The much anticipated Maui Brewing Co. restaurant in Waikiki has opened its doors on the second floor of the Holiday Inn Resort Waikiki Beachcomber. Boasting a solid menu of carefully crafted, Hawaii-made house brews, culinary cocktails, pub fare, entrée plates and pizza, we’re predicting this place will become Oahu’s new hot spot for residents and visitors.
If you’re in Hawaii’s capital city and craving dim sum, you’re in luck. Since eight is a Chinese lucky number, here are our pick of eight establishments where you can get your dim sum fix. Mei Sum A favorite local go-to spot, Mei Sum is one of the few restaurants specializing in dim sum that serves
For many years, the Hawaii music industry and local radio stations have highlighted three familiar genres of music: Hawaiian, reggae and the catchy Island-blend known as Jawaiian. But, thanks to rising stars Izik Moreno, DeAndre Brackensick, Lina Robins-Tamure and Keilana Mokulehua, the musical landscape has a new sound to celebrate. Though each is an artist
Sure, luxury resort rooms in Hawaii are nice. But if the idea of waking up to the sound of crashing waves on a white-sand beach only a few feet away from you, or opening your eyes to a picturesque botanical garden is appealing, we encourage you to bring or rent a tent and check in to
Take a break in the middle of everything at the new Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach, officially opening Thursday, January 19. Since it’s truly in the heart of Waikiki, guests will be staying within easy walking distance of shopping, restaurants and the beach. The design of the hotel is inspired by the Hawaiian concept of kipuka,
In the final day leading up to the Inauguration, you can raise a toast in Hawaii to President Barack Obama and says cheers to his past two terms in office with his favorite drink: a dirty martini. Obama ordered the cocktail while dining at Waikiki’s new restaurant Mahina & Sun’s during his most recent holiday vacation
It’s practically a TV commercial: hot bowls of pho, steam wafting into happy customers’ faces as they slurp up noodles, their neighbors enthusiastically digging into giant banh mi overflowing with pastrami. Piggy Smalls is the second restaurant by Andrew Le, the executive chef and owner of the Chinatown restaurant The Pig & The Lady. Its
Believe it—Hawaii has nightlife (and no, we’re not talking about a luau). Here’s where to find world-class cocktails, live music concerts, brewpubs, a members-only club and a dance floor on a rooftop 21 stories above Waikiki. Strike up a conversation over pints at Honolulu BeerWorks.Photo: Elyse Butler Mallams/HAWAIʻI Magazine How to bar hop in Kakaako Once an
Malama aina, or “to care for the land,” is central to Hawaii’s lifestyle. Here’s a few activities and organizations that will help you help the Islands remain as beautiful as when you arrived. 1. Learn about and maintain Molokai’s beautiful land preserves On the tiny island of Molokai, there are no resorts or traffic lights—just
Part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, the USS Arizona Memorial averages about 4,000 visitors per day, and standing in line for a same-day ticket used to be the only way to see the Memorial. Times have since changed with the addition of an online booking engine. While the new
Photographer and hiking enthusiast, Mike Karas, knows a thing or two about this scenic, out-and-back hike to Crouching Lion. Why do so many love it? The hike is “doable for novices, average hikers and people who have hiked a little bit before,” Karas says. “Most fitness levels could manage the effort and hike up.” Located
Before the advent of trans-Pacific passenger air travel. Before there were world-renowned resort areas such as Waikiki and its neighbor island kin. Indeed, before the Hawaiian Islands were a destination that worldly, moneyed travelers (who were the only travelers of the day, really) even recognized as desirable, there were Hawaii hotels. Tiny, transient inns in
