Hilo’s only oceanside restaurant opened earlier this month inside the Grand Naniloa Hotel. The restaurant, Hula Hulas, describes its menu as “casual and creative,” sourcing its ingredients locally, and all meals are paired with panoramic views of the downtown area and Hilo Bay. Hula Hulas signature dish is chef Amy Dibiase’s cast-iron chicken, a half chicken […]
“Aloha” reads the black-and-white mosaic floor just through the double doors of Dukes Lane Market and Eatery. It gives way to a lively, communal dining space where diners dig into tall, stacked burgers and Instagram their lilikoi (passion fruit) mochi doughnuts flecked with coconut. Dukes Lane is actually a collection of nine food stalls and
What do you get when you mix natural beauty and sustainability efforts? Great coffee, of course! That’s what we find at the Kauai Coffee Estate on Hawaii’s beautiful “Garden Isle.” This sprawling, 3,000-acre former sugar plantation is home to the largest coffee estate in the United States, which thrives by utilizing some of the most innovative
Breakfast at Art Café Hemingway In plain sight on the main drag of Kapaa, a large, blue building spells out everything you’ll find inside: coffee, breakfast, deli and art. Sometimes overshadowed by the crowded American diner next door, Art Café Hemingway has more to offer than what meets the eye and proves to be a
Everyone is going cuckoo for coconuts, these days, and it’s not hard to see why. The entire tree, from root to fruit, is used to make food, oils, rope, thatch, beauty products and much more. The value of the coconut certainly isn’t lost on the Coconut Information Project’s Ryan Burden. He’s traveled the world learning about
Tired of the traditional pumpkin jack-o’-lantern, or don’t want to deal with the mess? Try this tropical alternative instead. What you’re going to need: A pineapple A cutting board Two knives – one large, one small Pineapple corer Paper towels Flameless candle Now, follow these step-by-step instructions, as demonstrated in the video. Step 1: Carefully
In Hawaii, you’ll often hear locals use the words mauka (toward the mountain) or makai (toward the ocean) when it comes to giving directions. In the case of Mauka Makai, the signature restaurant at the Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, it’s located makai of Honoapiilani Highway on Maui, and its menu concept is more inclusive. The restaurant
The story of Aloun Farms begins in 1977, when Aloun Sou and his family of six immigrated to Hawaii by way of a refugee camp on the border of Laos and Thailand. Equipped with a hard work ethic and limited English speaking skills, the family settled in Waianae and started a farm on a five-acre
The owners of Shore Bird Restaurant have retired and closed the restaurant’s doors for good as of September 30, along with its sister restaurant, Ocean House. Opened in 1979 at the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort, Shore Bird was right on the beach and had some of the best views of Waikiki and Diamond Head,
Oahu’s North Shore eateries have to be on their game to fuel the active lifestyle of the Seven Mile Miracle’s residents and visitors. You’ll find coffees made with butter alongside papaya bowls, sandwiches filled with local and organic ingredients, and menus with whole sections devoted to the vegan consumer. The cafés, restaurants and food trucks
“All right, family, are we set up for success?” That’s the question our server, Luke, asks while filling our coffee mugs at Kaana Kitchen on Maui. Judging by the half-dozen plates on our table that are piled with creative island cuisine, Luke probably already knows this breakfast is going to be successful. Located inside of
We hadn’t expected this. A friend and I had planned a long weekend on Kauai, for all the things the island is famous for—the Napali Coast, the hidden beaches, the slower pace, an escape from the noisy Honolulu where we live. But we found something else. We landed in Lihue at 6 a.m., and, still
