Oahu archive
Home prices on the island of Oahu fell on average by 8.8% last month, the steepest decline in recent memory. The fall compared prices of sales of existing single family homes on Oahu for June 2008 with the same period…
Some serious shrimp eating going on. These folks prefer Romy's to Giovanni's. Your opinion?…
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (props to local barfly Jason Gengabus) has the 411 on what local mixologists are tossing into the blender this hot summer in paradise. Hint -- lots of retro drinks with Cuban origins. Go figure, like rum in the…
First in a series. This is Giovanni's, the original shrimp truck. Enjoy! And what's your favorite North Shore shrimp truck and why? Do tell!…
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I attended a few of these at the Hawaiian Hut, a truly great venue. The rhymes were fresh, the perspectives varied, the crowd quite diverse. It was really all you could ask for in a slam. Sorry to see it…
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As the readers of this blog know, I've always been a big fan of Waikiki. I've become an even bigger fan since its resurgence. The place was tired but now it looks a lot less so. Which is why I…
So my friend, fellow blogger, and Hawaiirama poster Super CW has asked me a coupla times to do a post on her new venture. I did not want to put it up before because I wanted to make sure…
Not too sure what people are talking about when they say there's no nightlife in Honolulu. Considering the source, there's obviously a discrepancy. The island is buzzing! Art! Culture! Food! New places! New things! Seriously. This place rules. Here's a…
A hat tip to Hapa Hale for pointing me towards the new season of offerings from Manuheali'i, a low key design and clothing shop based on Oahu that is truly cutting edge in taking tropical style to the next…
Nice to read that crime in Hawaii declined last year for the fourth year running. I hope this holds up to the economic stresses now coming into play in Hawaii due to airline closures, cruise ship departures, and other sundry…
The latest issue of Honolulu Magazine is out and its a good one. The editors cover 18 fun outdoor adventures (mainly on Oahu but some Outer Island) including a couple I had never even heard of, such as rock climbing…
And more somber news. The interim CFO of Mesa Airlines stepped down yesterday. Mesa is the parent of go!, the interisland carrier that helped drive Aloha out of business with low, low fares. There have been many questions about Mesa's…
>Surfer Magazine associate editor Jeff Mull is in town and yesterday he stopped at the Honolulu Academy of Arts to interview our resident Bhutanese monks, who have been learning how to surf thanks to Cynthia Derosier, author of The Surfer…
Another Microsoft Mobile Post, this time from Downtown Kaimuki. When you see the Microsoft icon, you know I'm posted on the go. I'm biased on this one. SuperPho is a hole-in-the-wall eatery located five minutes from my house in…
Kailua is often touted as the ultimate scenic day-trip from Waikiki, a lovely beach town with stunning endless sands, no (well, one) high rises, lots of bike paths, windsurfing, bird sanctuaries -- you get the picture. Too bad that Kailua…
Kokua Festival -- perhaps the least-known, best music festival in the country. Best of all, you can take surf breaks between (musical) sets -- the Waikiki Shell was a five minute walk from big surf during the 2008 fest.…
My friend John Heckathorn, editor of Hawaii Magazine, dropped a bombshell culinary scoop in his Sunday Honolulu Star-Bulletin gossip column when he disclosed that Chef Jon Matsubara and Pastry Chef Mark Okumura had left Stage Restaurant. When it opened to…
I'm back with another Microsoft Mobile post, coming at you from Fort DeRussy in Waikiki. When you see the Microsoft Mobile logo, you know I'm posting on the go. I am actually posting from a coffee shop right next…
Michael Rooks, the curator of European and American art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, is a hands-on kind of curator. He gets his gloved hands dirty alongside the museum's installation experts hanging paintings, moving sculptures and choosing colors. In…
Kilauea Volcano has gone from tourist attraction to major hazard. While the shield volcano has been erupting for decades, that eruption recently changed form to create voluminous noxious sulfur gas, explosions and hot plumes of smoke. All this is happening…
I've blogged about the new bar at the Sheraton Waikiki, Rum Fire. It's a very literal place. You drunk rum. You sit next to fire pits. Got it? Very sleek, very chic. But don't take my word for it. The…
I'm blogging live from Sandy Beach, Oahu, a stunning little crescent usually pummeled by massive shore break (enough to make it dangerous) on the Southeast corner of this island. This post is sponsored Microsoft as part of its Mobile…
These five handsome men are the AV Club of Honolulu, an art collective that has been doing interactive performance art events since 2006. And three of them are part of the great staff at the Academy Art Center at Linekona.…
A live Microsoft Mobile Post post coming at you. Microsoft is graciously sponsoring Hawaiirama in exchange for some relevant posts (none of which are about software). So I am blogging at you from Kapahulu, sitting on the bench outside…
Academy film curator Gina Caruso was having a hard time finding a Honolulu-based speaker to introduce Esther Robinson's documentary about her uncle — Danny Williams, sometime Andy Warhol boyfriend and unsung filmmaker — at Friends of Film Friday. Caruso took…
There is a joke at the Honolulu Academy of Arts that the security guards are the most interesting people on staff. And like all jokes, there’s a lot of truth to it. The men and women who make sure the…
I'm posting from Shokudo, a Japanese restaurant right next to Ala Moana Shopping Center and five minutes from Waikiki. This mobile post, typed on the go from my laptop whilst I polish off a platter of ahi tatami atop…
This is a great article by Derek Farrar on what its like to go night surfing in Waikiki. I personally am a huge fan of night surfing, particularly in mellow waves like you find on the South Shore of Oahu…
I'm mobile posting from the Side Street Inn, a favorite sports bar / dive bar that is the closest thing to Momofuku Noodle Bar that Honolulu has. Food. Reminder -- this post is sponsored by Microsoft and I put…
The good travel agents over at Travel Hawaii have done some homework on what guests pay to park at different hotels in Waikiki. It's a definite eye-opener. Rates range from free at the ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower to $25 per…
A short report from Honolulu's Nightlife Diaries this time. I just had to reveal the best new thing from Chinatown... Thirtyninehotel has revamped their Happy Hour!…
Ono Kine visits Downtown @ HiSAM, Ed Kenney's latest venture. Great pics. Gives you a real flavor of the place.…
Another hearty mahalo to Mister Softee (Microsoft) for sponsoring Hawaiirama for a bit and funding my outrageous restaurant habit. Thanks, Bill! I got your back in Hawaii! Check out a brief audio post covering one of my favorite beaches…
Waikiki is called crowded, wonderful, and all sorts of other adjectives. Lately, it's being called a new word by residents who live there -- dangerous. A rise of high-profile, seemingly random low-grade violence has roiled the community enough to cause…
class="right" />After five years of research and conservation (and two concentrated months of whirlwind construction, signmaking, writing, planning) the Honolulu Academy of Arts’ landmark exhibition The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan opened with a special weekend of members-only…
LAT visits Chinatown and declares it now hip. A decent read with decent coverage. They missed, however, the newer restaurants and many of the good hangouts. No reference to Mei Sum for Dim Sum or Hank's for piano bar's or…
Aloha, Bruce here form Hawaii Aloha Travel, I am a local based travel agent who specializes in helping people plan Hawaii Vacations. I contribute reviews to Hawaiirama and also have my own blog, podcast and vodcast with lots of information…
(Sorry -- loaded this post up on Saturday to MT but only now getting it up and live. Was a bit too Microsoft Mobile for my own good. Wink, wink. And am only now catching up.) So a lot…
Hi, Christa reporting again with some highlights from my last weekly photo update on supercw.com: More discovering, this time at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. The new Doraku Sushi and their beautiful authentic Japanese tea houses…
Sellout. That's all I got to say about Jimmy Buffett's announced plans to open a $15 million restaurant in the Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel in Waikiki. The hotel is fine. Waikiki is actually great - I love it and spend…
Continuing our quest to turn the Honolulu Academy of Arts into the hippest monthly nightspot east of Bishop Street, E+O Trading Co. in Ward Center is ARTafterDARK's new food-and-drink partner for 2008. The first event of the year is coming…
The much swooned over Brit sports idol David Beckham arrived in Hawaii two days ago with his L.A. Galaxy teammates to participate in the Pan Pacific Championships, playing pro club teams from around the rim and the globe. Beckham and…
Bruce blogging over at Hawaii-Aloha.com has a great video review of the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki. He's all over this puppy and Bruce makes this visits unannounced so there's no way to paper over any problems. This hotel is…
It's a hoof down the cliffs and most schools won't take you there because it's a bit shallow but on a calm, clear day there is alway surf at the base of Diamond Head and the waves are extremely…
Holy cow, that was fast. Cassis, the (slightly) more casual restaurant in Downtown Honolulu owned and masterminded by Chef Mavro (the James Beard Award Winner) has shuttered after less than a year. And I didn't even get to eat there!…
In the run-up to the opening of The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan, an upcoming and highly anticipated exibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, staff—and visiting monk Sonam Tshering—put up a grove of Bhutanese prayer flags in…
This is why I never trust the big travel magazines, particularly for shorter articles. In "100 Tastes to Try in '07", foodie Bible Food & Wine posts the Tsukiji Fish Market at Ala Moana as Number 59 and has this…
(Note to readers: Microsoft has generously agreed to sponsor Hawaiirama and as part of the deal I am doing a few mobile posts for our friends in Redmond. You will begin to see the occasional “live on location” audios,…
