pearl city

Ready to Play: Playground Updates on O‘ahu

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…

Our hood: Pearl City

Our hood is a series spotlighting the neighborhoods the Frolic team calls home. Here are favorite places and eats in Kelli Shiroma’s Pearl City. Of all the houses my family has lived in, my favorite is still the one in…

Something new: Button Up Cafe

Alright, disclaimer: Button Up Café isn’t exactly new, it’s new-ish. It opened in Pearl City in February in one of the small plazas off of Kam Highway. With delectable entrees, the cozy eatery can fill up with weekend brunch crowds…

Hidden gem: Sadie’s BBQ Inn

Korean food is my go-to after a long day at work. There’s something comforting about a hot and spicy kim chee chigae or fatty marinated kalbi with veggies and heaping scoops of rice. I found Sadie’s when a friend recommended…

Something new: Thai Lao Pearl City

Fried fish with chili sauce. Photo credit: Grant Shindo Growing up on Kauai, I wasn’t really into ethnic foods. When I say ethnic, I mean that aside from Kountry Kitchen, Bull Shed, Dukes, the always popular Kintaro and the traditional…

Something new: eight50 at Leeward Bowl

A new craft bar is opening its doors today inside Leeward Bowl at the Pearl City Shopping Center. It has a dozen craft brews on draft, nearly 100 bottles of highly curated beers from around the world, and whisky lovers…