Honolulu Magazine

Honolulu is a city-focused magazine that highlights the happenings in Honolulu and the surrounding areas of Hawaii. It is affiliated with the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).

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Your Insider Guide to Waikīkī Spam Jam

1 week ago | honolulumagazine.com | Laura Dornbush

Spam Musubi Butter Mochi?! Yes, really, and you can try it yourself at this year’s Waikīkī Spam Jam. In fact, you’ll find the beloved processed meat in all its forms. Think: Spam gelato, Spam + truffle cream, deep-fried Spam bombs and more. In addition to unique dishes, the festival will feature live entertainment on three stages, retail vendors, Spam pop-up shops selling apparel and accessories, and new this year—a Spam-themed drone show over Waikīkī Beach.
4 New Korean Restaurants Opened in Honolulu in 12 Days

1 week ago | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa

If you think that pretty much every other new restaurant you’ve been hearing about is Korean, you may be right. We stumbled on this four-Korean-restaurants-in-12-days phenomenon while researching for the next roundup of New & Coming Restaurants (coming soon, promise), a newsworthy enough nugget to merit its own coverage.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: April 17-23, 2025

1 week ago | honolulumagazine.com | Laura Dornbush

Kōkua Learning Farm Fun DayFriday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Come check out the farm and sustainability efforts of Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation, the environmental education nonprofit co-founded by Jack Johnson and his wife Kim. Enjoy arts and crafts, farm fresh food from local vendors, community partner booths and hands-on demos, including la‘au lapa‘au and grafting.
I Got Into Tonkatsu Kuro at 8:15 on a Wednesday Night and It Was So Worth It

2 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Katelyn Pabila

You can’t get a reservation at Tonkatsu Kuro, which opened in Ward in February, at a decent dinner hour for the next couple of weeks. That’s how popular Honolulu’s newest tonkatsu restaurant is. When I tried to book, the first available opening was at 8:15 p.m. the following Wednesday. So I grabbed it. Tonkatsu Kuro is a first of its kind, not a chain. The restaurant uses 72-hour-aged Kurobuta pork, which explains its name. Finding it can be a little tricky.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: April 10-16, 2025

2 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Laura Dornbush

HEART of Honolulu Street FestivalSaturday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Get artsy at this block party highlighting Chinatown’s vibrant creative community. Glaze your own raku ceramic bowl ($15), don wearable art for a zodiac-themed parade, compete for prizes in the scavenger hunt, make a custom bauble at the bracelet bar ($25), watch live bands at the music tent and more. Family-friendly, free, Nu‘uanu Ave.
Bar Leather Apron’s Waikīkī Pop-Up Sold Out in a Day-So Kaimana Beach Hotel Is Planning More

2 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Katrina Valcourt

The hotel says future pop-ups will feature other noted local mixologists, each serving up signature and exclusive new cocktails. If you’ve tried to get a reservation at James Beard Award-winning Bar Leather Apron, you know how difficult it can be. There are no openings for parties of two in April or May; June reservations at the Downtown bar open at 7 a.m. May 1 and will likely fill up in minutes.
It’s Everywhere: The Pickleball Craze

3 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Katrina Valcourt

Pickleball Basics • Perfect Your Game • Love at First Lob • Serving Fashion • The Pickle Pros • Ready, Set, Dink! • Where to Play It’s the fastest-growing sport in America, a stat backed up by a 2024 report from The Sports & Fitness Industry Association and Pickleheads, which says pickleball has grown 223.5% in three years.
Foodflash: Pint + Jigger’s Dave Newman Moves on to Finals of 2025 James Beard Awards

3 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa

Newman is up for a new national James Beard award for outstanding cocktail professional. The James Beard Foundation released its shortlist of candidates vying for the country’s top food and beverage awards today, naming Dave Newman of Pint + Jigger as the sole Hawai‘i candidate still in the running. Newman was one of nine Island restaurants and food and beverage professionals selected as semifinalists in January.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: April 3-9, 2025

3 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Laura Dornbush

Irasshai: Eat, Drink, Kanpai!Saturday, April 5, 6 to 9 p.m.Transport yourself to Japan without stepping on a plane. Imagine: red tori gates, glowing lanterns, taiko drums. You’ll taste 16 street food-inspired dishes from local restaurants, such as Hy’s Steak House and Little Plum, plus beverages from Rainbow Sake, Beer Lab HI and more.
New Latin Foodscape: Guaiqueri’s Venezuelan Empanadas

3 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa

tktktk Editor’s note: This is part two of a five-part story from HONOLULU’s April issue exploring Honolulu’s new wave of Latin restaurants. Peruvian Corner | Guaiqueri | La Casita | San Paolo Pizza & Wine | Mercado de la Raza Launched from Spain centuries ago, empanadas crossed oceans—to Italy and North Africa, the Philippines and Indonesia. In Central and South America, where they permeate virtually every country, countless variations evolved.