Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: December 8–14, 2021
Take in the bright lights of the city, shop and support local, and get blitz(en)ed with some holiday cocktails.
Things To Do
No Tickets Available to the Public for the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival
After canceling in 2020 and videotaping performances in 2021, the world-renowned hula festival is moving forward on stage, but with a much smaller audience in Hilo.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 8 Best Noodle Soups on O‘ahu for Rainy Days
Some of our top picks for comforting slurps when a cold snap is coming.
Honolulu Calendar: The Best Events and Things to Do on O‘ahu in December 2021 and January 2022
Stroll through rows of Christmas trees, laugh out loud in a (smaller) crowd, go crafting and start 2022 with an aria or two.
The Blockbuster Musical Hamilton Heads to Honolulu in 2022
The new season of Broadway in Hawai‘i will feature three shows new to the Islands. Here are five things to know if you are thinking of buying season tickets.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: December 1–7, 2021
Start your holiday shopping, listen to some techno and see sculptures made from Hawai‘i-grown wood.
For the Fortunate Foodie: 4 Ways to Give Back on O‘ahu This Holiday Season
These local nonprofits offer multiple ways you can volunteer to help those whose tables aren’t overflowing.
Wang Chung’s Donation-Based Wangsgiving Dinner Will Benefit a Waikīkī School—and You’re Invited
The Waikīkī karaoke bar is hosting free turkey dinners with all the fixings—donate what you can and if you can’t, you’re still welcome.
Give Big Hawai‘i Returns to Spark Your Charitable Spirit for the Holidays
Now through Dec. 31, give back in a big—and super convenient—way with our online fundraiser.
Don’t Miss These 3 Events This December at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum
The Vibe returns with live jazz and special guest performers. Plus explore a unique HiSAM Creates workshop and bring the keiki for a painting class.
O‘ahu Restaurants’ Dine-in and Takeout Menus for Thanksgiving 2021: Part 3
Turkey, prime rib, seafood, kalua pig, sushi, Chinese food and of course pie: Here’s the last of Frolic’s Turkey Day menu series.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: November 17–23, 2021
Add to your Robert Cazimero music collection, get a jump-start on your holiday gift list and check out fashions rocked by ali‘i.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: November 10–16, 2021
Listen to top crooners and an ‘ukulele virtuoso, take the wheel at a ceramic studio and go shopping, locally, for everyone on your Christmas list.
O‘ahu Restaurants’ Dine-in and Takeout Menus for Thanksgiving 2021: Part 2
More than 30 new menus in the second installment of our three-part series.
Honolulu Calendar: The Best Events and Things to Do on O‘ahu in November 2021
It’s time to give thanks for Hawai‘i-made goods, solitary night skies, hysterical Asian American comedians and long runs along the beach.
Our Eclectic Guide to the 2021 Fall Hawai‘i International Film Festival
How to binge on 13 movies you won’t find anywhere else, work and still sleep.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: November 3–9, 2021
Dive into the film festival, plant a free tree, check out HomeGrown art and celebrate National Doughnut Day with a collab with a local brewer.
Fish Just Got Real: Ta‘ape Throw Down Invites You to Eat the Invasives
Post a photo of your ta‘ape dish, and win a gift card of up to $400 to your favorite local tackle shop, restaurant or fish market.
7 Foodie Movies at This Year’s Hawai‘i International Film Festival and What to Eat During Them
Gather up your favorite kimbap, lumpia and pastries to eat while watching these international foodie films.
Your Guide to the Perfect Halloween Weekend in Honolulu: October 27–November 2
Climb aboard a seriously scary bus, visit a haunted village, groove to spooky soul music and get lost in a school’s maze.
Here’s What We Thought of Sun Noodle’s Momofuku Spicy Korean Ramen Kit
Did this DIY kit deliver a bowl worthy of David Chang’s Momofuku?
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for October 21–27, 2021
Volunteer in a garden and swim near a waterfall, watch Cinderella build a rocket in a live-streaming musical, putt around a haunted trail and order some spooky sweet treats.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: October 20–26, 2021
It’s a full moon tonight. Whether that makes you scream, laugh or howl, we know just where to do it.
What to Read in October 2021: 5 Hawai‘i Book Picks Recommended by Local Experts
Check out these stories that frighten, thrill and entertain (in a spooky way) just in time for Halloween.
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