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Arts + Culture, Culture, Food, O‘ahu Arts + Culture, Recipes, The Latest

How We Celebrate Girls’ Day in Hawaiʻi

During Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868), families began displaying hina-ningyo or dolls, on the third day of the third month. Timed with the blooming of vibrant pink peach blossoms, displaying hina-ningyo was believed to ward off evil spirits. The custom became known as “Momo no Sekku (Peach Blossom Festival),” “Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival),” and “Girls’ Day,” slowly […]

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Food, Luxury, O‘ahu Where To Eat, Restaurants, Where To Eat

If You Have Never Been to Senia in Honolulu, Here’s Why You Should

Since it opened in December 2016, Senia (pronounced SEN-ya) has been one of the hottest restaurants on Oʻahu—and arguably in the state. It’s garnered rave reviews on food blogs and social media platforms and earned a number of awards, most recently the 2019 Hale ʻAina Award for Best Tasting Menu (Gold) and O‘ahu’s Best Restaurant (Silver).

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Arts + Culture, Culture, First-Time, Food, O‘ahu Where To Eat, Restaurants, The Latest

So What’s the Big Deal With Malasadas?

I grew up eating malasadas—after surfing, at the office, on Fat Tuesday (like today)—but it wasn’t until I was working as a food writer that I realized their Portuguese origins aren’t so clear cut. These deep-fried, sugar-dusted doughnuts were brought to Hawaiʻi with the 1878 arrival of Portuguese plantation laborers from the Madeira and Azores islands.

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Food, From Our Magazine, Kaua'i Where To Eat, Kauaʻi, Restaurants

Kōloa Rum Co. Expands to Its Namesake, the Historic Sugar Town of Kōloa, Kauaʻi

“This is so good, it’s dangerous.” I’m intrigued—but since this woman is also handing out shots of alcohol, I’m also concerned. Kalei fills up my small glass with a ready-to-drink cocktail that combines pineapple and passion fruit purée with premium Kōloa Kaua‘i white rum. I consider her first statement as I easily down the cupful.

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Food, From Our Magazine, Oʻahu, O‘ahu Arts + Culture, Shopping

Find Handcrafted Japanese Shochu in Oʻahu’s Surfing Town of Haleʻiwa

When Ken Hirata vacationed in Hawai‘i more than 20 years ago, he tried poi, a traditional Hawaiian staple made from mashed taro. Realizing that fermentation was a key process in making both poi and shochu, a beloved distilled spirit made in his home country, Japan, Hirata wondered if he could craft good shochu with Hawai‘i-grown

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Arts + Culture, Culture, Food

So What’s the Deal with Hawaiian Pizza?

When Oʻahu-born chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi attended the Culinary Institute of America in New York, he was horrified to find the bakery at this prestigious school served a pineapple-laden pizza and called it Hawaiian. “I made a compelling enough argument in my first year there,” Noguchi says. “They pulled it off the menu.” The Hawaiian

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Family, Food, From Our Magazine, Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i Island Guides

How to Travel Around Hawaiʻi Island Like a Foodie Family

My husband and I think about food most of the time, so it is only fitting that our vacation itinerary revolves around the next meal. Instead of museums or monuments, you’ll find us at farmers markets, tasting rooms and hole-in-the-wall restaurants. We find more pleasure in collecting edible experiences than tangible souvenirs, which would only

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Arts + Culture, Food, From Our Magazine, Guides, Oʻahu, O‘ahu Arts + Culture

A Local’s Guide to Hawaiʻi: Photographer Clark Little

Raised on O‘ahu’s North Shore, award-winning photographer Clark Little is best known for capturing the extraordinary beauty of the shorebreak. And it all started because his wife wanted a photo of the ocean to hang on their bedroom wall. That honey-do-list item has turned into a full-on career. In a short time, Little gained critical

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