Hawaii Kai

Halloween Events in Hawai‘i—2019

Honolulu Family Team,

Photo: Courtesy of Royal Hawaiian Center We will be updating this list throughout October. Check back weekly to find the latest roundup of family-fun events. Updated: Oct. 22, 2019. Ongoing Events Sunday, Oct. 5 through Oct. 27 Fall Harvest Festival at…

Out & About: 11 Things to Do for the Holidays 2017

Honolulu Family Team,

Illustrations: Thinkstock November 11 (Start Date) Pictures with Santa Paws Sit for a family-and-pet portrait with Santa. The fundraiser for the Hawaiian Humane Society costs $30, which includes digital copies of your professional photographer’s images. This year’s event also includes a…

Ready to Play: Playground Updates on O‘ahu

Christi Young,

Photo: Christi YoungThe new playground at Ka‘onohi Neighborhood Park The couch potato gene runs strongly in our family. As a kid, I loved reading, playing pretend and, one memorable day, making wings out of newspaper then attempting to fly off…

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Ethel’s Grill expands … to Hawaii Kai

Thomas Obungen,

This location has since closed. Anyone who has been to the original Ethel’s Grill in Kalihi Kai knows it has been there forever. As in decades. And only there. So when I saw that Ethel’s second generation – daughter Minaka…

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Less is more at Gokoku Sushi

Melissa Chang,

When Gokoku Sushi opened in grand style at Koko Marina Center a year ago, it was all set to bring upscale Japanese dining to Hawaii Kai. The problem was, the upscale prices matched the real estate market projections for East…

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Something new: Gokoku Sushi

Grant Shindo,

Get used to hearing this name: Pierthirty. It’s a Japanese company with more than 200 restaurants in Japan and China, but now has set its mark on Hawaii, with ambitious plans to open 20 restaurants (yes, 20…) here in the…

Great Debate: Foodland vs. Walgreens

Catherine Toth Fox,

Foodland versus Walgreens. It’s actually not a fair debate. Foodland is primary a grocery store; Walgreens is a drugstore.But for this week’s Great Debate, I thought it was appropriate since Walgreens — the nation’s largest drugstore chain with 7,714 drugstores…

Change: is it always good?

Catherine Toth Fox,

Forty-three years ago, McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in Hawaii — in Aina Haina.Seems like a strange neighborhood to open the first McDonald’s — why not the higher traffic areas of Waikiki or Ala Moana Center? — but it quickly became an icon…

FUUD: Roy’s in Hawaii Kai

Catherine Toth Fox,

Last month I was craving meatloaf and a nice glass of wine.That could only mean one thing: I was going to Roy’s Restaurant in Hawaii Kai.But I’ll be honest: except for the meatloaf, I’ve been a bit underwhelmed on my…