HAWAI’I

Hawaiʻi Travel Tips:

1. You and I are privileged guests. Be gracious.

2. Respect local customs.

3. Be patient and kind.

4. Help keep the ʻāina beautiful.

Where to volunteer on Oʻahu

How to Travel with Pono Intentions by Grace Maeda (Hawaiʻi Magazine)

Where to eat, drink and more in Hawaiʻi, divided by island:

Oʻahu:

• Healthy Locavore Guides to Eating and Drinking on Oʻahu:

  • Ala Moana

  • Kaimukī

  • Wahiawā

  • Kapahulu

Chinatown & Downtown

• EP Bar: In a Sentimental Mood (2022)

• Beyond Pastry Studio: The Honolulu Pastry Shop That Goes Beyond (2021)

• Taste Test: I Ate Every Dish on the Menu at Rangoon Burmese Kitchen (2019)

Kaimukī:

• Bean About Town: Summer Calls For Shakaratos In Hawaiʻi (2020)

• XO Restaurant: Hawaiʻi Chef Transforms Food Scraps Into Fine Dining (2019)

Kakaʻako:

• Brix & Stones: Honolulu’s Newest Wine Shop Hopes To Perpetuate A Movement (2022)

• TRY Coffee: When You Come To Oʻahu Timothy Yamada Wants You To Try Coffee (2021)

• Sustainable Spotlight: Lonohana Estate Chocolate (2021)

• Sustainable Spotlight: Kakaʻako Farmers Market (2021)

• Sustainable Spotlight: Holy Grail Donuts (2021)

• Local Eats: Piggy Smalls (2021)

• 1938 Indochine And The Benihana Dynasty (2020)

• Roscoe’s Sourdough: Microbakery Models Possibilities For Island Entrepreneurs (2019)

• Hawaiʻi Means Business: The Sake Shop Fills Local Void In Booming U.S. Sake Industry (2019)

Mōʻiliʻili:

• Ala Maison Tea & Coffee Shop: Sip Ceremonial Matcha in a Honolulu Antique Store (2022)

• How To Order At Waiola Shave Ice On Oʻahu (2020)

Kailua:

• Taqueria El Gallo Rosa: Taqueria Imports Staff And Ingredients To Finally Master Mexican On Oʻahu (2019 - 2nd location now in Kakaʻako!)

• Try to Grab One of the Six Seats at This Sushi Speakeasy in Kailua (2019)

Waikīkī:

• Sushi Sho: Lights, Camera, Sushi (2021)

• Hiking Hawaii Cafe: This Waikīkī Hidden Gem Serves Healthy Bowls That Are Worth The Hike (2020)

• La Vie & Quiora: New Ritz-Carlton Restaurants Seduce And Satiate Waikīkī Diners (2019)

• Goofy Cafe: Waikīkī Café Dreams Of Attracting Rob Machado With Namesake Acai Bowl During Winter Surf Contests (2019)

• Aloha Steak House: A New Casual Steakhouse in Waikīkī (2019)

• Zigu: A Hidden Japanese Izakaya Emphasizes Local Ingredients (2019)

Kaneohe:

• Adela’s Country Eatery: Find Fresh Noodles Made with ‘Ulu, Kalo, Ube and Moringa at this Kāne‘ohe Hole In The Wall (2019)

North Shore:

• Waialua - Wicked Hi Cafe: Building An Empire From A Beehive 2109

Kapolei:

• Mad Bene: From Italy To Hawaiʻi: Mad Bene Chef Feeds Community After Coronavirus Tragedy (2020)

More…

• Foraging Tour with Nat Bletter (Founder of Madre Chocolate)

• Kō Hana Rum Distillery Tour

• Locally made souvenirs

• Local Mead Tasting

Maui

Maui List

• Where to Munch on Maui (2017)

Hawaiʻi Island

• Hilo Side (2017)

• The Locavore Store (2017)

Kauaʻi

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