Your Guide to the Perfect 4th of July Weekend in Honolulu: June 29–July 5, 2023
See Iam Tongi perform at Turtle Bay, get a tarot reading, watch a breakdancing competition and eat fresh andagi at Mō‘ili‘ili Summer Fest.
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See Iam Tongi perform at Turtle Bay, get a tarot reading, watch a breakdancing competition and eat fresh andagi at Mō‘ili‘ili Summer Fest.
Good portions, good variety, good views and fresh flavors make this one of Honolulu’s best happy hours.
‘Ahi tostadas, crab cakes and Australian wagyu sliders highlight a new lounge menu.
Ahi & Vegetable’s Kapālama store has a daily 2 to 6 p.m. happy hour with choices from nigiri sushi to fried shrimp and chicken karaage.
Not just edamame and fries: Frolic’s new series shows you where two can eat well for a pair of Andrew Jacksons.
Bartender Sam Trusty serves up her latest spin on the tall bevy with a classic flavor romance.
New poke shops from Kāne‘ohe and Nu‘uanu join old-time favorites at O‘ahu’s most fish-tastic event of the year.
Dey using real kine king crab at Tamura’s Fine Wine & Liquors, brah.
The barside happy hour is a proper pau hana with refreshing craft cocktails, unique pūpū and a hefty steak dinner.
Welcome to Honolulu’s quirkiest budget happy hour.
Take a (very) late outdoor lunch or (very) early dinner of delicious discounted dishes and drinks in Kaka‘ako.
The former nightclub is bringing locals back to Waikīkī with new food and drink menus.
After a complete overhaul, the local craft brewery is back in its original spot.
Cocktails for a Cause brings star mixologists together to help unemployed food and beverage workers.
I knew something was up when fellow Frolicker Melissa Chang rearranged her schedule for the fries. She had been raving about the hurricane fries at Mariposa, so when I told her I was going to check out the new happy…
If you've stopped by Doraku Sushi in Waikiki in recent months and found it closed for renovations, your wait is over. Doraku Waikiki just reopened with an updated interior and new dishes and cocktails exclusive to the Royal Hawaiian Center…
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…
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…
Yelp elites and their plus twos partied for pau hana at Fresh Cafe Downtown on Monday for Yelp’s Fresh Hawaiian Nights. The party featured samples of Fresh Cafe dishes such as bacon wrapped mushrooms and fried avocados, along with both…
There’s a new Japanese restaurant in town, Nagomi Japanese Teppan and Lounge, specializing in Osaka-style teppanyaki and okonomiyaki. I ate my way through their menu, and although portions are on the smaller side, there are some very good dishes hidden…
The pau hana Professional Services Social, organized by the UH Shidler College of Business Alumni and the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association, brought professionals from all careers out to Vice on Wednesday night to socialize and…
A big pau hana crowd came to Vice Nightclub Wednesday evening for the launch of a new local microbrew, hi Beer, a product of Hawaiian Islands Brewing Co., in partnership with the In4mation crew. The brewing company joins Inferno’s Wood…
Honolulu’s biggest and best professionals networking mixer returned with a crowd of hundreds at an all new venue at Aloha Tower on Thursday evening. Professionals from all trades mingled, ate, drank and traded business cards on the second floor of…