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Happy Hour Pupus in Hawaii: Beach House @ The Kahala Resort

Happy Hour Pupus in Hawaii: Beach House @ The Kahala Resort

The Plumeria Beach House is an open air, ocean front restaurant with an amazing view and setting that has been better known for Sunday brunch and buffet meals. So I was stoked to see the Kahala Hotel & Resort busting out an excellent Happy Hour offering – part of a welcome outburst of new high-quality, [...]
Last Leg: Revive Elixir

Last Leg: Revive Elixir

Here’s the last leg of the three drink flight from Tim Rita. It uses local Kai vodka with lychee flavoring and calamansi limes that many people in Hawaii grow. Says Time, “REVIVE ELIXIR is a nod to the last leg of the competition, the run.”
Thyme to Roll: Friday Hawaii Cocktails

Thyme to Roll: Friday Hawaii Cocktails

Here’s the second in our Pau Hana Friday Hawaii Cocktails Series from Tim Rita, mixologist at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. This is part of a flight of three concoctions he created this summer in honor of races (the Tour De France drinks are another topic) in Hawaii – in particular, the tongue-in-cheek Tin Man [...]
Mango Madness with an Ehukai: Friday Hawaii Cocktails:

Mango Madness with an Ehukai: Friday Hawaii Cocktails:

Friday means end of work week and time to kickback. We’re continuing with our drink menus from Tim Rita, mixologist extraordinaire at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. Here’s the first of a flight (as in three) tiplers themed on the Tin Man Triathlon, a fun mini-style race in Honolulu that nods to the Iron Man [...]
Roberta Oaks: BadAss Hats, Hand-Painted, Tropical HNL Style

Roberta Oaks: BadAss Hats, Hand-Painted, Tropical HNL Style

We’re big fans of Roberta Oaks at Hawaiirama. She’s always bringing in new styles, new looks, and new products – one of the more prolific local designers in the islands. So here’s a tropical twist to the classic trucker hat look. Roberta has a number of these lids on offer. They are all hand-painted and [...]
Post-Humous Pupus: Tales from Oahu History at Missions Houses

Post-Humous Pupus: Tales from Oahu History at Missions Houses

The Mission Houses Museum in Honolulu adds some bite to the night with the kick-off of the Oahu Cemetery Pupu Theatre. Say what? Attendees will gather at the cemetery where many historic figures are buried next to the museum grounds in the historic district of the city. “Participants will listen to the first person account [...]
Amazing Ahi in Honolulu : Big Eye Crudo at New Resto Salt Kitchen and Tasting Bar

Amazing Ahi in Honolulu : Big Eye Crudo at New Resto Salt Kitchen and Tasting Bar

Chef Kevin Haney has an impeccable eye for plate aesthetics, as he’s illustrated over time at his upscale and sophisticated cosmopolitan comfort food joint 12th Ave. Grill in Kaimuki.  And locals are raving about his new small plate eatery/boite, Salt Kitchen and Tasting Bar, which taps into the growing local produce vein of Hawaii and [...]
Overlooked Museum Gem on Oahu: Tennent Gallery

Overlooked Museum Gem on Oahu: Tennent Gallery

The highly stylized charcoal sketches and oil paintings of Madge Tennent are often compared to those of that other painter of Polynesia, Gaugin as well as those of Vincent Van Gogh. They are a bit clunkier and chunkier, to be sure, but no less artful in that the heavier strokes reflect her subject matter. Tennent [...]

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