The 2026 Hoʻolauleʻa map is out: Kalākaua Avenue closes fully at 2 p.m. Sept. 19, three and a half hours before the first act. Here is what we would do that Saturday.
Hawaii's hurricane season runs through Nov. 30, and Lala and Lowell both came close this year. What that changes for a fall Waikiki booking, and what we'd check first.
Target lists six Oahu stores, and only the 2345 Kuhio Ave one is a walk from a Waikiki hotel. Hours we checked, the Ala Moana trolley math, and what we buy.
Leonard's closed its Kapahulu bakery September 14, 2026 for renovation, brought malasadas back September 21 and plans full service from September 26. The five Malasadamobile trucks, their hours, and the one that works if you're driving.
Favorite Son at the Ambassador on Kūhiō Ave runs 7 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. Who its 15% and 50% discounts are for, what the menu costs, and our call as 2 p.m. eaters.
Honolulu reopened Ala Moana Regional Park at 6:45 a.m. Sept. 10, after Hurricane Lowell left sand more than an inch deep in places on its roads. What is open, what the city never named, and our call.
Tonkatsu Sakazaki opened Sept. 8 in Sam Sung Plaza with a $9.99 pork loin katsudon, dine-in only, for about three weeks. Full prices, the new weekday-dinner-only hours, and our call with no car.
TSA's new Gateside pass lets PreCheck members past security without a ticket, but not at Honolulu: all 13 launch airports are on the mainland. Checked Sept. 10, 2026.
Southwest is building a lounge at Honolulu's airport for late 2027, with access tied to a new Chase card. Here is what the announcement says, and what it leaves out.
ShoreFyre runs two Waikiki happy hours: 3-6 pm daily at Koa Ave, but weekdays only at International Market Place. What the discount covers, and what it leaves out.
Aloha State Daily reports $9.99 chicken katsu plates at Don Quijote Kāheka every Friday in September, from 3 p.m. until sold out. What that means with no car.
Hurricane Lowell is forecast to pass west of Kauai late Monday. For a Waikiki stay the changes are surf, rain and a statewide flood watch, not wind.