Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Oct. 9–15, 2025
Sip and shop in Waikīkī, level up your photography skills, taste sake, snack on new eats, geek out at a sneaker fest and more.
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Meet Nancy Oakes at the 4th Annual Hawaii Food and Wine Festival
“If I were making a list of pioneering chefs, Nancy Oakes would be at the top,” writes San Francisco dining critic Michael Bauer.
Wada Introduces a New Happy Hour Menu
Go for refined-casual Japanese food at amazing prices (everything between $3 and $5).
Go Mauka: 5 Peaceful Mountainside Adventures for Land Lovers on Oahu
Beaches are great, but some weekends you just have to head for the hills. Here are a few of our favorite land-based adventures.
New Scratch Kitchen and Bake Shop Brings Breakfast to Downtown Honolulu
Until Scratch Kitchen and Bake Shop opened, downtown office workers had to wait for weekends to participate in Honolulu’s Great Breakfast Boom. But now that there’s Scratch, there’s breakfast for all, everyday.
Morning Glass’ New Spot in Kakaako
Inside the home design store Fishcake, Morning Glass is serving the same perfect espresso and coffee we love.
The Zebra Mantis Shrimp: 9 Surprising Things About the Biggest, Baddest Shrimp in Hawaii
Fun facts about the zebra mantis shrimp. No. 8 is surprisingly cute!
This Week In Honolulu: 8 Events and Festivals You Won’t Want to Miss
Aug. 15, 2014: Mark your calendars this week. Sample craft beers, picnic on the pier and watch a local fashion show.
13 Bizarre and Surprising Things You’ll Find at Don Quijote Hawaii
The Hawaii branches of this Japanese chain have things you didn’t even know you needed.
Cicerone Chat: Beer Festival, Pairings and Events with Bill Carl
What's the perfect beer for ramen and burgers?
Ice Fru’s Fruit and Ice Cream Pops
All-natural pops, from pineapple-mango to ube to cream cheese, in a Korean supermarket.