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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The Cocktail Handbook, Hawaii Cocktails with Amie Fujiwara and Jesse Greenleaf
Veteran bartenders Fujiwara and Greenleaf have compiled 80 Island-style drink recipes in their new Cocktail Handbook, complete with video on how to make one of their drinks.
Sustainable Cuisine: Lessons from a pig farmer
At the Halekulani's Evening of Sustainable Cuisine, Ed Kenney of Town used a whole pig, and Kahaluu pig farmer Glenn Shinsato had some tough words of wisdom.
First Taste: Beachhouse 110th Anniversary Prix Fixe, Moana Surfrider, Waikiki
Despite the canceled birthday gala, the Moana Surfrider has free entertainment--and a wondrously rich four-course anniversary dinner.
UPDATE: Moana's 110th birthday bash canceled, sort of. Entertainment now free.
The Moana has canceled its Friday 3/11 birthday gala, but the entertainment's still on, now free. Plus birthday cake!
Three-course weeknight dinner, $29: 3660 On the Rise, March & April
Don't have time to cook during the week? Russell Siu has a deal for you: a three-course weeknight prix fixe menu for $29.
You Can Now Take Monthly Cooking Classes at BLT Steak in Waikīkī
Want to make your own popovers, grill fish like a pro? BLT Steak's cooking classes will show you how, and feed you a nice lunch.
Waikiki's Moana Surfrider celebrates 110 years with wine and food gala, March 11
The Moana Surfrider turns 110 years old this Friday, and the hotel is celebrating with, among other events, a food and wine event celebrating 11 decades.
An Evening of Sustainable Cuisine, March 11, Halekulani, Honolulu
With the help of top chefs—Ed Kenney, Roy Yamaguchi—and some of the state's top farmers, the Halekulani throws a sustainable gala, to benefit the Culinary Institute of the Pacific.
Fresh, new and casual on the Big Island: Pau Pizza
You always need at least one casual, inexpensive place to eat on the Big Island. Pau Pizza in Waimea has fresh, vibrant eats.
Hawaii Chocolate Classes
Make your own, or buy it locally grown. The future is bright for Hawaii chocolate.