CU Hawaii's fourth store is now open inside the Pagoda Hotel near Ala Moana, 6am to 11pm daily. Official hours for all four stores, and how we'd use it with no car.
Aloha Festivals' opening ceremony hits Royal Hawaiian Center on Sept. 5, free and finished by 6 p.m. Here is what all three Waikiki Saturdays change for a stay.
Hy's Steak House Waikiki requires collared shirts and closed-toe shoes for men and can refuse service regardless of reservation. Full list plus 2026 happy hour prices.
7-Eleven Hawaii began selling a Japanese-style egg salad sandwich on September 1 on four islands, made on shokupan baked in Hawaii. What it changes for a Waikiki stay.
Liliha Bakery at Waikiki Beach Walk is open 7 am to 10 pm daily, with a full bar list. What it pours, what it costs, what we would take to the room.
Every HGV owner hits the wall: the room you want costs more points than you have. The default answer is to buy more. We went the other way — smaller room, longer stay.
Resale HGV ownership typically sells for far less than buying direct — but the two doors can lead into different rulebooks, and the details change over time. From longtime owners: the exact questions we'd put to Hilton and to a licensed broker before signing anything.
We're HGV owners who fly to Waikiki twice a year, and despite the shiny new tower opening down the street, we keep booking our usual base: Hokulani Waikiki. The point math, the location that deletes errands, and the honest limits of our favorite home base.
Ka Haku, Hilton's new 32-story club tower in central Waikiki, opens with 205 suites, a Japanese-style bath — and a point chart that prices a one-bedroom week at roughly double Hokulani's. An owner's honest comparison of what those points actually buy.
Planning around Arancino di Mare's famous $8-pizza happy hour in Waikiki? As of August 2026 the restaurant opens at 4:45 pm and no happy hour appears on its official site. Here's what changed, what we ordered when it ran, and the verified alternatives nearby.
The original Me BBQ — Waikiki's family-run Korean plate lunch spot since 1992 — now lives at 2427 Kuhio Ave, and a shop with a similar name opened at its old address. Our May 2025 menu and price notes, the Sunny's Special, and how the meat-only order could work for a room dinner.
Michel's, the oceanfront French room at the quiet end of Waikiki since 1962, is smart casual — and the item most Hawaii travelers haven't packed is covered shoes. Reservations, the official three-tier dress code in plain terms, the tableside lobster bisque, and our real bill.