Catherine Toth Fox

Five years after closing his award-winning restaurant—which had been a HAWAIʻI Magazine reader favorite—local chef Alan Wong is moving to Kāhala. The Alan Wong, the James Beard Award-winning chef and Hawaiʻi Regional Cuisine pioneer, will open Alan Wong’s at the Kāhala Hotel & Resort, replacing its signature restaurant, Hōkū’s, in early 2026.

It’s been four years since Hilo-born chef Sheldon Simeon published his first cookbook, “Cook Real Hawaiʻi,” putting local favorites like pork adobo, “Ohana Style,” by chef Sheldon Simeon, comes out in March 2026, is still about Hawaiʻi, but includes more about dishes that anyone in the world can make and enjoy.

The Four Seasons Resort Hualālai Debuts a Reimagined Signature Restaurant and a New Sushi Lounge

The walk to the new premiere suite at the luxe Halekūlani threw me off. Instead of walking toward the main elevators, I was led toward the hotel’s spa, The opulent new bungalow is an homage to Halekūlani’s original bungalows from the 1900s, blending timeless elegance with modern luxury.

This story was originally published on Sept. 26, 2017.   Beginning in the 1850s, as the sugar industry grew and plantations began to multiply Laborers from all over the world moved to the Islands to work on the sugar plantations, and stayed to make Hawaiʻi what it is today.

*This story was originally published on May 19, 2020.   Every surf break on Oʻahu, even the ones that only emerge during historic swells, has a name. How 11 Surf Breaks on Oʻahu Got Their Names

If you’re like us, you love to eat—and you don’t always put a price tag on that experience. So we put together some of the most splurge-worthy dining We put together some of the most splurge-worthy dining experiences you can have in Hawaiʻi, from a candlelight dinner in a treehouse to breakfast on the rim of an active volcano. Every spot is Instagram perfect—and the food is incredible, too.

There’s a lot to love about the Kaimana Beach Hotel in Waikīkī, from its beachfront Hau Tree restaurant with unobstructed ocean views to the laid-back

Tiana Sudaria grew up going to Kaua‘i Bakery. Her favorite was always the bakery’s oversize cinnamon rolls. And every family birthday featured its guava

If you’ve even planned a trip to Japan, you might have stumbled on something called “capsule hotels,” or kapuseru hoteru in Japanese. These are pod-style