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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First time: Ama Ama at Disney Aulani
Biting Commentary visits the new Ama Ama restaurant at Disney's Aulani resort.
HONOLULU Magazine article comes alive: Whiskey Room @NobuWaikiki
You can taste the cocktails in our Restaurant Guide article, made by the original bartenders, Oct. 2, Nobu Waikiki
Whining and Dining at Moana Surfrider's bin1901
The lobby at the Moana Surfrider offers a nightly wine tasting called bin1901. But, when I arrived, I met an obstacle.
The Kahala Wine and Food Classic with Carolynn Spence
The Kahala Wine and Food Classic starts tonight, starring guest chef Carolynn Spence of the Chateau Marmont, a Hollywood 63-room hotel that accommodated the likes of Greta Garbo, Vivien Leigh, Hunter S. Thompson and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Let Them Eat Cupcakes in Hawaii
After gaining fans at sell-out First Friday and Eat the Street appearances, local treat purveyors Let Them Eat Cupcakes opened a shop on Beretania Street in May.
Eat the Street heads to Mililani
This Saturday (9/17), Eat the Street Mililani debuts with over 30 vendors.
Ryota Shiga's Fall Collection 9.11.11
On September 11, Ryota Shiga, the 26-year-old Japanese fashion designer, showed off his fall line as "Hope for Japan" at Ala Moana's Centerstage.
Food Truck Craving: Tacos Vicente's Al Pastor Tacos
Tacos Vicente is a North Shore food truck operated by three full-time Brigham Young University students.
Great Eating at the Hawaii Rice Festival
Chef Hideaki “Santa” Miyoshi of Tokkuri-Tei took top honors at the Hawaii Rice Festival with this unagi donburi.
The Bed and Breakfast Battle in Hawai‘i
A new city bill purports to solve the simmering issue, but it still won’t be enough. The real problem? The city can’t enforce the current law. We tell you why.
Hope for Japan T-Shirt Designs
On Sep. 11, shoppers previewed t-shirts created by local graphic designers for the Hope for Japan kiosk at Ala Moana Center.
