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Top 5 things to do this weekend

By Kera Wong-Miyasato Get those creative juices flowing and good times rolling for this weekend’s fun-filled events! Check out a literacy-dedicated block party in downtown, a mini Okinawan Festival, a worldwide design event, a free foodie photo meetup and the annual Mauka…

Kakaako has a Village Bottle Shop & Tasting Room

Over 400 craft beers including very limited releases and highly allocated bottles usually available through beer clubs. When we introduced Tim Golden and Daryn Ogino’s Village Bottle Shop & Tasting Room back in January, it was a concept: A craft…

Top 5 things to do this weekend

We’re kicking off the first August weekend with fun events for family and friends! Check out a tattoo expo, a hula festival, Pokémon GO shenanigans, BYOB glass-making classes and concerts featuring songs dedicated to our islands. Pacific Ink & Art Expo 2016 Friday, Aug. 5…

Pokemon GO: Events to help you catch ’em all

We helped you figure out how to start playing Pokemon GO; now we’ve rounded up some upcoming events to up your game. Yes, Niantic nerfed Vaporeon’s attacks, and no, you don’t have time to tweak out everyday like your friends…

Honolulu Night Market: Summer Solstice

It was a beautiful night for food, fun, shopping and fashion under a full moon at Honolulu Night Market’s Summer Solstice celebration, held at the new SALT complex in Kakaako. Highlights included special guest food vendors the “Great Food Truck…

Top 5 things to do this weekend

by Kera Wong-Miyasato It’s time to get into that summer vibe! Party it up with DJ StoneRokk at SKY Waikiki, nom on Hello Kitty macarons, unwind with yoga, catch “Star Wars” at Wet’n’Wild and celebrate the summer solstice at Honolulu…

Honolulu Night + Market guide: Summer Solstice

Go away, June gloom: Things are heating up in Our Kakaako! Honolulu Night + Market serves up summer trends and hot fashion, food and entertainment this Saturday. We’re especially looking forward to “Great Food Truck Race” winner Seoul Sausage, fresh…

Something new: Juic’d Life

A new cold-pressed juice shop opens Monday at Kakaako’s Salt complex, just across from Hank’s Haute Dogs and just in time for the long, warm days of summer. That means free samples of Juic’d Life’s organic juices and 10 percent…

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,…

Top 5 things to do this weekend

Between crawling around Chinatown for Cinco de Mayo and preparing for Mother’s Day brunch, there’s a huge weekend ahead with the funky tunes of Chaka Khan, a show with the high-flying comedy duo Cheech & Chong, a banana chase around…

Honolulu Night + Market guide: MAMo

April is Maoli Arts Month (MAMo) and this Night + Market honors the work of native Hawaiian artists, designers, weavers and more alongside a lineup of ono foods in Our Kakaako! Be sure to check out the 8 p.m. fashion…

POW! WOW! Hawaii 2016

The weeklong POW! WOW! Hawaii art festival attracts artists from around the globe to Kakaako for a huge celebration of music, culture and art. The hub of it all is at Lana Lane Studios, with live art and mural projects…

Party pics: POW! WOW! 1XRUN Print Exhibition

First come, first served at the Pow! Wow! 1XRun Print Exhibition at Lana Lane Studios in Kaka’ako. The exhibition opened Tuesday night with buyers getting first dibs on limited edition prints from over 30 artists painting in this year’s mural…

Did this: Something new Salt pau hana party

For a time last night Kakaako was the center of a budding universe, a once-dilapidated old block brought to gleaming new life under the bright lights of a Frolic party. Our Kakaako’s coming Salt complex — a longtime construction site…

8 fun facts about POW! WOW! Hawaii 2016

Now that POW! WOW! Hawaii is in its sixth year (I know, can you believe it?), I’ve compiled some interesting facts that might surprise you about Kakaako’s homegrown street art festival. How many of these did you know already? Fact…

Something new Salt: Party preview guide

It’s here, our Something new Salt party is here! Well, almost. We sampled the food. We guzzled the lineup of local craft beers. And we sipped more than a few of Bevy’s specially concocted craft cocktails. Mmhmm. The fact is,…