Related: Hawaiʻi’s Plantation Era: How Immigration Shaped the Islands’ Food and Culture | 50 Best Places to Eat on Oʻahu | Best Plate Lunch on Oʻahu If you spend any real time on Oʻahu, you’re going to eat Filipino food whether you realize it or not. It’s in the plate lunch you grab on your […]
Related: 10 Best Places to Eat in Chinatown | Chinatown Walking Food Tour | Hawaiʻi Food Guide for First-Time Visitors Hawaiʻi’s food scene gets a lot of love for plate lunch, poke, and shave ice, and it deserves every bit of it. But if you spend any real time on Oʻahu, you’ll notice something else: […]
If there is one plate that tells you everything you need to know about how we eat in Hawaiʻi, it is the loco moco. Rice on the bottom. Hamburger patty in the middle. Brown gravy blanketing everything. A fried egg cracked over the top with the yolk still loose. It is cheap, it is filling, […]
Related: 50 Best Food Places on Oʻahu | Best Eats in Chinatown | Budget Eats Under $15 If you had told me ten years ago that Oʻahu would become a legit pizza destination, I probably would have laughed. Hawaiʻi has always been known for plate lunches, poke, and shave ice, not thin-crust Neapolitan pies or […]
Related: Best Hikes in Hawaiʻi (Every Island) | Best Hikes on Oʻahu | National and State Parks You Must Visit Hawaiʻi is one of the few places on earth where you can stand at the base of a waterfall in the morning and be eating poke on the beach by lunch. The islands get an […]
Related: Things to Do for 4th of July on Oʻahu | 101 Things to Do in Hawaiʻi | Best Time to Visit Hawaiʻi July 4th, 2026 is not a normal Independence Day. This year marks America’s 250th birthday, the semiquincentennial, and celebrations across Hawaiʻi are scaling up to match. Waikīkī is hosting a special fireworks […]
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We may receive compensation from Faye as an advertising partner. However, this does not influence our evaluations. Our opinions are our own. I’ve been writing about travel for nearly two decades and, in that time, I’ve watched the travel insurance industry change at roughly the speed of a glacier. For years, the pitch was always […]
Related: Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay | 10 Best Beaches on Oʻahu | Best Time to Visit Hawaiʻi Oʻahu sits in the middle of the Pacific surrounded by some of the clearest water you will ever put your face into. We have volcanic reefs teeming with tropical fish, protected bays where sea turtles cruise past you […]
Related: 50 Best Places to Eat on Oʻahu | Best Late Night Eats on Oʻahu | Best Budget Eats on Oʻahu Korean food is woven into Hawaiʻi’s food culture. Walk down any block in Honolulu, and you’ll catch the aroma of grilled kalbi, the sizzle of tabletop KBBQ, and the comfort of steaming bowls of […]
Related: Best Time to Visit Hawaiʻi | Free Things to Do on Oʻahu | Best Budget Eats on Oʻahu Let’s get the elephant out of the room: Hawaiʻi is not a cheap destination. Between flights, hotels, food, and activities, the costs add up fast if you’re not paying attention. But here’s the thing most people […]