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Win two tickets to Senia’s Traveling Plate event

Congratulations to Jan Takahashi! We will be contacting you for further arrangements The Traveling Plate, a statewide culinary tour celebrating the 70th anniversary of Easter Seals in Hawaii, wraps up their 2016 series on Oahu with a special benefit tasting…

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…

Letters to Santa make wishes come true

Macy’s and Make-A-Wish are celebrating the seventh year of the Believe campaign. Up to Dec. 24, people of all ages can bring their letters addressed to “Santa at The North Pole,” and drop it into the special letterboxes inside Macy’s.…

Manifest’s Man Challenge 2014

The 6th Annual Manifest Man Challenge is a facial hair marathon for a cause. This year, men will be surrendering their razors for the entire month of November growing out their beards, mustaches or lone whisker (for the follicularly challenged)…

Ono Pono Seafood Campaign

With 60-90 percent of the world’s fisheries collapsed, depleted or over-exploited, the future price and abundance of your favorite nigiri is questionable. The Ono Pono Seafood Campaign, a project organized by Kanu Hawaii, is an effort to build awareness and…

Pet Walk 2014

Thousands of pet lovers gathered at Magic Island Sunday morning for the Hawaiian Humane Society’s annual pet walk. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even a pig were spotted walking around the course. Here’s who we found along the way. Pet Walk…

Light Up Kailua NiteRun and block party

On Saturday, October 11, as the sun sets in Kailua, racers dressed in costume are expected to trek across the wetlands of Kawai Nui Marsh, lit by LED lights, glowsticks and headlamps. The Light Up Kailua NiteRun, a family-friendly 5K…

Frolic launches Do Good

As part of our effort to share what’s happening in the city and beyond, we’re launching a new section called, Do Good, that focuses on charitable events and outings happening in Hawaii.From fun runs to beach cleanups to fundraisers, we’ll…

GIFT Foundation Presents: Wunderland

Raise hell with fellow gals and ghouls at this year’s long awaited The GIFT Foundation Halloween party on Friday, October 24th at The Republik. This year’s fantasy theme is Wunderland, a twisted toon town where ani-mayhem reigns and where party…

Ward Village NiteRun for JDRF Hawaii

Lace up your running shoes, grab your friends and get ready for the Ward Village NiteRun & Street Party, a 5K fun run/walk to raise funds for JDRF Hawaii – a foundation that works to improve the lives of Hawaii’s…

The Good Table at Stage

Since this is the last week to buy a table at Lanakila Pacific’s The Good Table, I have one more preview of one of the featured restaurants at the event. Stage Restaurant in the Honolulu Design Center has donated five…

Preview: Livestock Tavern

Lucky Belly fans have been waiting for its sister restaurant to open across the street for months, but I’m here to tell you … they’re not open yet. After a few setbacks, Livestock Tavern — which was set to open…

We Get ‘Em! to raise funds for UH sports

A grassroots community group, called We Get ‘Em!, has launched a fundraising campaign to support the University of Hawaii’s athletics program. The campaign, announced at a press conference at Murphy’s Bar & Grill on Friday morning, is led by longtime…