2021 Hale ‘Aina Awards: 4 Great Drink Crawls on O‘ahu
Sure, you can rosé all day, but why should you when there’s a wealth of drink options across the city?
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Kaka‘ako’s Islander Sake Brewery Has Opened Its Sake Bar
Honolulu now has a place to drink fresh, locally made sake with homey food pairings.
Heiho House Pop-ups Offer a Taste of an Upcoming Kaimukī Izakaya
Square Barrels’ owners preview inventive drinks and dishes in a series of tasting-menu dinners.
Local Experts Name Their Top Picks for Bourbon, Scotch, Whiskey, Beer, Wine, Champagne and Cocktails in Honolulu
What if you could choose your final drink on Earth? We asked Honolulu’s mixologists—men and women who concoct cocktails for a living—to describe what they’d want for that very last call.
Too Small To Fail: The Owner of Anyplace Cocktail Lounge, One of the Oldest Bars in Honolulu, Tells Us What Her Business is Like During COVID-19
“This is when you really realize how much people care about you and how much you care about them.”
These Honolulu Restaurants are Offering Liquor Bottles with Your Takeout
Upgrade your home bar and support a local restaurant with your own DIY cocktail kits and rare whiskeys.
What Would Hawai‘i’s Top Bartenders Choose as an Epitaph?
We asked our city’s beverage experts what they might like written on their tombstones.
What Would Hawai‘i’s Top Bartenders Choose as Their Final Drink on Earth?
We asked Honolulu cocktail experts to tell us what they’d want for that very last call.
6 Hawai‘i Chefs and Restaurants Announced as Semifinalists for the 2020 James Beard Awards
Bar Leather Apron, Mimi Mendoza, Chris Kajioka, Anthony Rush, Keiji Nakazawa and Sheldon Simeon make the first cut.
3 Female Bartenders Are About to Take Over a Honolulu Speakeasy
Kaka‘ako’s The HI Brau Room invites three mixologists to run the room for a night starting February 22.
Super Bowl Sunday 2020: The Best Bars on O‘ahu to Watch the Game Plus Takeout Options
Your last-minute guide to bars and restaurants showing Super Bowl LIV and where to place your game day orders.
First Look: Hana Koa Brewing Co.: Kaka‘ako’s Newest Brewery and Largest Taproom
Find 15 different beers on tap at this new local spot.
Get into the Holiday Cheer at These 3 Pop-Up Christmas Bars in Honolulu
Where to go to find us sitting rosy by the fire.
5 Restaurants, Bars and Breweries for Football Sunday Brunch in Honolulu
Thanks to early kickoff times, Sunday now means new breakfast and brew options.
Drink Local: Hawai‘i-Based Brewer Ola Brew Co Launches a Very Trendy Hard Seltzer
Big Island company produces new made-in-Hawai‘i flavors including lemongrass and ginger.
6 Zero-Proof Cocktails to Try in Honolulu When You’re Living That Alcohol-Free Life
Mocktails that might make your meal.
Flights of Fancy: The Best Way To Find Out What Kind of Alcohol You Prefer Is To Try Everything
At these Hale ‘Aina winning restaurants and bars, you can choose your own drinking adventure or go with the pros.
You May Want to Eat at Chinatown's New Burger Bar Daley
A smash burger bar with one beef burger is pretty serious.
We Tried It: You Can Buy Wine and Beer by the Ounce at These 4 Bars on O‘ahu
We checked out four self-serve options for beer and wine.
11 Restaurant Openings and 3 Closures on O‘ahu
A monthly update on new arrivals (including Texas barbecue and Spanish-Italian by way of Japan) and what’s gone (Watanabe Bakery).
Drinking Local: Finding a Hawai‘i Twist for National Tequila Day
Kapena Tequila goes beyond dusting li hing powder on your margarita glass.
8 of O‘ahu’s Best Chicken Wings Battle For The Top Spot as Lord of the Wings
Chicken wings’ elite eight duked it out in our March Madness bracket.
First Look: Skull & Crown Trading Co. in Downtown Honolulu’s Chinatown
Chinatown’s new tiki bar offers fun cocktails, Dole Whip and a mean lemongrass chicken skewer.
