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The Beloved Alan Wong’s Honolulu Restaurant is Closing For Good

Some of Hawaiʻi’s most beloved restaurants have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Top of Waikīkī, Like Like Drive Inn, Nobu Honolulu, Dillingham Saimin, Da Kitchen on Maui, Art Café Hemingway on Kaua’i. More than 50 restaurants have already closed—and counting. (For an updated list of restaurants that have closed in Hawaiʻi, click here.) Town, a

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Aloha Friday Picks: Laughs, Gasps and Breadsticks

Aloha Friday Picks is a weekly news blog that will run every Friday and features three things we recommend you do, try or experience over the weekend. Send us tips at media@hawaiimagazine.staging.upspringsites.com. There’s no doubt about it, this weekend will be an interesting one, to say the least. With Halloween falling on a Saturday and

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Visitors are Back in Hawaiʻi: What Does Waikīkī and Haleʻiwa Look Like Now?

This summer, a couple of months after the state issued the first shutdown to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Islands, our team visited Oʻahu’s most popular neighborhoods to see how the lack of visitors had affected these areas. There were no surprises: Lots of businesses were shuttered—mostly temporarily, some permanent—the beaches were empty

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Aloha Friday Picks: Plan a Staycation and Listen to Chicken Skin Stories

Aloha Friday Picks is a weekly news blog that will run every Friday and features three things we recommend you do, try or experience over the weekend. Send us tips at media@hawaiimagazine.staging.upspringsites.com. October is almost over already, can you believe it? With November just around the bend—hopefully bringing cooler temperatures and less muggy weather—we’ve put

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Activities, Hawai‘i Island, Kauaʻi, Maui, News, Oʻahu, The Latest, Travel Safety, What To Do

What You Need To Know About These 18 Popular Visitor Attractions in Hawaiʻi

On Oct. 15, Hawaiʻi reopened to travel—but that doesn’t mean all your favorite attractions will be open, too. Here’s our list of 18—we know there are more!—of the top visitor attractions, from state parks to museums, across all islands, and how—or if—you’ll be able to visit them. ʻAkaka Falls State Park, Hawaiʻi Island Photo: David

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Oʻahu on Track to Move to the Second Phase of Reopening

Good news for anyone heading to the Islands soon: As early as Thursday, more Oʻahu businesses will be able to reopen under the mayor’s latest emergency order. The second phase—or Tier 2—of economic reopening would mean gyms, arcades, helicopter tours and short-term rentals can resume operations—albiet with some restrictions. Here’s what will change: Groups of

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Aloha Friday Picks: Pick Pumpkins and Hit the Beach This Weekend

Aloha Friday Picks is a weekly news blog that will run every Friday and features three things we recommend you do, try or experience over the weekend. Send us tips at media@hawaiimagazine.staging.upspringsites.com. Is it fall yet? We’re still waiting for the first sighting of migrating humpback whales and maybe some chilly weather—it’s been blisteringly hot this

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How the Kāhala Hotel & Resort Is Making Sure Your Hawaiʻi Hotel Check-In Process Is As Safe As Possible

As the state began its first shutdown due to COVID-19 and the daily visitor count reached historic lows, most hotels across Hawaiʻi entered a long hibernation. But some only closed temporarily. A prime example: The Kāhala Hotel & Resort, which shut its doors for only one month during the pandemic. That’s how long it took

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