Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Nov. 20–26, 2025
Watch women’s volleyball, shop student-made gifts, eat kim chee, attend a keiki story time and more.
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Vote for Your Favorites in HONOLULU Magazine’s Best of Honolulu 2019
Deadline is Feb. 28. Entrants age 21 and over are automatically entered to win a dine-around-town package worth $250.
The Green Room Keeps Bringing the World’s Best Environment Writers to Honolulu
Here’s Why You Won’t Want to Miss Richard Powers on Feb. 6.
Santacruz Taco Co. Launches New Dishes This Week
Go for tasty tacos, the pokeviche, three new dishes and an absorbing map of Mexican regional cuisine at this Downtown restaurant.
High School Students Can Earn College Credits at UH Mānoa This Summer
(Sponsored) High school students in 10th and 11th grade can apply for Outreach College’s Summer Scholar Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Best of the Fests: O‘ahu’s 21 Annual Ethnic Festivals
Stuff your face with authentic food while soaking in the cultures of the Islands. From hula and Chinese lion dances to taiko and opera, this list of 21 ethnic festivals on O‘ahu won’t disappoint.
Coming Soon: Old Pali Road Whiskey by Ko‘olau Distillery
A new Kailua distillery is producing locally made bourbon-style whiskey.
P.F. Chang’s Celebrates Chinese New Year with a Special Limited-Time-Only Menu
(Sponsored) From Jan. 25 through Feb. 11, welcome the year of the pig with special dishes and drinks offered at the Waikīkī restaurant.
How 5 Popular Ethnic Festivals in Honolulu Adapt While Keeping Traditions Alive
Hurricane threats, new fees and money troubles have suddenly forced some of Honolulu’s decades-old ethnic festivals to pivot and change course in the past few years.
First Look: Minori Craft Japanese Tavern Opens on Kalākaua Avenue
This recently rebranded izakaya scores with Instagram-worthy dishes and a grand-opening discount.
Best Kalihi Plate Lunch: My Top 5
Part 1 of our father-daughter series spotlights Kelli Shiroma's faves. Tomorrow: Kelli's dad's Top 5
O’Kims Korean Kitchen Moves to Nu‘uanu Avenue
Gnocchi and Korean fried chicken is just one of the innovative pairings at the newly reopened eatery in Chinatown.
