World of Beer Brewed Here in Hawai‘i: Blonde Ales
Learn about different beer styles and where to get them on O‘ahu. First up: easy-drinking blonde ales that are perfect for summer.
Drinks
The Ultimate Guide to Two Hawai‘i Alcohol Producers: Kō Hana Distillers and Hana Koa Brewing Co.
The two local alcohol producers walked into a bar, and we haven’t been able to keep them straight since.
9 O‘ahu Brewery Updates and Reopenings
Discover local brewery-led workshops and tastings, new limited releases (including a Jean Claude Van Belgian Blonde) and reopening dates.
Essential Eats: 26 Boba Shops Around O‘ahu
The ultimate resource when that bubble tea craving hits.
3 We Tried: Who Makes the Best Local Hard Seltzers in Hawai‘i?
Since we’re all having pau hana more at home, we tested some fizzy local drinks with about 5% alcohol and just 100 calories a can.
Islander Sake Is Making Hawai‘i's First Sake in Three Decades
Here's a look at the brand new Kakaako brewery and its junmai ginjo, nigori and amazake.
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.
HONOLULU Staff’s Favorite Hawai‘i Products: The Green Witch Apothecary Shrubs
For this installment of local products you can buy online, in grocery stores or straight from the producer, we spotlight drinking vinegars from a small Kailua-based brand.
Coronavirus Alert: These Honolulu Breweries Need Your Help Now
Need a good beer to get through all the bad news? Add growlers to your pantry and support local brewers facing draft brews with a shelf life.
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.
Islander Sake Brewery, Hawai‘i’s Only Sake Brewery, Opens in March in Kaka‘ako
For the first time in three decades, since Hawai‘i’s last sake brewery shut down, sake is being brewed commercially in the Islands once again.
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.
Waikīkī Wine Bar Crawl: Island Vintage Wine Bar, Cattleya, Dean & DeLuca
Discover new wines at these three new wine bars.
First Look: 7 Things We Like about Foodland’s First Eatery including Fresh Poke, Cocktails and Hot Food with a Local Twist
Redfish Poke Bar in Kaka‘ako offers a hipster take on grabbing a meal, an adult beverage and even a poke bowl to take home.
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.
They Must Be Drunk: Hawai‘i’s Mai Tai Only 8th in 2019 State Drink Vote?
National poll of iconic state drinks stiffs our sophisticated, historic mai tai for a simplistic tea-based cocktail. But we don’t care, do we?
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.
Drink Don Draper Style With Docomomo’s Cocktail Club Bar Crawl in Waikīkī
Tommy Bahama, Hideout and Mahina & Sun’s serve up mid-century modern drink specials on September 26.
5 of the Latest Boba Trends and Where to Get Them in Honolulu
Here’s the tea.
Drink Local: National Rum Day August 16 Doesn’t Have to Be Dark and Stormy
Kaua‘i’s Kōloa Rum celebrates a decade of distilling with plans for a new distillery, café and more.
Jonah Ray’s Delicious POG-Flavored Beer Just Became Available In Hawai‘i
We talk with the local comedian-actor-writer about plastic slammers, Weird Al lyrics and why Notorious P.O.G. is the perfect summer beer.
