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The Lei Stand is featuring $8 cocktails

The Lei Stand is featuring $8 cocktails

The bar, located within Romer House Waikīkī, recently started this cocktail discount during weeknights. Customers can take advantage of discounted signature cocktails — including the popular Clifton’s Curse and Wow Lau Lau — along with $5 beers and wines by the glass. Dishes on the food menu — including hurricane fries and chicken karaage — are also 50% off.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaNovember 11, 2026

Kanaka author reflects on recent recognition

Kanaka author reflects on recent recognition

Earlier this month, Kauakanilehua Māhoe Adams’ debut young adult novel in verse, “An Expanse of Blue,” was listed as a Best Book of 2026 by Publishers Weekly. The California-based writer says she was shocked when she heard the news and “incredibly honored.”

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosNovember 10, 2026

The Matcha Social is a new kiosk in Pearlridge Center

The Matcha Social is a new kiosk in Pearlridge Center

The business, located in Pearlridge Center Wai Makai, celebrated its grand opening this past weekend. Owner Tamara Chandara — who also runs Saap Saap Hawaiʻi, a Lao fusion food business — says the new space combines her love of matcha and her desire to create a welcoming space for the community.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaNovember 10, 2026

Elephant rights go to Hawai‘i Supreme Court

Elephant rights go to Hawai‘i Supreme Court

Hundreds in attendance in case over whether Honolulu Zoo elephants Mari and Vaigai are entitled to human rights

Michael BrestovanskyNovember 10, 2026

Perseverance propels this Kailua elementary school’s facilities project forward  

Perseverance propels this Kailua elementary school’s facilities project forward  

Located near Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi, 'Aikahi Elementary School recently received a federal obligated grant of $9.5 million to construct its sports and performance pavilion for students and the broader community. Now, the PTA is seeking to raise $370,000 for the design phase required to access the grant and keep the project alive.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosNovember 10, 2026

Tyler Dos Santos-Tam to lead Honolulu City Council

Tyler Dos Santos-Tam to lead Honolulu City Council

The Honolulu City Councilmember representing District 6 was elected chair of the council on Thursday amid an investigation into allegations of a Sunshine Law violation.

Haley LehmanNovember 10, 2026

Letter to the Editor: Honolulu voted blue, ranked choice voting lost

Letter to the Editor: Honolulu voted blue, ranked choice voting lost

Honolulu's voters made the right call in voting down a move to ranked choice voting for mayor, city council members and prosecuting attorney. Here's why.

Letters to the EditorNovember 10, 2026

Community Voices: Anti-speech laws are starting to spread

Community Voices: Anti-speech laws are starting to spread

In passing Act 11, Hawaiʻi kicked off a nationwide effort to restrict free speech surrounding elections and political issues — and two other states have recently followed suit, according to Keli‘i Akina, president of Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi, which filed a federal lawsuit earlier this year against the measure. Akina shares "the frightening effects" that such laws could have on organizations.

Keliʻi AkinaNovember 10, 2026

Watch movies, drink wine, eat focaccia at this returning festival

Watch movies, drink wine, eat focaccia at this returning festival

The 2026 Italian Film Festival is back for its second year in Honolulu with three films over three days from Nov. 13 to 15 at the Doris Duke Theatre. The collaboration between the Friends of Italy Society of Hawaiʻi, the Honolulu Museum of Art, and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco returns this year with a new surprise for all moviegoers: focaccia and wine.

Katie HellandNovember 10, 2026

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