Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Sept. 18–24, 2025
Celebrate all things banana, picnic in style, watch a rubber duckie race, see a deliciously fun opera and more.
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Five Star International Buffet
A new buffet restaurant in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center offers international cuisines
Farmers Market at Windward Mall
Occupying almost a third of the Windward Mall, this market includes stands showcasing the Heeia ahupuaa.
New restaurant: Hosojin Japanese Lamb BBQ
A Jingisukan-dedicated restaurant (a Japanese/Mongolian yakiniku-style) by a former Nobu sushi chef.
Vegan: Five favorite vegan dishes on O‘ahu
Whether a sometime, full-time or never vegan, try these offerings from Peace Cafe, Da Falafel King, Licious Dishes, Kale's Deli, Yuzu.
Hiroyuki Sakai to open a Waikiki cafe, LudoBites comes to Hualalai and other food news
Also: a new Nico's, Beach Bum Cafe's first birthday, Jin Din Rou closed
The First Hawaiians: Native Plants
These plants, many found nowhere else in the world, welcomed the first Hawaiians to their new home and became essential in everyday life.
Sushi Robots!
Think your sushi is hand-made? You might be surprised.
Afterthoughts: Remembering John
Honolulu will not be the same without Heckathorn.
Punahou Carnival 2012
This year, will the Carnival break the malasada record? The number to beat: 172,000 sold in 2011. Also, the mango chutney recipe.
Editor's Page: Goodbye, John
HONOLULU Magazine loses a legend.
Native Foods, Native Stories series at the Bishop Museum
Lecture series on ‘awa, ‘ulu (breadfruit), ‘uala (sweet potato) and he‘e (octopus)
