Quick Bites: Halloween eats and treats
For Halloween, 12th Avenue Grill is fixing "Widow of the Sea," beer-battered soft shell crab with a crispy noodle web and carrot-beet butter. (Courtesy photo) BY NINA WU / nwu@staradvertiser.com For...
View ArticlePICS: HRA Hall of Fame Dinner
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 46 PHOTOS BY BRIAN TSENG / Special to the Star-Advertiser The Hawaii Restaurant Association welcomed its 2012 Hall of Fame inductees with a gala celebration at the Hawaii...
View ArticleElvis ‘Aloha’ tickets on sale Friday
Elvis Presley. (Courtesy photo) BY JOHN BERGER / jberger@staradvertiser.com Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, for the “Elvis Presley ‘Aloha from Hawaii’ 40th Anniversary Screening” on...
View ArticleFood La La: 678 Hawaii opens on Kapiolani
BY LINDSEY MURAOKA / Special to the Star-Advertiser Last week I went to check out a new Korean yakiniku restaurant called 678 Hawaii. It’s part of a franchise owned by popular Korean comedian Kang Ho...
View ArticleTruth from Dare: Reality check
Thousands of people were in Chinatown for Hallowbaloo last weekend before a tsunami warning ended things earlier than planned. (Star-Advertiser File) BY DERIN DEREGO / Special to the Star-Advertiser...
View ArticleNoah Kiriu wins Halloween Video Contest
Noah Kiriu, winner of the Star-Advertiser's Spooky Video Contest. He shot his video partly in his backyard, using a digital SLR camera with video capability. (Star-Advertiser photo by Bruce Asato) BY...
View ArticlePICS: ‘Nightmare on Beachwalk’
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 88 PHOTOS BY KAT WADE / Special to the Star-Advertiser Scenes from the Hard Rock Cafe Honolulu’s Halloween celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
View ArticlePICS: Halloween in Chinatown
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 100 PHOTOS BY KELLI BULLOCK / Special to the Star-Advertiser A number of bars and nightclubs in Chinatown — including Nextdoor, Bar 35, Manifest, SoHo Mixed Media Bar and...
View ArticlePICS: ‘Hulaween’ at Hula’s
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 69 PHOTOS BY GARY MORATZ / Special to the Star-Advertiser Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand hosted its annual “Hulaween” party in Waikiki on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
View ArticlePICS: ‘Avenge the Night’ at M Nightclub
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 116 PHOTOS BY KAT WADE / Special to the Star-Advertiser M Nightclub hosted “Avenge the Night,” an indoor/outdoor Halloween celebration, at Waterfront Plaza on Wednesday,...
View ArticlePICS: ‘Sideshow’ at the Modern Honolulu
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 113 PHOTOS BY SLATER ROBINSON / Special to the Star-Advertiser The Modern Honolulu and promoters Flash Hansen and Blaise Sato teamed up for “The Modern Experience: Sideshow”...
View ArticlePICS: ‘Naughty Masquerade Ball’ at Pearl
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 58 PHOTOS BY JAMES GARRETT / Special to the Star-Advertiser Pearl Ultralounge welcomed party people in costume for its “Naughty Masquereade Ball” on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
View ArticleSocial Encore: Adventures in Jordan
Some of the scenery in Petra, Jordan. (Courtesy Jermel Quillopo) BY JERMEL-LYNN QUILLOPO / Special to the Star-Advertiser After I finished graduate school, I told myself I would travel to a new...
View ArticlePICS: Halloween in Waikiki
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 182 PHOTOS BY JOAH BULEY / Special to the Star-Advertiser Thousands of people in costume roamed Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki on Wednesday, Oct. 31..
View ArticleTo Do! VibesquaD, ‘Nutcracker,’ Joyce Yang, Dirty Vegas, Robin Thicke
--Courtesy photo FRIDAY, NOV. 9 VibesquaD, aka Chicago native Aaron Holstein, brings his bass-based electronic dance music to the Republik. 8 p.m. / The Republik / $15-$25 / 855-235-2867, flavorus.com...
View ArticleDo It! Pacific Rim Jazz Fest, Charice, more
--Courtesy photo THURSDAY, NOV. 8 — SUNDAY, DEC. 9 “Fishing for Wives” takes place during Hawaii’s “picture bride” era “Fishing for Wives,” a new play by Ed Sakamoto getting its world premiere Thursday...
View ArticleAt the Movies: ‘Flight,’ ‘Wreck-It Ralph,’ more
Denzel Washington stars in 'Flight' as airline pilot who saves a plane from crashing. --Paramount Pictures For reviews of movies opening this weekend in theaters, see Friday’s Today section. OPENS...
View ArticleBest of Our Web: Hallowbaloo, ‘Haunted Wonderland,’ more
--Kat Wade, Special to the Star-Advertiser BY JASON GENEGABUS / jason@staradvertiser.com PICS: HALLOWBALOO 2012: 1. Before a tsunami warning sent them all scrambling for higher ground, thousands of...
View ArticleQuick Bites: ‘Taste of Waipahu,’ Roy’s, more
The Hartford Court Family Winery collaborates with the Kahala Hotel & Resort on Wednesday for 'Pears & Pinot.' --Courtesy Kahala Hotel & Resort Compiled by NINA WU / nwu@staradvertiser.com...
View ArticlePau Hana Patrol: Vice Inferno offers ‘liquid goodness’
Vice Inferno's pau hana combines discounts on microbrewed beer with specialty pizza and a great location. — Star-Advertiser photo by Jason Genegabus. REVIEW BY JASON GENEGABUS /...
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