Brunch Like You Mean It: 17 Local Dishes Worth Getting Out of Bed For
With everything from breakfast sammies and tacos to mochi pancakes and waffles, these Honolulu brunch spots are changing the game.
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6 Anything-But-Basic Brunch Cocktails to Start Your Day
Honolulu’s hottest brunch restaurants are going beyond the basic bloody mary—way beyond.
How to Build the Perfect Plate at a Brunch Buffet in Hawai‘i
With 100,000 possible flavor combinations, you need a strategy. Here are two.
10 French Toast Dishes in Honolulu That Take the Brunch Staple to New Levels
Latin twists, extravagant toppings and savory stacks to start your day right.
Our Waikīkī: Find Your Way With This Illustrated Map of Waikīkī
How many of these iconic spots have you visited?
Our Waikīkī: What It’s Really Like for Locals Living in O‘ahu’s Iconic Community
People from all walks of life congregate in Waikīkī. Their stories reflect the community’s often colorful characteristics and depict what living local in Waikīkī means.
Our Waikīkī: Songs About the Iconic Tourist Destination
Listen to our playlist of songs that expresses the world’s love for Waikīkī.
Our Waikīkī: Here’s Where You Can Still Listen to Live Music in Waikīkī
Remembering Waikīkī as a venue for Hawai‘i musicians of today and yesterday.
Our Waikīkī: Meet the Hawai‘i Beachboys Keeping the Tradition Alive
The Waikīkī beachboys are a holdover from a bygone era, when this legendary band of Hawaiian watermen ruled the beach as Waikīkī rose to become Hawai‘i’s premier resort destination.
Our Waikīkī: The Stories Behind Four Longtime Waikīkī Holdouts
Find out how these local spots survive the test of time.
Adult Braces Are a Growing Trend. Find Out Why—and Why Now
Getting braces isn’t just something for kids anymore. Turns out more grown-ups getting their teeth straightened is a growing trend, locally and nationally. We find out why.
Our Waikīkī: Living Local in O‘ahu’s Most Famous Neighborhood
Waikīkī is much more than a tourist destination and faces the same challenges of other urban neighborhoods on O‘ahu. It has public schools, family-run restaurants, places people call home. Here are their stories.
Hawai‘i Football is Hot Right Now—Here’s Why It’s Headed for Trouble
Hawai‘i football couldn’t be hotter. But the Island game also has problems, including a big one that makes even boosters wonder if football has a future.
2018 Hale ‘Aina Awards: Behind the Scenes of Hawai‘i’s Top Restaurants
Take a closer look into a few of the winning restaurants and meet some of the people who make Hawai‘i’s dining so amazing.
Nico’s Pier 38: From Plate Lunch Spot to Hale ‘Aina-Award Winning Restaurant
Nico Chaize has gone from dishing out plate lunches to running an expanded Nico’s Pier 38 along with its new twin in Kailua.
Meet the New Leaders of Four Hale ‘Aina Award-Winning Restaurants
Get to know the talented chefs behind some of your favorite dishes.
Staying Crafty: How Maui Brewing Co. Expands its Reach While Staying Local
The Hale ‘Aina Gold winner for Best Beer Program distributes its beers to 23 states and nearly a dozen countries.
Meet the Family Behind Hale ‘Aina Award-Winning Arancino at The Kāhala
Ichiro Inamura’s Hale ‘Aina Gold for Arancino at The Kāhala reflects a family commitment.
Here’s the Story Behind 2018 Hale ‘Aina Award-Winner Agu Ramen’s Hot Mess
How Parmesan and ramen got together.
Sour Poi Awards: Chronicling the Wild, Wacky and Just Plain Weird of 2017
The best of the worst of 2017.
How Side Street Inn’s Colin Nishida Went From Bar Owner to Restaurateur of the Year
All Colin Nishida wanted to do was run a bar—and now he’s 2018 Restaurateur of the Year, with Hale ‘Aina Gold awards for Best Bar Food and Best Gourmet Comfort Food.
The Essential Guide to Taro: A Kalo Culture Comeback
Kalo, or taro, is one of the most important foods for Native Hawaiians. Read about the culture, history and innovative new uses for the storied plant, along with some of our favorite dishes, from poi mochi doughnuts to pa‘i‘ai.
The Essential Guide to Taro: The Anatomy of a Kalo Plant
Learn the parts of the taro plant and find out all the power-packed health benefits of eating it.
The Essential Guide to Taro: Where to Buy Poi in Hawai‘i
Local companies have found ways to commercially produce poi in an effort to get more taro on the table.
