Aloha State Daily - Hawaii News

This Honolulu eatery has a BOGO 50% off lunchtime pizza deal

Located in Waikīkī, Appetito Craft Pizza & Wine Bar launched a new buy-one-get-one half-off pizza deal during lunch only. Customers must show their server that they’re following the biz on Instagram to take advantage of this promotion.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaOctober 06, 2026

National Chamber of Commerce sues Hawai‘i over corporate spending law

A second lawsuit challenging Act 11 has struck the state.

Michael BrestovanskyOctober 06, 2026

Community Voices: 'The Time Taxʻ: solutions for when government wastes our time

In her book, journalist and author Annie Lowrey explores how government paperwork, bureaucracy and administrative hurdles cause an “extortionate” burden on American citizens. She notes that Americans spend 12 billion hours every year filling out government forms. Tom Yamachika of Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi writes that the same is true within our stateʻs tax system, where changing your address can become a major headache.

Tom YamachikaOctober 06, 2026

Paddling to the future

John PritchettOctober 06, 2026

Cornell fraternity rape lawsuit: What Greek life worships

A 20-year-old walks from a bar to a fraternity house at 11 p.m. ASD opinion columnist Sterling Higa on why Greek life can’t be reformed and what the church owes the campus next door.

Sterling HigaOctober 06, 2026

Yours Truly to launch a limited-time Halloween speakeasy

The downtown Honolulu’s “Dead Letter Office” Halloween speakeasy will run starting this week from Oct. 8 to 31. The speakeasy features specialty Halloween cocktails and themed dishes for the first time.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaOctober 06, 2026

Lotte Championship relocates to Maui

The Plantation Course at Kapalua, which hasn't hosted a professional tournament since January 2025 due to water issues, will be the new host of the Lotte when it comes to Maui in March 2027.

Christian ShimabukuOctober 06, 2026

ʻDisaster doesn't discriminate': Emergency food distributions increase due to storms

Food banks across the Islands significantly grew distributions in the wake of Hurricane Lala, Hurricane Lowell, Tropical Storm Moke and Hurricane Nolo over past months. Aloha State Daily talks with local food banks and community-led organizations seeking solutions for food insecurity in the future with the help of statewide government agencies, local farmers and producers, and volunteers.

Haley LehmanOctober 05, 2026

Budget Bites: $9.99 tonkatsu plates at Don Quijote Pearl City

The Pearl City store’s first $9.99 plate will feature tonkatsu, according to delicatessen department manager Kota Kawahara. Starting this week, the plate lunch special will be available at this location from 3 p.m. until sold out, every Thursday in October.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaOctober 05, 2026