Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: May 4–11, 2022
Get your Champagne, confetti and chee-hoos ready, we’re celebrating moms and Hawai‘i’s 2022 Triennial.
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Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: May 4–11, 2022
Get out your Champagne, confetti and chee-hoos ready, we’re celebrating moms and Hawai‘i’s 2022 Triennial.
First Look: Mr. Dough Has Soup Dumplings and More Near Ala Moana
The former MW Restaurant space is now home to the Hong Kong-based chain specializing in sheng jian bao.
Olive Tree Café: Classic, Comfort, Greek
Twenty-six years, a change in ownership and one pandemic later, the Kāhala restaurant’s food, and philosophy, remain the same.
You’re Invited to An Exclusive Dinner with Kapa Hale
Our 2021 Hale ‘Aina chef’s dinner series kicks off on Thursday, July 29, with our 2021 Gold winner for Best New Restaurant.
Best Bites: Waiāhole Poi Factory Has Been a Pillar of the Windward Community for Decades
Iconic for the Sweet Lady of Waiāhole, this centuries-old establishment holds on to tradition with hand-pounded poi.
At Ya-Ya’s Chophouse and Seafood, Pau Hana is Always On
Hey, it’s happy hour somewhere, right?
This Restaurant on O‘ahu’s Leeward Side Serves Mad Good Pizza and Pasta
Attention to detail and made-from-scratch dishes make Mad Bene the ultimate in Italian comfort food.
Chubbies Keeps It Classic with a Small Menu and Satisfying Smash Burgers
Here, everything—from the buns to the pickles to the drink syrups—are made fresh in-house and locally sourced as much as possible.
Merriman’s Honolulu is Bringing Culinary Creativity to the Table
Enjoy unique daily dishes inspired by just-delivered local produce.
Get 15 Percent Off Hy’s Steak House on Mahalo Mondays
Plus, a peek at some of the fine dining restaurant’s new menu items.
Vote Now For the 2021 Hale ‘Aina Awards
Now through March 31, support your favorite restaurants by nominating them for Hawai‘i’s most prestigious dining awards.
Farmers Market Favorite Onda Pasta is Back With More Shapes Than Ever
Oh, the pastabilities.
2020 Hale ‘Aina Award Winner: Rigo Named Best New Restaurant in Hawai‘i
Rigo, opened by Japanese restaurant group Huge, brings luxury and maximalism to the masses in the form of a Spanish Italian restaurant.
2020 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: Pai Honolulu Wins Bronze for Hawai‘i’s Best Tasting Menu
Pai Honolulu’s takeout menu has a few meals that are not so hot. And that’s a very cool thing.
What’s In Your Bowl? We Asked 3 Local Chefs for Their Secrets to a Perfect Poke Bowl
It was probably inevitable that poke bowls would branch off from poke’s evolving trajectory and become their own thing.
2020 Hale ‘Aina Award Winner: The Beginner’s Guide to Korean Barbecue
Switching things up, Korean style, can make your next turn at the grill so much better. Learn how to gogikui.
Hale ‘Aina Happenings: What’s New with Hawai‘i Restaurants in January 2021
A special vegan dish, a new dinner menu at a favorite neighborhood restaurant, what you’ll eat at our third exclusive Hale ‘Aina dinner, reopenings and a Valentine’s Day dinner to book now.
2020 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: Michelle Karr-Ueoka and Wade Ueoka of MW Restaurant Win Hawai‘i’s Restaurateurs of the Year
This couple lends a helping hand not just because times are tough, but because it’s what they’ve always done.
On The Lamb: Local Holiday Roasts to Put on Your Table This Season
Pono Provisions offers an exciting variety of local meats, from lamb and goat to barbacoa.
2020 Honolulu Holiday Gift Guide for Food Lovers
9 ways to bring cheer to family and friends.
Sasabune Offers the Best Takeout Sushi Bento in Honolulu for $30
Since its opening in 1997, the O.G. omakase restaurant never offered takeout. Until now.
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From plantation towns to planned communities, Central O‘ahu has its share of secret spots, a bumper crop of bowling alleys and neighborhood eats.
We celebrated National Take a Hike Day (Nov. 17), with a round up of our top picks for the best hikes on the Island.
Not willing to change her identity to be part of the industry, Mahina Florence is at the height of her career because of her flawless Hawaiian complexion, strong athletic build, and friendly aloha spirit.
These restaurants and cafés hold themselves to a higher eco-standard that make deciding where to eat for ocean-minded people an easy decision.