Sometimes the best dining experiences are the ones you least expect, which is what I encountered when I visited Holuakoa Gardens and Café on my visit to Hawaii Island. I was only there for brunch, after taking a leisurely mid-morning drive about 15 minutes up the mountain from Keauhou Bay. This was the first time […]
The classic drink has evolved into delightful variations at bars around Honolulu. Try these six the next time you find yourself wanting to wind down with a drink in hand in Honolulu. The White Wash at Mai Tai Bar The White Wash at Mai Tai Bar. The Royal Hawaiian has been perfecting mai tais since
Paakai is the signature restaurant at Turtle Bay Resort. Meaning “sea salt,” in Hawaiian, the seafood restaurant is worth a visit, whether you make the long drive to Kahuku on Oahu’s North Shore, or you’re already staying at the hotel. A fresh twist on local dining. The restaurant bills itself as “ocean-to-table,” utilizing Hawaii’s fresh caught fish
Manapua, I choose you! The Pokemon Go craze has taken over the world, but here in the Islands, it’s found a way to merge with another local love: food. Specifically, with an island favorite that conveniently sounds a lot like a Pokemon character. Pokemon in the palm of your hand, manapua-style. Photo Honolulu Kitchen/Instagram The manapua
Of Kauai’s many charms, it was the waterfall-laden town of Hanalei that impressed Kyrylo Babenko the most. Specifically, its quiet beauty and friendly people. At first, he found it odd that strangers would greet him and his wife as they walked north shore’s short streets and big, expansive beaches during their honeymoon vacation. But then
Many of Kona’s most popular resorts—including Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows and the Fairmont Orchid—are tucked along the coast around Waikoloa. Surrounded for miles by empty black lava flows 19 miles north of the airport and 27 miles north of Kailua-Kona, Waikoloa’s location offers a
Honolulu’s massive Shirokiya department store in the Ala Moana Center—the last bastion of a company formerly omnipresent in its native Japan—just got a revamp and a new name: Shirokiya Japan Village Walk. On June 25, the company reopened in the Ewa Wing of the mall and, the “store” feels now more than ever like you’ve
Following a first visit to Kauai’s astounding Waimea Canyon, Keiko Napier stopped in the tiny town of Hanapepe. She was smitten. With its art galleries, spice shop and out-of-print bookstore lined against quiet, red-dusted roads, Hanapepe’s rugged, beatnik charm captivated her. A few months later, at her home in Venice Beach, California, Napier came across
If you’ve been to Haleiwa, chances are you’ve eaten at Jameson’s by the Sea along Kamehameha Highway, or at least driven past it. The beachfront restaurant was located directly across from the grassy Haleiwa Alii Beach Park and boat harbor. Was, because the restaurant closed almost a year ago. But not to worry, roughly $2.5
Oahu’s North Shore is home to a flourishing food truck scene. There, on the outskirts of Haleiwa, a hui of food trucks—serving everything from garlic shrimp and jambalaya to Nutella crepes and acai bowls—lives in a parking lot shaded by large trees. Brightly colored trucks also line the highway in town and beyond, in Pupukea
Since the introduction of mangoes to Hawaii in the early 1800s, the tropical fruit has become an adored harbinger of summer. The Aloha State boasts dozens of fragrant, lip-smacking mango varieties most often enjoyed fresh off the tree as a breakfast or dessert. In many ways, mango season here is truly the most wonderful time
Once you’ve had your fill of Maui beach days, consider a visit to Upcountry. There, in Kula, a farm-to-table experience operated by Lahaina beachfront restaurant Pacfic’O takes foodies and coffee aficionados on tasting tours of their private culinary farm – the only one of its kind on Maui. Eight-and-a-half-acre Oo Farm grows greens, herbs, vegetables,
