Discussions surrounding the best loco moco tend to get impassioned. People love this humble plate of comfort food, with hamburger patties stacked on a bed of white rice, smothered in brown gravy and topped with an egg. Everyone has a favorite, but here’s how our readers ranked the classic version of loco moco in our […]
One of the best ways to experience Hawaii is through food, and there are always new restaurants opening across the state that showcase the best ingredients, chefs and flavors of the Islands. Our readers voted for the best new restaurants in Hawaii in our 2019 Readers’ Choices Awards—in the March/April 2019 issue—ranking their favorite new
You don’t have to be Catholic—or Portuguese—to indulge in malasadas today, Fat Tuesday. It’s practically a Hawaii tradition. Fat Tuesday, commonly known as Mardi Gras, is the day before Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent, when the (dreaded) fasting begins. That makes today, Shrove Tuesday, the last day of gorging on the fattiest,
Southwest Airlines announced today it wil begin service to Hawaii on March 17 with an inaugural flight from Oakland, California to Honolulu, Oahu. Then, on April 7, it will start service between Oakland and Kahului, Maui. In the weeks following, the low-fare carrier will begin service from San Jose, California to Honolulu on May 5 and to
I’ll be honest: We’re launching this podcast mostly because we love podcasts. And by “we,” I mean Kevin Allen and I. Kevin is the magazine’s associate editor, who juggles writing for the magazine with managing the content on our website. And me—I’m the new editor of HAWAIʻI but have been writing for the magazine for
More than a year after announcing plans to launch service between Hawaii and the West Coast, Southwest Airlines has finally received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to start those flights. What this means is the low-fare carrier has been authorized to fly extended twin-engine aircraft over the water—in this case, the Pacific Ocean—and now the
Hawaii knows coffee, and these six new coffee products—some using Kona’s exclusive java—will give you another, sweeter way to get your caffeine fix. 1. Kona Coffee Leaf Tea, Hawaiian Ola This tasty drink combines two things we love: tea and coffee. Brewed from lightly caffeinated Arabica coffee leaves harvested in Kona, Hawaiian Ola’s unique coffee-leaf tea has
A fish what? I had to read my email again. When I heard about the world’s first fish sommelier at Mina’s Fish House, a line-to-table restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina, I needed to know what that meant. I knew what a sommelier was: a highly trained and knowledgeable wine professional who
Chocolate just may be the perfect gift—and not just for Valentine’s Day. And if you’re going to buy chocolate in Hawaii, you should find a chocolatier that sources locally. (Yes, we grow cacao trees in the Islands!) Choco lea, a charming chocolate boutique—with a white picket fence!—in lush Manoa Valley, crafts artisanal chocolates using a
If you grew up in Hawaii, you’ll instantly remember these flavors. And if you didn’t, you’ll instantly love them. Asato Family Shop, which opened a new brick-and-mortar shop near Downtown Honolulu last month, is all about nostalgic flavors of sherbet. Owner Neale Asato, who has worked in various kitchens in Honolulu and ran the cafeteria
Nestled amid old monkeypod trees and lush greenery in Manoa Valley on Oahu, the historic Waioli Tea Room, which opened in 1922, had been serving finger sandwiches and fragrant teas in pretty china until it closed four years ago. The beautiful restaurant, with its lava-rock fireplace and garden views, sat empty. But, late last November,
Last year we started hearing about a new massage treatment offered at the spa at The Kahala Hotel & Resort—and it had a lot of buzz around it. No pun intended. The buzz surrounded the use of high-quality oil derived from organic industrial hemp plans grown in Colorado. The new 90-minute Hemp Recovery Remedy treatment
