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, she also co-authored two books, Honolulu Homicide and Honolulu CSI. On a way more fun note, she serves as one of two co-artistic directors for the semi-annual Gridiron news parody show, which allows her to obsess about the news and crack jokes while raising money for student internships through the Hawai‘i chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Find 13 of our editors’ favorites, plus 36 winners and finalists voted on by readers.
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Local-kine pops, luscious ice creams and gelato and a cold twist on crème brûlée are all from small local businesses.
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After nearly 16 years, the Kāne‘ohe icon will serve its last high-quality local comfort food on July 10.
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The state may take over maintenance of a Pearl City cemetery that’s faced declining and sometimes dangerous conditions after more than a decade of legal limbo.
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In the past 50 years, women in Hawai‘i have gained in individual rights, pay equity, and access to education and sports. But we haven’t achieved equality as many women still earn less than their male counterparts and shoulder more family responsibilities.
We asked locals for their best one-day itinerary for other locals outside of the urban core. Make sure to pack your cooler, ice packs, beach towel, slippers and a good amount of respect before you go.
Once-houseless residents describe how their lives have changed and what’s next.
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Singer/Disney legend Lea Salonga performs, shell-ebrate turtles at Sea Life Park, catch a movie on the museum lawn and check out a beer/aloha shirt collab, a Cambodian Rock Band and more.
Guajillo shrimp tacos, pastele nachos, pastele quesatacos: Happy Rico food truck dishes up a mix of traditional and mashup cuisine.
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Drive through 13 ahupua‘a as you shop for vintage and new finds, explore a hidden garden and eat your way up the eastern coast of O‘ahu.
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Organizations, residents and volunteers are trying new ways to provide pop-up mini parks in communities across O‘ahu.
Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day (April 12) with one of our favorite versions of the childhood classic.
Here’s a look back at 1947.
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The theater wants to make you a star as you help the historic center sparkle into the next century.
Catch a funny musical murder mystery, attend a parade on St. Patrick’s Day, celebrate women’s art and paddle out in memory of a local football legend.
Taking photos of the Hawai‘i Theatre’s iconic marquee sounded easy until we encountered traffic, tech trouble and a disembodied voice from above.
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The Hawai‘i Triennial opens with art all over, Judy Collins sings, a musical Tarzan swings, and dance and electronic pop concerts give us more reasons to go out.