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May 2017: Table of Contents
Features On The Cover. Photo: Olivier Koning. Interior designer: Jamie Jackson Design. Ticket to Ride Seven months on the road ferrying tourists, drunkards and worker bees—here’s what it’s like driving for Uber. by Colby Lawton The Next Generation of ‘Ōiwi…
Our Top 5: Old-school comfort cheeseburgers
If you haven’t already filed your federal taxes, today’s the deadline. We at Frolic Hawaii would like to do our part to ease the pain. We’ve rounded up our favorite old-school cheeseburgers at local diners, drive-ins and yes, dives —…
Fat Kid Friday: Jumbo-sized Korean-style Shave Ice
Layered, loaded, over the top — and then you pour fresh espresso over everything
Fat Kid Friday: Kalua pig nachos
Fat Kid Friday is a video series spotlighting exuberant dishes across Oahu. Crazy, ginormous or over-the-top luxe, these are the broke-the-mouth dishes we push across the table and tell our friends, “Try this. TRY IT.” We head to Kalihi this…
Editor’s Page: Of Mochi and Mentors
Caring counts.
March 2017: Table of Contents
Features The Hōkūle‘a sailing vessel takes to the ocean. Photo: COURTESY OF POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY AND ‘ŌIWI TV/Kaipo Kī‘aha Spring Fashion: The New Retro Everything old is new again, with these chic 2017 fashions. by Stacey Makiya and Brie Thalmann Islanders…
January 2017: Table of Contents
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Fat Kid Friday: the Heavy D and Royale with Cheese
Fat Kid Friday is a video series spotlighting exuberant dishes across Oahu. Crazy, ginormous or over-the-top luxe, these are the broke-the-mouth dishes we push across the table and tell our friends, “Try this. TRY IT.” Burgers are like people –…
An Insider’s Guide to the Joy of Sake
Here’s how to make the most of this Friday’s Joy of Sake event at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.
Best things we ate in 2015
What was the best thing you ate this year? Foodies always, we asked this question of a bunch of Frolickers and others who eat out all the time. The answers were often surprising, in many cases closer to home and…
Frolic picks: Outside-the-box holiday gifts
Face it, when it comes to gift-giving, one size doesn’t fit all. What do you get for the pragmatic? The fashionista? The romantic? The geek? Fortunately, the Frolic team doesn’t have one-size-fits-all tastes, either. So to lighten your chores this…
Wandering Singapore: Raffles, museums and chili crab
With just two full days left on our trip, we had to pack in whatever else we had on our itinerary to be sure we ate, saw and experienced a good balance of what Singapore had to offer. The problem…
November 2015: Table of Contents
ON THE COVER: FOREVER MOVING LIKE THE OCEAN, YET, ROOTED IN RICH HISTORY, HAWAI‘I FASHION DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM ITS PEOPLE, CULTURE AND NATURAL BEAUTY Mauka: TOP AND PENCIL SKIRT, CUSTOM DESIGNS BY ALLISON IZU SONG. MEREDITH HANH TATUM RING, $97, SPIKE RING, $74, RICHES KĀHALA, KĀHALA MALL,…
Dinner with a Singapore blogger
Oh, the power of social media. I follow a blogger named SingaporeanEats on Instagram and am always drooling over her food finds in The Lion City. So of course, as I was planning this trip, I pinged her to see…
Our hood: Liliha
Our hood is a series spotlighting the neighborhoods the Frolic team calls home. Up first: favorite foods of Mari Taketa’s Liliha. Here’s my hood, Liliha. It’s an old, evolving hood that runs mauka-makai along Liliha Street just above Chinatown. At…
Hidden gem: HiBlend Health Bar & Cafe
I really should walk around my neighborhood more often. There are so many eateries in the two-mile radius near Ala Moana, it’s easy to miss little gems, and by the time I “discover” them, they’ve already been open two years. One…
Our Top 5: Other kine shave ice
When summer temps break records and it’s too hot to go barefoot on the beach, our thoughts turn to shave ice. That’s just Hawaii. But choices for icy relief aren’t limited to the stuff in cones that we grew up…
Discover an Unexpected Frozen Treat in the Corner of a Korean Supermarket
En Hakkore Coffee Bar whips up amazing Korean shave ice.
Happy birthday, Iron Chef Morimoto
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto at his Waikiki venue. If you owned a chain of restaurants in foodie destinations around the world, where would you want to celebrate your birthday? For “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto, the obvious choice is Honolulu. Actually,…
Grinding on a budget: Lunch picks
We know the deal. We love to eat well, but living in Hawaii is expensive and dining out adds up all too fast. Thus our new series — Grinding on a Budget — highlighting good food at better-than-good prices. Here’s…
Cheap fun eats in Tokyo
Tokyo can be expensive, but there are many cheap, filling restaurants that are popular with the city’s denizens. I saw some great spots on this trip, but didn’t have enough time to go in. There was the ramen shop right…
Top 6 Must-Attend Events This Week in Honolulu
March 25–29: Wear your favorite anime costume, hear inspiring speeches by some of Hawai'i’s community leaders and other events to check out.
11 Hawai‘i General Stores You Must Visit
Hole-in-the-wall general stores dishing up their own eats—even if it’s just one ‘ono item—are a beloved part of Island life. Here are a few of Hawai‘i’s best.
