Mexican Mexico Restaurant —Napua Leong (1/24/07) The menu is mostly familiar (platters anchored by rice and beans and crested with sour cream and guacamole) with a few local touches (kalua pig enchiladas and quesadillas) and a scattering of surprises (crab chimichanga and scallop tacos). Best among the appetizers are the sizzling shrimp platters featuring large, shell-on but de-veined shrimp.
Bob’s B-B-Q — Kawehi Haug (6/6/07) The prices here are easy on the pocketbook–you can order a burger and fries for under $6 and walk away full. But cheap fare aside, the food that comes out of the walk-up kitchen is stick-to-your-ribs good food.
Korean Kum Chee Korean Buffet — Walter Rhee (4/9/08) This family restaurant offers native Korean dishes and local style Korean dishes that are equally delicious. The lunch buffet offers an assortment of typical local Korean fare, including la kalbi, fish jun, fried mandoo and an assortment of side dishes.
American Bob’s B-B-Q — Kawehi Haug (6/6/07) The prices here are easy on the pocketbook–you can order a burger and fries for under $6 and walk away full. But cheap fare aside, the food that comes out of the walk-up kitchen is stick-to-your-ribs good food.
Cafe & Deli Kalapawai Cafe & Deli — Kawehi Haug (5/30/07) Sitting right off of Kailua’s main drag, between KFC and Arby’s, Kalapawai Cafe & Deli is a cute, charming and quaint surprise. Part country cafe, part saloon-style eatery, it’s this island’s equivalent to Maui’s Hali’imaile General Store.
American Bob’s B-B-Q — Kawehi Haug (6/6/07) The prices here are easy on the pocketbook–you can order a burger and fries for under $6 and walk away full. But cheap fare aside, the food that comes out of the walk-up kitchen is stick-to-your-ribs good food.
Chinese Aloha Bistro –Rachel Brown (5/7/08) Along with the chopsticks and handle-less tea mugs, the restaurant offers few entrees over $20 and excellent service. The bus boy will zip over and exchange a half-full teapot for a fresh one, just to ensure piping hot tea throughout your meal.
American Bob’s B-B-Q — Kawehi Haug (6/6/07) The prices here are easy on the pocketbook–you can order a burger and fries for under $6 and walk away full. But cheap fare aside, the food that comes out of the walk-up kitchen is stick-to-your-ribs good food.
Italian Baci Bistro — Kawehi Haug (5/9/07) Don’t leave without trying the tiramisu. Where most places take on the traditional dolci as an Italian version of the Midwestern trifle, Baci treats it right: Each layer separate, but all coming together perfectly on the fork.
Japanese & Okinawan Chiba-ken — Rachel Brown (5/21/08) Chiba-ken is a quiet garden in Dante’s dark wood of outer Waikiki, just over the bridge and the crawling Ala Wai canal. Their outdoor seating even includes a proper lava rock wall to shield you from the sidewalk traffic and really makes you feel like you’re in Hawai’i.
American Bob’s B-B-Q — Kawehi Haug (6/6/07) The prices here are easy on the pocketbook–you can order a burger and fries for under $6 and walk away full. But cheap fare aside, the food that comes out of the walk-up kitchen is stick-to-your-ribs good food.
Japanese & Okinawan Chiba-ken — Rachel Brown (5/21/08) Chiba-ken is a quiet garden in Dante’s dark wood of outer Waikiki, just over the bridge and the crawling Ala Wai canal. Their outdoor seating even includes a proper lava rock wall to shield you from the sidewalk traffic and really makes you feel like you’re in Hawai’i.
Cafe & Deli Kalapawai Cafe & Deli — Kawehi Haug (5/30/07) Sitting right off of Kailua’s main drag, between KFC and Arby’s, Kalapawai Cafe & Deli is a cute, charming and quaint surprise. Part country cafe, part saloon-style eatery, it’s this island’s equivalent to Maui’s Hali’imaile General Store.
American Bob’s B-B-Q — Kawehi Haug (6/6/07) 1366 Dillingham Blvd. (842-3663).
Cafe & Deli Kalapawai Cafe & Deli — Kawehi Haug (5/30/07) 750 Kailua Rd. (262-DELI) Mon.–Thu.
American Bob’s B-B-Q — Kawehi Haug (6/6/07) The prices here are easy on the pocketbook–you can order a burger and fries for under $6 and walk away full. But cheap fare aside, the food that comes out of the walk-up kitchen is stick-to-your-ribs good.
American Molly’s Smokehouse –Walter Rhee (7/9/08) Molly’s meets all the criteria of good Southern barbecue: well-marinated, rich brown coloring, meat falling off the bones and a superb balance of flavors. A standout among the barbeque is Molly’s Southern Fried Catfish; fried in traditional cornmeal batter, the catfish hits home on taste, consistency and has that soul-searching crunch only a homesick Southerner can fully appreciate.
Cafe & Deli Mix Cafe — Kawehi Haug (10/17/07) The bustle and din at Mix Cafe belies its smallness. Six tables for two and one table for six turn the long narrow space into a cafe that seats fewer diners than most people here have family members.
American Duc’s Bistro 1188 Maunakea St. (531-6325) Mon–Sat, 5am–10pm.
American Bob’s B-B-Q 1366 Dillingham Blvd. (842-3663) Daily 6am–10pm.
Cafe & Deli Kalapawai Cafe & Deli 750 Kailua Rd. (262-DELI) Mon.–Thu.
Korean Kum Chee Korean Buffet 98-1247 Ka’ahumanu St. #101, #102.
American Bob’s B-B-Q 1366 Dillingham Blvd. (842-3663) Daily 6am–10pm.
American Bob’s B-B-Q 1366 Dillingham Blvd. (842-3663) Daily 6am–10pm.
Cafe & Deli Kalapawai Cafe & Deli 750 Kailua Rd. (262-DELI) Mon.–Thu.
With roots planted in the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani and a presence that extends through the entire archipelago, the military’s influence in Hawaii is surpassed only by tourism. The military controls some 236,000 acres throughout the state, including 25 percent of the land mass of Oahu, and thousands of square miles of surrounding airspace and sea.
“I’m having a hard time not swearing right now,” Spike Kane says in his UK accent, all smiles after his first surf session at the second annual Hawaii “They Will Surf Again” event hosted by the Life Rolls On Foundation (LRO). “It just feels so good to be in the water again.” Kane beams.
Into Willie Sabel’s vast and detailed set enter a cast of rippled sweatshirts and oversized shoulder-pads, thanks to Dusty Behner’s sense of color and history, and Lisa Ponce de Leon’s especially-80s hairstyles. A few of the bunch even manage to hold-their-own against the largeness that is the setting of Dividing the Estate, the newest show to hit Manoa Valley Theatre.
Mayumi Oda, an artist often dubbed the “Matisse of Japan,” is a petite woman with boundless ambitions. In the book Merciful Sea: 45 Years of Serigraphs by Mayumi Oda, meetings with intensely raw and passionate artists, including Ginsberg, Rothko and De Kooning, triggered her to reflect, “I am small.
Everything’s coming up mangoes. And last week, we joined the crowd at Foster Botanical Garden to witness the first-ever Honolulu blossoming of Amorphophallus titanium, nicknamed the “Corpse Flower” for its malodorous, fly-catching bouquet.
Through the years there have been many mayors who’ve aspired to be governor, but for the first time in Honolulu ’s history, a former governor is running for mayor. At Honolulu Hale on Friday, May 18, as he signed the nomination paperwork making him an official candidate for the 2012 race, Cayetano told the room that, back in January, he made his decision quickly.
Important back stories are huddled behind last week’s Star-Advertiser headline, “Federal Judge Narrows Lawsuit on Rail.” Foremost is that the lawsuit will go forward unimpeded. The same substantive points of contention including the most important historic and cultural sites are still at issue.
In announcing his support of same-sex marriage two weeks ago, President Barack Obama reinvigorated a vexed debate. Locally, the wrangle has been deadlocked following the contentious legalization of civil unions and subsequent federal court challenge in January.
Thailand grows 75 percent of the flowers used in Hawaiian-made lei, but a flooding in the country last fall destroyed 80 percent of its orchid crops, according to Summer Campos, co-founder of the Hawaiian Lei Company. Together with the graduation season and the growing popularity of lei on the mainland, “All lei prices have inflated due to the orchid shortage,” Campos says.
Lynne Matusow’s letter [“Goodbye Bus, Hello Rail?” May 16] hit the nail right smack dab on the head. The rail may have its attributes but it seems the more we delve into it the bad seem to outweigh the good.
We have a problem with traffic congestion on the major highways leading into the city; we have the controversy over the issue of rail; and we have the concern over preserving prime agricultural lands. It would seem to me that all these issues point to one thing in one way or another and that is the development of a second city in Kapolei.
Though you didn’t discuss it in the most recent issue, there was a brief mention of how long it took for the Kinau off-ramp to be completed. Ambulances [had] ALWAYS been able to take the exit BEFORE Kinau, and turn left directly into the Emergency Room.
I enjoyed your issue on Mayoral Candidate Peter Carlisle. It would be great if you did a series on those running for the two congressional seats and the Senate race.
On [April 26] the Weekly [ran] a story damning Hoopili as you have been for quite some time. Then you are running a full-page promotional ad this week?
It’s important to understand the difference between editorial content and ads. At the Weekly, they are two completely separate departments.
We retract the letter “Questionable Ethics?” [May 9] and apologize to Herb Barboza for its inaccuracies. Mr.
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