Your Insider Guide to Honolulu Night Market: Mahina Māhealani
The first Honolulu Night Market of 2023 is on Saturday, June 3. Here’s everything you need to know about Our Kaka‘ako’s block party.
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31 Ways to Eat Spam: All the Food Coming to Saturday’s Spam Jam
Everything from Spam bombs and Spam pad thai to Spam pecan cupcakes and candied Spam Hula Pie.
Party pics: Sailor Jerry Festival 2016
The second annual Chinatown-wide Sailor Jerry Festival, brainchild of Jason Miller from 808shows.com and Josh 86 from Downbeat, took over eight Chinatown venues on the anniversary of legendary tattoo artist Norman Keith “Sailor Jerry” Collins’ death to pay tribute to…
Honolulu Night + Market guide: Hidden Gems
Uncover new and hidden gems around Our Kakaako at this month’s Honolulu Night + Market block party! Polish off some Bao Taon baos and cold-pressed juices as you meander through the fashion marketplace, shopping the latest local trends from Confidance,…
Honolulu Night + Market: Pow! Wow! Hawaii Kickoff Party
February’s night market kicked off festivities for one of the most anticipated art events worldwide, Pow! Wow! Hawaii, adding a fresh, artistic energy to the all-ages Our Kakaako block party, with artists from Honolulu and beyond live painting and drawing…
Party pics: Hawaii Literacy Block Party
Hawaii Literacy held a Pau Hana Block Party Thursday night, outside Murphy’s Bar and Grill in downtown Honolulu. The fundraiser (Frolic Hawaii was a sponsor of the event) featured live musical entertainment by Phillip Strauss, a silent auction and food…
Party pics: First Friday February 2015
A good crowd turned up for February’s First Friday Art Walk. We visited the new Proof Public House (formerly Mercury Bar) and saw an exhibit on display at The ARTS at Marks Garage. Black Cat Tattoo had a special Black Heart dance…
Party pics: First Friday October 2014
Colorful characters as part of First Friday flooded the streets of Chinatown last night, turning up the block party past midnight. Check out the scene from Nextdoor, Downbeat Diner and Lounge, Fresh Cafe Downtown, The Fix, Eleven44 and more. First…
Rice Fest Hawaii 2014
Rice lovers gathered Sunday at Ward Centers for Rice Fest Hawaii 2014. The annual event featured all kinds of rice dishes, local musicians and a Spam musubi eating contest. An attempt was also made to create the world’s largest loco…
Party pics: St. Patrick’s Day Block Party 2014
The biggest St. Patrick’s Day party in the Pacific turned the streets surrounding Murphy’s Bar and Grill into a sea of green on Monday, with an open-air festival serving up a variety of beers, spirits and Irish-themed foods. The real…
Did this: Night Market Block Party
Honolulu Night Market exploded last night, the newly completed Pow! Wow! murals drawing huge crowds to the heart of the city’s street art scene. Noted taggers from Hawaii, the mainland and Pacific Rim showed off the spray-paint creations they began…
Did this: Honolulu Night Market Splurge
Honolulu Night Market kicked it up a notch Saturday, featuring a steamroller printing project on Keawe Street, Matt Bruening’s debut collection for Fighting Eel on the open-air runway, tons of local designer-label pop-up shopping, plus live art, street performers and…
Did this: Honolulu Night Market Runway
Fashion was definitely in the air during Saturday’s Honolulu Night Market Runway show, which coincided with Hawaii Fashion Month. Honolulu Magazine presented Pattern Theory styled by Brie Thalmann and Stacey Makiya, with wardrobe from Cusp by Neiman Marcus. The looks…
Night Market guide, part 1: Food & entertainment
An I <3 Kakaako block party? Oh hail yes. Now that Honolulu Night + Market has hit its stride, closing down a block and a half of Auahi Street on the third Saturday of every month for a celebration of…
Did this: I Love Kailua Town Party
Thousands of people gathered along Kailua Road Sunday, as Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle threw its annual block party to keep Hawaii clean, green and beautiful. This year marks the 21st annual celebration of showcasing Kailua, with food, entertainment, artisans and even…
Did this: Honolulu Night + Market
Night + Market transformed Kakaako’s hottest block into the pulsing heart of the city Saturday night. Fifteen food trucks and booths, a warehouse filled with an all-new lineup of popup shops, a swimwear fashion show, live art, art and architecture…
Saturday in Kakaako: HonoluluNight+Market
DJ Rekha flew in from New York to spin. Street skateboarding happened in a warehouse. Models strutted urban fashion, jewelry, bags and other retail popped up, and Apple Jacks beignets, spicy Vietnamese noodle soup and luau stew were dished up…
Party pics: Cinco de Mayo Block Party 2012
Honolulu came out to party on Saturday night for the huge annual Cinco de Mayo Block Party in the Chinatown Arts District, showcasing the diversity of Latino culture in Hawaii with Hispanic music, dance, cuisine and the arts.The festival is…
Party pics: St. Patrick’s Day Block Party 2012
Thousands of people dressed in green packed Nuuanu Avenue and the blocks surrounding Murphy’s Bar & Grill for the 25th annual St. Patrick’s Day block party on Saturday night. One of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Pacific,…
Party pics: Pro Bowl All-Star Block Party
Thousands converged along Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki Saturday night for the Pro Bowl All-Star Block Party, which featured six stages of live entertainment, NFL players, cheerleaders, mascots, local celebrities, food and more. Pro Bowl All-Star Block Party ◄ Back Next…
Night Lights Weekend Wrapup July 1-3
If you want to get technical about it, the last night I actually stayed home was last Monday. But so much happened between then and now that’s already documented, so I’ll start with the biggest First Friday anyone’s seen in…
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