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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Hawaii's Kai Vodka wins double gold—with its new sochu.
Kai Vodka just won double gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for two of its new products—both flavored sochu.
Beer Cocktails?! Singha Beer's Full Moon Party, Waikiki Edition, Apr. 7 & 9
Thailand's Singha Beer brings a Full Moon Party to Honolulu, with music, dancing, food--and beer cocktails?! Waikiki Edition, Apr. 7 & 9.
Afterthoughts: Mitigated Gall
On reaching a truce with your own body.
Best Trendy Workout
For our March 2011 Best of Honolulu issue, we visited we visited Volcanic Rock Gym and watched owner Justin Ridgely teach writer, Victoria Wiseman, how to rock climb for the first time.
Japanese food! Sake! Taste of Marukai, Apr. 7
Would you pay $85 or $95 for a party at a grocery store? If you love crab legs, sashimi and sake, maybe you would for Taste of Marukai, Honolulu.
With Aloha: A Benefit for Tohoku Hospital, Sendai (Japan), Apr. 9, Pagoda Hotel
Two dozen Honolulu restaurants will participate in a April 9th benefit to send aid directly to a hospital in the region of Japan hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami.
Three Top Chefs in a benefit for Japan, Halekulani, Apr. 21
Nobu Matsuhisa, Yuji Wakiya and Vikram Garg cook up "FOR JAPAN: Culinary Artists for the Japan Relief Effort,” Halekulani, Apr. 21, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
We Were There: Grand Scotch Tour, Willows
The Grand Scotch Tour at the Willows last Friday was a bigger success than the Hawaiian Scottish Association anticipated: more people, more Scotches.
Napa chef Cindy Pawlcyn to cook at Kahala Hotel, Apr. 22-23
The Kahala Hotel and Resort's next Food and Wine Classic weekend features Napa Chef (and longtime locavore) Cindy Pawlcyn. Two days, three events.
