Honolulu Stories: Belonging
I hadn’t initially planned to take on a new surname later in life, tied to an ancestry that clearly wasn’t mine.
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Hawaiian Food Returns to Treetops
Treetops Restaurant reopens in Mānoa after a yearlong hiatus.
6 Bubble Milk Teas You Must Try Now
Tea lovers, rejoice! These six spots make delicious boba milk teas from fresh ingredients and brewed tea.
This Week’s Picks: Top 7 Things To Do in Honolulu
Feb. 24–March 1: Taste six handpicked whiskies, indulge in chocolate and enjoy a night of comedy.
Foodie Flash: Which 3 Hawai‘i Chefs Are James Beard Semifinalists?
Congratulations to the three local chefs named semifinalists for what’s known as the Oscars of the food universe.
The Top 6 Things To Do in Honolulu This Week
Feb. 17–March 1: The Harlem Quartet performs, Chinatown turns into a Mardi Gras block party and more fun things to do in Honolulu.
8 Chinese New Year Foods You’ll Need to Celebrate Like You’re Chinese
You don’t have to be Chinese to enjoy these eight lucky foods traditionally eaten by the Chinese during the lunar new year.
Chinee like me: Chinatown gau
This weekend is the big celebration: On Friday, February 13, you’ll see lions dancing through Chinatown for Choy Cheng; and on Saturday, February 14, Maunakea Street will be closed all day and night for the big street festival and parade.
A New Kailua Sandwich Shop Delivers the Goods—Literally
Move over, Subway. There’s a new sandwich shop in Kailua.
Opening Valentine’s Day: Sweet and Savory Fight It Out in New Restaurant OTW Craft
Chefs bring Off The Wall concept to King Street.
Hawai‘i Ethnic Pageants Are More Than Just Beauty Contests
Ethnic beauty pageants have long been a staple of Hawai‘i’s diverse cultural history. Over the years, though, they’ve had to evolve to fit the changing times.
