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Food

FUUD: Chibo’s Happy Hour

By On June 17, 2011

Don’t expect to get a discount on the famous Osaka-style okonomiyaki during happy hour at Chibo Restaurant (@chibohawaii) in Waikiki. Its signature pancake dish — usually consisting of flour, egg, cabbage and… Read More

Musings

Great Debate: Foodland vs. Walgreens

By On June 15, 2011

I’m sure you’ve all heard. Foodland in Hawaii Kai, which has been around for nearly five decades at the Koko Marina Center, will close on July 10. Taking its place? Walgreens, the… Read More

Food

Cat Chat: Rainbow’s turns 50

By On June 1, 2011

In 1961 Seiju and Ayako Ifuku took a risk and opened Rainbow Drive-In on the corner of Kapahulu and Kanaina avenues just outside Waikiki. They served 50-cent chili and rice plates and… Read More

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Oahu: Biking along Pearl Harbor

By On May 30, 2011

Most people don’t realize there’s a bike path that runs from the Halawa landing near the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor’s Center and ends in Waipahu. But it’s there. And it’s definitely a… Read More

#CatTravels

Lights out — now what?

By On May 3, 2011

Water spouts off Kakaako. Hail on Maui. Flooding on Oahu. People trapped in elevators. Thunderstorms everywhere. That was some eventful evening last night, and forecasters say more severe weather is to come.… Read More