Nocturna Lounge, Restaurant Row’s popular, state-of-the-art gaming/karaoke lounge, celebrated its fourth anniversary Saturday with food, a cake, prize giveaways, free karaoke and $3 drinks all night. It was a packed house all night, with groups of friends crowding in to…
The 50th State Fair at Aloha Stadium kicked off Friday evening, with carnival rides, games, food, a petting zoo and a circus. Here are a few scenes from opening night, when a small but excited crowd braved drizzly weather to…
A year after their first production, the team that brought the Neon Dreams blacklight burlesque performance to the stage at The ARTS at Marks Garage is back with an all new-and-improved version of the risque show that explores the ABC’s…
A huge b-boy cypher (breakdancing competition) went down in the Our Kaka’ako Warehouse at 449 Cooke St. Saturday evening, with b-boys from all over the West Coast competing for the chance to advance to the National Finals in Orlando, Florida,…
Frolic photogs Tracy Chan and Eric Baranda double-teamed Cinco de Mayo, with Tracy hitting Waikiki’s Cinco de Buho and Eric all over Chinatown at the Cantina Crawl. Here are their pics. Waikiki’s hottest new Latin spot celebrated Cinco de Mayo…
May’s First Friday didn’t pick up until later in the evening, but there were definitely hot spots during the Art Walk, including The Human Imagination’s skate photography showcase, NextDoor’s art and music fest, and Soul de Cuba’s salsa dancing. We…
Ready to get your cerveza on (or tequila, if you don’t have to be at work too early)? Here’s a list of the events happening this weekend and on the 5th of May in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. …
Lumpia, adobo, balut and other Filipino favorites were the stars of the newly relocated Eat the Street, held Friday at Kakaako Gateway Park. Mainstays like Elena’s Filipino had long lines until well after closing time, while dishes like Pauls Poppers’…
The Honolulu Brewer’s Festival, formerly known as the REAL Beer Festival, gave craft beer lovers a chance to sample 80 beers from Hawaii, the Mainland and international breweries on Saturday at the Kaka’ako Makai Gateway Park. The festival also featured…
The Heart Sūtra, the inspiration behind this show, is often cited as the best known and most popular Buddhist scripture of all. It teaches enlightenment through emptiness of the self, with the themes of disintegration, impermanence, flux and that form…
Bar Seven, formerly Venus Lounge, the large nightclub space below The Republik, has gotten a makeover and is poised to be a major new player in Honolulu’s nightlife scene. Enter The District. The logo is an obvious nod to social…
The Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival officially launched ticket sales for the big event happening August 29 to September 13, 2015. This year, more than 100 internationally-renowned chefs and personalities will be participating in events on Hawai’i island, Maui, and…
Hawaii’s dark alternative community got together to dance and celebrate the fourth Goth Prom, presented by Miss Vamp Hawaii and DJ Nocturna. DJs Shadowfaxxx, Nocturna and Du Nord set the mood with goth and industrial music, and a highlight of…
Eleven44 hosted a two-day festival of music and dance Friday and Saturday, with a single ticket getting partygoers a two-night pass to the venue including transportation via a party bus from Waikiki. B-boys and dancers from Hawaii and the Mainland…
Part stand-up, part parody, part slapstick and part Bollywood, “D’Arranged Marriage” is a one-man performance by Rajeev Varma that plays one more night in Honolulu after 200 performances in eight countries. It revolves around the tribulations and unmarried status of…
Hundreds of people braved the rain at Bishop Museum on Saturday evening to watch local ukulele star Taimane Gardner at the rescheduled free CD release party for her new, self-produced album, “We Are Made of Stars”. With fellow performers Quadraphonix,…
April’s First Friday also saw a lot of firsts for the Art Walk, including the opening after renovations of the Chinatown Courtyard and the Chinatown Artists Lofts above it. We hit a photo exhibition by Kaveh Kardan, contemporary Hawaiian artist…
Artists, musicians, DJs, bar and club owners and supporters from every industry donated raffle prizes and came together for a fundraiser for 33-year-old owner Daniel Gray at NextDoor on Wednesday night. Just over a year ago, Daniel was diagnosed with…
For those who made it to the last day of Kawaii Kon, there were still a lot of great things to see and do. We got photos from the Darkly Darling Lolita fashion show in the morning, the EMKE concert…
On Saturday, traditionally the most crowded day of Kawaii Kon, cosplayers, anime fans, gamers, otaku and nerds of all flavors came out in force to attend the panels and take advantage of various photo opportunities. Photos by Eric Baranda, Tracy…
The biggest anime & manga convention in Hawaii kicked off Friday at the Hawaii Convention Center with opening ceremonies and special guests like Todd Haberkorn, Leah Rose, Uncanny Megan, Bryce Papenbrook, AKIRA and more. The Kon continues for the rest…
Eat the Street marked the end of an era on Friday evening, with its last event at the 555 South Street location before the event moves to Kakaako Gateway park.This month, Eat the Street Japan made an encore as the…
On Saturday, March 21, Hawaii Opera Theatre hosted a pre-party at Kakaako Agora for the second day of their new modern opera, “Siren Song.” The VIP pre-party featured food by Chef Abraham of Ho’oku’i with entertainment by DJ Mr. Nick.
Few individuals have been as influential to the local punk/rock/alternative scene over the last 20 years as Jason Miller, who started Hawaiian Express/808 Shows in 1995 with the purpose of making local bands’ music available through live concerts and recordings. Hawaiian Express…
In a Chinatown that never was, pizza establishments clash over shadowy secrets, and a jaded, somewhat bedraggled, down-on-his-luck detective searches for the truth, surrounded by dames in distress, sexy madames and a web of wacky characters who may just be…
California rock band Incubus played their second sold-out show in Honolulu last night at Republik to an enthusiastic crowd. Formed in 1991 and known for top radio hits including “Wish You Were Here,” “Drive,” “Megalomaniac,” “A Crow Left of the…
Thousands of Oahu residents and visitors from around the world got out their green for the huge annual St. Patrick’s Day block party, hosted by Murphy’s Grill & Bar in Chinatown. In addition to beer (both green and brown) and…
The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s student-run radio station, KTUH, celebrated the kickoff of its annual Radiothon fundraiser Saturday with a party at Anna O’Brien’s. Hosted by veteran KTUH DJs Mr. Nick, Ross Jackson and Nocturna, the night featured various…
A new monthly event, Poison, launched at Eleven44 Thursday night, with pin-up girls, bikers, live band Loco Moco (Tavana and David Eadery) and DJs spinning rockabilly and sexy retro-inspired tunes. Professional hair & make-up artists got attendees all dolled up…
March’s First Friday was slow in the beginning, but picked up later in the evening. We hit the streets, shops and galleries of Chinatown to bring you the scene from places like Soul de Cuba, The ARTS at Marks Garage,…
Kings of Leon, with local opener Yoza, performed to a nearly sold-out crowd Sunday night at Blaisdell Arena. The Nashville, TN band, known for chart-topping songs like “Sex on Fire”, “Use Somebody”, and “Notion” connected well with the audience, inspiring…
CabaRAE at Hilton Hawaiian Village opened its doors for its first nightlife after-hours party Saturday, with the grand opening of Contour, a suave new nightlife party thrown by veteran promotion groups Level H Productions and Artist Groove Network. Honolulu’s elite…
While there wasn’t really much French food to be seen at this month’s PACKED Eat the Street (organizer Poni Askew said this event had the most Facebook RSVPs of any Eat the Street ever), there were a few standout chocolate…
Welcome to Pitch/Fork, a new experience in pop-up dining! This fun dinner, hosted by Thieves in the Night and chef Chris Bailey, is centered around the concept of “synesthesia,” when one stimulated sense affects another. The idea was to combine a…
POW! WOW! 2015 is history. Now that the artists have laid down their spray cans and brushes, Kakaako is vibrant with freshly painted murals that will grace the walls for a scant year before many will be painted over again.…
The 15th annual Mardi Gras celebration in Chinatown differed from years past in that it was featured not on the streets, but inside Chinatown venues. The celebration still had the sinful food, decadent entertainment and music, dance and costumes that…
Honolulu’s newest concept restaurant and lounge, Off the Wall Craft Desserts & Kitchen threw its grand opening party Saturday night. Located in the old Tsunami space on King Street, it’s headed up by Andrew Mitani, Kyle Matsumoto and Frolic’s own…
The Oahu Fringe Festival brought an ambitious and politically-charged performance to Kakaako Agora Friday evening. It incorporated four choreographers’ visions to address the question of how we choose to cope with our cultures and the subtle conflicts in everyday life,…
The POW! WOW! murals are nearing completion; take a look at the progress so far from Thursday and Friday! Photos by Trenton Kakazu and Tracy Chan. POW! WOW! 2015 Days 4 & 5 ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of…
The first day of the Oahu Fringe Festival kicked off with performances ranging from stand-up comedy and the spoken word to innovative musical and dance performances at three venues: Ong King Arts Center, The ARTS at Marks Garage and NextDoor. At…
