The doorbell chime at Awa and Olena jingles merrily into the early Kaimuki air. From a shaggy carpet, Rika, a little rescue pup, is adding his own cheery canine song to welcome me. “Oh stop,” says Amanda Watkins to the excited pup, grinning from behind a counter of geometric cinder blocks and clean, bright wood. […]
The price of paradise in 2018? Pretty darn high, and getting higher, thanks to everyone wanting a piece of the Hawaii experience. That’s why we’re always on the hunt for hacks that cut down on cost—while still giving the best the Islands have to offer. Here are some of our favorite ways to do it:
It’s Saturday morning, and it’s early. Really early. Earlier than I’m ever awake on a weekend, and, judging by the stillness of the Wahiawa streets, earlier than most anyone else, too. Except, that is, for a line of determined sweet-tooths already forming at Uber Factory, a barely-there nook tucked into a wee side alley off
How does Hawaii like its mochi? Let us count the ways. No matter which culture these tasty tidbits are from, they’re made from sugar, rice and everything nice, and we’re into that. Here are some places on Oahu to get your local-style, Korean, Chinese, Japanese or Filipino mochi fix. Modern Colorful vegan options from Peace
Aloha Modern’s beautiful, culturally minded towels and blankets don’t just add style to your day at the beach—they contribute to the modern dialogue of indigenous knowledge revival, celebrating Hawaiian practices and people of yore. Take the brand’s latest towel collection, a set of three additions to its cache of microfiber beauties that pays homage to
We’ve got hula and Hilo on the mind this week, two sources of island charm with a deeply rooted history. The Merrie Monarch Festival is just about at its end, but we can’t help but feel like we’ve left our hearts in Hilo, the bayside Big Island town with a sleepy, vintage vibe reminiscent of
