Don't go to the North Shore of Oahu on the weekends! Okay, you've been warned! It use to be bumper to bumper traffic during the Eddie Aikau surf competition or Pipe Master or if the waves were record breaking big in the winter time, but now it's …
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The Best Dish I’ve Had This Year: Hane Cheese Gyoza
Several months ago I stumbled across my "new" favorite restaurant and bar Chez Kenzo. The later happy hour from 5-7 pm lured my friends and I in, but the super friendly service, great drinks, and exceptional food has kept us coming back. …
Best Cookies & Bars, Waialua Bakery & Juice Bar
If you're in the Haleiwa area you have to stop at Waialua Bakery and Juice Bar located on 66-200 Kamehameha Hwy next to Malama Market. People have been coming to this family owned and operated bakery for their healthy and tasty sandwiches that are …
Best New App for Socialites on a Budget: Happy Hour Pal
I am a happy hour fanatic! Cheap drinks, fried foods, live music all before 7pm - yes please! I recently found this great app from Happy Hour Pal that takes the guess work out of going to happy hour. This business-managed website and GPS-based …
My New Favorite Chips: CrispRoot
I am a chip fanatic and am on the constant lookout for that next best chip. I am casting my vote for my new favorite chips, CrispRoot a cassava root chip. I found CrispRoot at Whole Foods in Portland several months ago and was immediately …
Why I Haven’t Been to The Pig and the Lady
Pop-up restaurants on Oahu are all the craze and seem to be the perfect answer to creative chefs getting their food out despite the high restaurant rent and overhead. Everyone in town has been talking about The Pig and the Lady and how I MUST …
The “New” Mitch’s
Recently, Steve and I met some friends at one of our favorite sushi restaurants Mitch's Honolulu Fish Market and Sushi Bar . We were surprised to find that Mitch's had a newly expanded their dining room. …
My Happy Place, Kahana Bay
April 1, 2013, One of my new most favorite places in this world is Kahana Bay in Kaaawa. It's not for everyone because it's so far out of the way, and the weather is usually cloudy, rainy, and windy on this side of the island. Luckily, I live …
My New Blue Planet Surf SUP
I've got on the stand up paddle board wagon and have got to say I love it! Read the full story via Aloha Update. …
My Extravagant Experience to Vintage Cave Honolulu
Saturday February 9, 2013 five friends and I went to Vintage Cave Honolulu for an extravagant experience. This covert "man cave" has been all the talk ever since its opening a couple months ago. The allure: an uber fine dining restaurant dreamed up …