Every time I go home to visit family on Maui, there are a few places where I make a point to stop and Sam Sato’s is always at the top of my list. Tucked into a cozy booth, digging into my usual order “small dry, no sprouts” and looking up at my family hunched over…
Driving up Oahu’s North Shore For my birthday this year, my friends and I decided to do our own version of a “Circle Island Tour” by taking a road trip to the North Shore. We started out driving around the east side of the island, taking in the views of Koko Head, passing the Halona…
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It’s hard to believe that Honolulu’s food truck scene has grown so much over the past few years, but it’s showing no signs of slowing down! The monthly Eat the Street food truck rally continues to grow and evolve and it’s still the best way to try out the newcomers along with old favorites. Eat…
One of the benefits of living near the resorts and hotels of Waikiki is that we’ve got world-class spa facilities available to us when we’re up for a splurge. A great way to treat yourself is to book a spa treatment at the Mandara Spa at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The Mandara Spa Experience Check…
One of the main attractions of Hawaii Island, the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, is a visit to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I grew up in the shadow of another volcano, the dormant Haleakala on Maui, but it was so exciting to see the active volcanoes on the Big Island. These mountains are sacred and…
