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Honolulu Festival marks 30th years with events across Waikiki and Honolulu
HONOLULU (Island News) -- One of Hawaii’s largest cultural events is returning this month as the Honolulu Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with a weekend of performances, parades and fireworks. The annual festival runs March 13 to 15, 2026 and highlights cultural traditions from Hawaii, Japan and other Pacific...
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Kualoa Canoe Festival returns this weekend
The 17th annual Kualoa Hakipuʻu Canoe Festival returns to Kualoa Regional Park, celebrating Polynesian maritime traditions with paddling, sailing, navigation lessons, educational booths, and food for the whole family.
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Henry Kapono teams up with Kailua Music School for a special one-night collaboration at Kapono's at the Lounge
Henry Kapono and Kailua Music School unite for a special one-night collab at Kapono's at the Lounge, Hawaii Kai — two shows, March 7. Tickets now on sale.
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Billy V Live: Jake Shimabukuro on his new album ‘Calm Seas’ and upcoming tour
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Musician Jake Shimabukuro joins Billy V for a “Shimabukuro Sharing” show-and-tell ahead of his upcoming tour. He introduces his new album, Calm Seas, an ambient, nature-collaborative project featuring soundscapes like Hakalau rainforest bird recordings, and explains how yoga and “space between notes” shape his playing.
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Honolulu Festival brings free cultural performances to Ala Moana Center
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Festival returns to Ala Moana Center for a weekend of cultural performances. Performances will take place at the mall’s Centerstage on March 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and March 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Throughout the weekend, attendees can see...
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Why Diners Are Rushing To Honolulu’s Chinatown After Dark
Bon Appétit just named this Honolulu hot spot as one of its Best New Restaurants in the U.S. for 2025, placing a Chinatown spot among only twenty restaurants selected nationwide. It is the first Hawaii restaurant to make the list since Lineage earned the honor in 2019, and the first Oahu restaurant to land there in years. The restaurant is Giovedi, which was also named Best New Restaurant in Hawaii in the 2025 Hale ‘Aina Awards.
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Kay’s Crackseed: The Manoa shop preserving Hawaii’s favorite childhood snack
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - If you grew up in Hawaii, a visit to your local Crackseed shop is likely a core childhood memory. Let’s go holoholo to one of the oldest shops in Honolulu, Kay’s Crackseed. Any time Lanette Mahelona of Kaneohe is in Manoa, a stop at Kay’s...
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Thumb-Size Chef Stages Big Night Out at Waikīkī’s Romer House
Waikīkī is about to get a lot more theatrical at dinnertime. Le Petit Chef, billed as the world’s smallest and most dramatic cook, lands at Romer House Waikīkī’s 855‑ALOHA next Monday for an exclusive run in the Garden Room. The experience is part multi‑sensory dinner, part tech‑driven theater, with high‑definition projections mapped right onto your plate and a locally inspired multi‑course tasting menu coming out of the hotel’s kitchen. The limited residency is built to lure both visitors and locals into a night that mixes storytelling, projection tricks and island flavors.
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Hawaii Comedy Festival returns to Honolulu with improv, music and family-friendly shows
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaii Comedy Festival is returning for its 12th year with a weekend of improv comedy, live music and interactive performances at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art. The festival, which highlights local comedic talent while bringing in professional comedians and writers from the mainland, will feature three […]
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Guy Hagi, celebrity coaches take part in Hawaii Comedy Festival’s Spring Improv Showcase
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The 12th Annual Hawaii Comedy Festival kicks off its 2026 season this weekend with a Spring Improv Showcase. The first-ever fully improvised showcase will feature three distinct shows celebrating live comedy, audience participation, and Honolulu-based talent. Local actor Kimee Balmilero (Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I., Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.) will produce and emcee the event.
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Milestone birthday celebration held for regular senior day care participant
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A local resident is celebrating a milestone birthday and sharing the secret to a long life. Ellen Goo, a regular senior day care participant at Palolo Chinese Home, marked a major milestone birthday this March, turning 106 years old. In addition to celebrating with family and friends...
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Nisshodo and Fujiya: The Stories Behind Honolulu’s Last Remaining Legacy Mochi Shops
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the March 2017 issue of HONOLULU. It was updated in March 2019. Hawai‘i loves mochi. We eat it as a snack, bring it to potlucks, give it as gifts and wedding favors. Perhaps more than anywhere in the world, we’ve adopted Japan’s sticky rice treat as our own and evolved it.
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Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii set to open its first Oahu location
HONOLULU (Island News) – Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is opening its first location on Oahu, serving up premium Hawaiian coffees, ono food, and more in the Kaimuki area. Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii will be opening its doors to its newest location on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 3502-C Waialae Ave. The location will be 1,234 square feet and is expected to create 14-16 new jobs.
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What’s Cooking: Banh Mi’licious serves up authentic Vietnamese cuisine in Kalihi
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new restaurant is serving up classic Vietnamese cuisine in Kalihi. From banh mi sandwiches to pho noodle soup, owner Jasmine Nguyen Huff crafts comfort dishes that are deeply intertwined with her childhood. Aside from the French baguettes, which are made by a local supplier, Huff is...