Night Market: Guide to food and fun

July 17, 2013

Frolic Hawai‘i,

Honolulu Night Market has become the place to hit every month, with huge crowds congregating on the streets of Kaka‘ako for food, art, music, fashion, shopping and more. This Saturday’s event centers on music, with local bands performing on two stages throughout the night. We’ll see you there!

What: Honolulu Night + Market
When: Saturday, July 20 from 6 to 11 p.m.
Where: Auahi St. between Keawe Street and Lana Lane
Admission: FREE
Parking: On-site and street parking, including Eat the Street lot one block away at 555 South St.
Connect: #ourkakaako #hnlnightmarket @ourkakaako (Instagram)

Here’s a rundown of the food retail, fashion and entertainment.

The food

ALOHA POPS: Creamy mango, chocolate peanut butter, watermelon, pineapple li hing, passion orange guava ice pops

BLUE TRUCK TEPPANYAKI: Yes, the blue truck that roams UH and other spots, with rib eye roll, yakisoba and lamb plate lunches

BONFIRE PIZZA: Fresh, gourmet, thin-crust sourdough pizzas cooked in a wood-fired oven

BONFIRE PIZZA: Fresh, gourmet sourdough pizzas that are thin-crust and cooked in a wood-fired pizza oven

DOLCITA: Elegant, hand-crafted cupcakes, cheesecakes, cookies and other desserts made small so you can try them all

DOLCITA: Elegant, hand-crafted cupcakes, cheesecakes, cookies and other little sweets, made small so you can try them all

GYOZA NO OHSHO: Gyoza, cheese gyoza and kalua pork gyoza

HAWAII’S FRIED MUSUBI: Fried spicy bomb musubi, Hawaiian-style ahi, Classic Spam musubi — all with Mama’s fried chicken

HAWAIIAN FRESH FARMS: TBD

HULA SHRIMP: Kahuku shrimp plates and other plate lunches

IL GELATO: Sea-salted caramel, dark chocolate hazelnut and Tahitian vanilla gelato; raspberry and mango sorbet; affogato

ISLAND SANDWICH CREATIONS: New England clam chowder in a sourdough bowl, spicy garlic shrimp and shredded beef, ham and cheese and ground beef arepas

JUS RIGHT KETTLE CORN: Original, li hing, hurricane, multicolor and parmesan cheese flavors

KOHNOTORI: Fresh-grilled yakitori and tako-filled okonomiyaki brought to you by the yakitori izakaya in Moiliili

LE CREPE CAFE: Calypso with bananas, shredded coconut, organic honey; Lambada with strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, butter, brown sugar; All that Jazz with chicken breast, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, garlic, spinach

MOMO BURGER: R&B burger with specially created root beer bacon jam, gouda, fried onions and maybe bread-and-butter pickles; teri burger, bacon burger, garlic fries; all burgers made with 100 percent grass-fed Big Island beef

THE HOPPER: Mini poke bowls, halo halo with ice cream, milk tea with boba

SWEET REVENGE: The Elvis — banana bread pudding with bananas, peanut butter, bacon and maple syrup; chicken pot pie, shepherd’s pie, fresh mango pie, chocolate haupia pie, black bottom banana cream pie and (no promises) cronuts?

WHATCHAFILLIN: Freshly griddled stuffed waffles — Tenderoni with hamburger macaroni (tomato sauce) and cheese; Megalicious with spinach, bacon and feta; Jammin with peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam

The entertainment & fashion:

Emcee: The Super Groupers

Main Stage:
6:45-7:30 p.m. — Delayed Resistance (See YouTube clip)
7:30-8 p.m. — Aidan James
8-8:30 p.m. — Children’s fashion Show styled by Crystal Pancipanci of Panci Style, with back-to-school theme (taking donations of school supplies, children’s clothing and any monetary donations for Helping Hands Hawaii (collected at Yelp booth in Pinch of Salt Warehouse)
8:45-9:30 p.m. — Yoza
9:45-10:30 p.m. — Boogie

Yoza

Stage 2:
6-7 p.m. — Mike Love & Paula Fuga
7:15-8 p.m. — Mano Kane
8:15-9:15 p.m. — Kings Of Spade
9:30-10:30 p.m. — The White Jacket

Kings of Spade

Other entertainment
Smoke at CoXist (A monthly event at 331 Keawe St., with sophisticated, alternative music by the Honolulu DJs from Kitchen Music Society. CoXist will host works by local painter and visual artist Osta Lange. Outside CoXist, in a roped-off area, cigars and full hookah service will be available.)

Futsol competitions in Whole Ox parking lot

Art by Artery, Osta Lang, Peculiar Papel, Lauren Roth, Two Crows and Art Truck

The shopping:

Allison Izu

Contact: www.allisonizu.com

About: Allison Izu is a clothing company specifically for women 5’6″ and shorter (petite women).

Beloved Boutique

Contact: belovedboutiquehawaii.com; Beloved Boutique on Facebook

About: Beloved Boutique officially opened in June 2011 as a mobile apparel and accessories pop-up shop at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s campus center. In October 2012, Beloved Boutique found its permanent home at the university’s Hemenway Hall.

Color Cuts

Contact: 660 Ala Moana Blvd.; 808-524-1300; colorcutshawaii.com

About: A full service hair salon in Kaka‘ako

Digs Hawaii

Contact: 1050 Ala Moana Blvd.; Digs Hawaii on Facebook; digshawaii.com

About: Streetwear designed in Hawaii

Ecolicious

Contact: www.ecolicioushawaii.com

About: Husband and wife founders Dexter Doi and Carol D’Angelo create eco-friendly totes and bags, t-shirts, scarves, scarf dresses, prints, cards and magnets