Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Nov. 13–19, 2025
Celebrate Makahiki and Hawaiian culture, see a sensational show, watch a movie at Magic Island, go to a garden fest and more.
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Find Your Next Favorite Fruit or Vegetable at the Variety Showcase on November 25
Taste in-development, new and ancient varieties of Hawai‘i crops at the matchmaking event for breeders, farmers, chefs and eaters.
13 Reasons Why You Should Go to Restaurant Week Hawai‘i This Year
Our picks of this foodie event’s special menus for every kind of eater.
O‘ahu in 1947: Originally a Fishing Spot, Moku O Lo‘e (Coconut Island) Was Once a Place to Swim, Bowl and Catch Movies
Before it housed the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, the island off the Windward Side was slated to be a playground for the nation’s researchers and wealthy.
Good Reads: Books That Inspire Kids to be Helpful and Kind
These fun stories teach keiki lessons in kindness, resourcefulness and how to help others.
5 Restaurants, Bars and Breweries for Football Sunday Brunch in Honolulu
Thanks to early kickoff times, Sunday now means new breakfast and brew options.
9 Tasty Experiences to Turn Your Picky Eater into an Adventurous One
Stuck in a Spam musubi, saimin, chicken nugget rut? Here’s some food for thought.
First Look: Halekūlani Bakery & Restaurant
Find edamame bread, raspberry pistachio tarts and cioppino at the new Halepuna hotel by Halekūlani.
Eat Fine Dining Dishes in the Produce Aisle of Kōkua Market
Chef Sharif Wagdy hopes to help keep Kōkua Market open with a pop-up restaurant and new deli menu.
The Ultimate Lost Surf Film Footage Comes to Light at HIFF’s Screening of “Lost and Found: The Film Archives of Greg Noll”
A single screening November 9 at 11:30 a.m., followed by a Q&A with Noll, should be a highlight of the festival—for surfers and also those who can’t get enough of vintage Hawai‘i in the early 1950s.
A New Book For Hawai‘i-Keiki: “Kai Goes to the Farmers Market”
O‘ahu mom and writer Catherine Toth Fox gets kids excited about Hawai‘i-grown foods.
Family Restaurant Review: Keiki & the Pineapple
A unique play café entertains keiki and gives adults a (coffee) break.
