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Liliha Bakery's new happy hour includes prime rib

Liliha Bakery's new happy hour includes prime rib

The restaurant’s newest store at Waikīkī Beach Walk launched a happy hour menu that’s exclusive to this eatery. Enjoy discounts on dishes like prime rib and lobster tail, and New York steak and shrimp, along with 50% off select beers and cocktails.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaOctober 20, 2026

Hōlei, the Natatorium, and the course of collapse

Hōlei, the Natatorium, and the course of collapse

A sea arch collapsed on Hawai‘i Island and got international attention. A war memorial arch rots away in Waikīkī and people shrug. ASD columnist Perry Arrasmith gives the backstory on generations of government neglect of the Waikīkī Natatorium War Memorial and asks an uncomfortable question.

Perry ArrasmithOctober 19, 2026

Online training available for Psychological First Aid

Online training available for Psychological First Aid

Local trainer Deborah Bear Barbour invites the public to “be an asset to your community in times of crisis.” Registration for the last class of the year on Nov. 7 is now open, in partnership with Kāneʻohe/Kahaluʻu Community Emergency Response Team and Vibrant Hawaiʻi's Koʻolau Resilience Hub Network.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosOctober 19, 2026

Jasmynn Nakasone, Lāʻie Elementary viral video: What Hawaiʻi classrooms get wrong about history

Jasmynn Nakasone, Lāʻie Elementary viral video: What Hawaiʻi classrooms get wrong about history

A Lāʻie Elementary teacher told her class that European sailors were “lost in the ocean” and that newcomers take while Indigenous people keep. ASD opinion columnist Sterling Higa on the oppressor-and-oppressed history that Hawaiʻi’s classrooms now teach by default — and the facts cut off to fit it

Sterling HigaOctober 19, 2026

$7M rehab project preserves affordable rentals in Līhu‘e

$7M rehab project preserves affordable rentals in Līhu‘e

Kaua‘i Housing Development Corporation recently completed the rehabilitation of Kalepa 23, preserving long-term 80 affordable rental homes for Kauaʻi families and kūpuna.

Stephanie SalmonsOctober 19, 2026

Community Voices: ACLU supports Grassroot in court

Community Voices: ACLU supports Grassroot in court

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi filed a federal lawsuit in June challenging the constitutionality of the state’s newly enacted Act 11 — a law that will "redefine corporations — such as nonprofits, associations, partnerships and so on — under state law as not having the right to speak on electoral issues," according to the organization's president. Now ACLU is in its corner.

Keliʻi AkinaOctober 19, 2026

Community Voices: From a grassroots gathering to a puʻuhonua

Community Voices: From a grassroots gathering to a puʻuhonua

The organizers of this annual pau hana are Indigenous tech professionals Sage Keʻalohilani Quiamno, Evan Naiʻaomana Castro, Lia Ikeda and Leimomi Bong, who are clear about what Pasifika in Tech is not: a networking event with a Hawaiian-shirt theme slapped on it. It’s a hui, sustained by people who show up when it’s hard.

Pasifika in TechOctober 19, 2026

Where to get Halloween treats on Oʻahu

Where to get Halloween treats on Oʻahu

These seasonal treats are perfect for spooky season. Limited-time offerings range from decorated croissants and cakes to themed cocktails.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaOctober 19, 2026

Battle of the Bands is back

Battle of the Bands is back

Three Indie/alternative rock groups will compete in HI93 Hawaiʻi’s Local Hits’ Local Break, Battle of the Bands on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Catch the music live at Secret Spot Honolulu in Waikīkī.

Katie HellandOctober 19, 2026

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