Practical Hawaii advice for easier stays: Waikiki food, happy hours, HGV and travel updates without the overpacked itinerary.https://www.debushofufu.com/en-ushttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/arancino-di-mare-happy-hour/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/arancino-di-mare-happy-hour/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.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:18:16 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/hgv-points-too-small-buy-more-or-book-smaller/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/hgv-points-too-small-buy-more-or-book-smaller/Every HGV owner eventually hits the wall: the room you want costs more points than you have. The industry's default answer is to buy more. After years of ownership, we solved it the other direction — smaller room, longer stay — and we've never looked back.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:19:20 GMTHGV & Vacation Ownershiphttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/hgv-resale-vs-direct-questions/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/hgv-resale-vs-direct-questions/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.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:19:05 GMTHGV & Vacation Ownershiphttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/hokulani-waikiki-low-effort-hgv-stay/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/hokulani-waikiki-low-effort-hgv-stay/We're HGV owners who fly to Waikiki twice a year, and despite every shiny new tower, we keep booking the same place: Hokulani Waikiki. The point math, the location that deletes errands, and the honest limits of our favorite home base.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:18:48 GMTHGV & Vacation Ownershiphttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/ka-haku-or-hokulani-hgv-waikiki/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/ka-haku-or-hokulani-hgv-waikiki/Ka Haku, Hilton's new 32-story club tower in central Waikiki, opens with 213 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.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:18:32 GMTHGV & Vacation Ownershiphttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/liliha-bakery-waikiki-beach-walk/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/liliha-bakery-waikiki-beach-walk/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.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:43:22 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/me-bbq-waikiki-location-menu/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/me-bbq-waikiki-location-menu/The original Me BBQ — Waikiki's family-run Korean plate lunch spot since the early 1990s — now lives at 2427 Kuhio Ave, while a similarly named shop operates at its old address. Our May 2025 menu and price notes, the Sunny's Special, and how we use it for room dinners.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:17:52 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/michels-colony-surf-dress-code-dinner/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/michels-colony-surf-dress-code-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.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:17:37 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/ruths-chris-waikiki-happy-hour/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/ruths-chris-waikiki-happy-hour/Ruth's Chris in Waikiki runs happy hour daily from 4 to 7 pm — bar only, no reservations. Here's the appetizer list from our last visit, plus the prix fixe trick that gets you steak and lobster at a table without the wait.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:16:49 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/signature-prime-steak-happy-hour/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/signature-prime-steak-happy-hour/On the 36th floor of the Ala Moana Hotel, The Signature runs a nightly 4:30–6:30 pm happy hour where the steak items are genuinely half price — steak sliders $8.50, prime steak tips $10 — with $6.95 beers and a view over Honolulu.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:17:21 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/yard-house-waikiki-happy-hour/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/yard-house-waikiki-happy-hour/Yard House Waikiki's happy hour runs weekdays from 2:00 to 5:30 pm. Select appetizers and pizzas drop to half price — the beer doesn't. Here's how to use it well, from a couple who starts every Hawaii trip at this table.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:17:05 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260902-7-eleven-hawaii-egg-salad-sandwich/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260902-7-eleven-hawaii-egg-salad-sandwich/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.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:54:20 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/hys-steak-house-waikiki-dress-code-happy-hour/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/hys-steak-house-waikiki-dress-code-happy-hour/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.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:58 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260904-aloha-festivals-2026-waikiki-free-events/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260904-aloha-festivals-2026-waikiki-free-events/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.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:27:10 GMTHawaii Stay Updateshttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260905-cu-hawaii-pagoda-hotel-locations-hours/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260905-cu-hawaii-pagoda-hotel-locations-hours/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.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:23:49 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260906-hurricane-lowell-waikiki-oahu-what-changes/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260906-hurricane-lowell-waikiki-oahu-what-changes/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.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:33:51 GMTHawaii Stay Updateshttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260907-don-quijote-kaheka-katsu-plate-fridays/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260907-don-quijote-kaheka-katsu-plate-fridays/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.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:25:40 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/shorefyre-happy-hour-waikiki-two-locations/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/shorefyre-happy-hour-waikiki-two-locations/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.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:41:51 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260909-southwest-lounge-honolulu-airport-hnl/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260909-southwest-lounge-honolulu-airport-hnl/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.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:34:41 GMTHawaii Stay Updateshttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260910-gateside-tsa-precheck-honolulu-airport/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260910-gateside-tsa-precheck-honolulu-airport/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.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:14:46 GMTHawaii Stay Updateshttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260911-tonkatsu-sakazaki-honolulu-opening-special/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260911-tonkatsu-sakazaki-honolulu-opening-special/Tonkatsu Sakazaki opened Sept. 8 in Sam Sung Plaza with a $9.99 pork loin katsudon for about three weeks. Full prices, the lunch cutoff, and our call with no car.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:23:01 GMTWaikiki Food & Happy Hourhttps://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260912-ala-moana-regional-park-reopens-hurricane-lowell/https://www.debushofufu.com/en/20260912-ala-moana-regional-park-reopens-hurricane-lowell/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.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:46:06 GMTHawaii Stay Updates