Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Sept. 11–17, 2025
See a made-in-Hilo film, take a cocktail masterclass, try out the YMCA, attend a garden party and more.
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Honolulu Fireworks Ban
Out with the Bang: What the city’s partial fireworks ban means for you.
The Hitt List: Hidden Waikiki Bars
In this video, Honolulu Magazine's Christine Hitt visits two hidden bars in Waikiki, Wang Chung's and Genius Lounge.
New: Hawaiian Vodka, distilled on Oahu
There's a new vodka in Hawaii, distilled from sugar cane and filtered through lava rock.
Authentic Hawaiian Food: Kaumakapili Church's 40th Anniversary Luau, July 16
Looking for an authentic luau? Kaumakapili Church in Kalihi has been doing its luau for 40 years. Great Hawaiian food, prepared with love, available for takeout.
Chinatown With Chef Chai Chaowasaree
Shopping in Honolulu's Chinatown is always an adventure, especially with Chef Chai and a video crew in tow.
NEWS: Chef Colin Hazama returns to Sheraton Waikiki
Colin Hazama, one of Hawaii's most promising young local chefs, has returned from Kauai, where he was chef at Kauai Grill.
New: Broadway Seafood & Oyster Bar, Honolulu
Oysters! The new Broadway has good oysters and plenty. After that though ... you can always kill a vampire.
THIS SUNDAY: Alan Wong joins Biting Commentary on TV
Biting Commentary goes to the farm with Alan Wong and then cooks in his kitchen. KGMB, Sunday, 6/26, 2:30 p.m. PLUS VIDEO LINK TO LAST WEEK'S EPISODE.
Cool Bar on Maui: Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman, Wailea
It's a great looking bar, the cocktail menu is exceptional, and there are ahi poke tacos. What more could you want in a Maui watering hole?
COMING ATTRACTIONS: Honu by Mark Ellman, Lahaina, Maui
One of Maui's best restaurateurs is opening the restaurant he's always wanted, a seafood shack right on the water.
Afterthoughts: How's My Driving?
Forget these “suspensions pending investigations.” I’d rather see some bad drivers frog-marched out of TheBus’ headquarters.
