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Food & Dining

Located in the former space of Nami Kaze, 

Thirty Eight restaurant opened for dinner at Pier 38

The eatery just launched its new lunch menu, and the restaurant is now open from Monday to Saturday.

According to chef de cuisine Daysen Masuda, the lunch menu is inspired by familiar flavors and plate lunch fare.

“I wanted to do something different from your normal plate lunch,” he says. “I feel like this menu is familiar to everyone — misoyaki butterfish, ‘ahi belly, Korean fried chicken and loco moco are staples here in Hawaiʻi — but we’re putting our own spin on it here. Here at Thirty Eight, how could we make it a little more elevated?”

Appetizers include popular selections from the eatery’s dinner menu, including maguro cabbage ($21), poke crackers ($12), calamari katsu ($17) and cabbage Caesar ($16).

The mix plate ($26) is not only aesthetically pleasing, but equally tasty. It includes a daily catch — in our case, guava chili ‘ahi — short ribs, spicy ‘ahi, watercress salad, potato salad and Spam fried rice.

“When you go out and eat a plate lunch, you want to have a little bit of everything,” Masuda says. “Especially here at Thirty Eight, we’re using really good seafood and fresh ‘ahi, so we wanted to highlight it. It’s just a mixture of flavors.

“The Spam fried rice is actually my mom’s Spam rice,” he adds. “(When I was) growing up, she made that for potlucks. I’m also a big fan of potato salad, so you gotta have potato salad. The potato salad is dusted with chermoula (a blend of spices); that’s paying homage to chef Mourad and (previously) working with him.” 

The black cod ($28) is served with shredded cabbage, potato salad and white rice. Meanwhile, the Korean fried chicken plate ($20) features a generous portion of chicken.

“We’re using the chicken quarter at dinner for the huli huli chicken, so I wanted to cross utilize that as well, but who doesn’t want a nice, big portion of chicken for lunch?” says Masuda, who notes this is one of his favorite dishes.

“It’s kind of inspired by my mom’s Korean fried chicken, but we do add a little bit of guava jelly in there,” he says. “It’s a little sweet and a little spicy.”

The eatery’s loco moco ($24) is expected to be a local favorite. The beef patty is topped with two sunny side up eggs, brown gravy and Hamakua mushrooms, and is served with rice.

“Everything starts with good quality,” Masuda says. “We’re using Prime ground beef topped with local eggs; we make grown gravy from scratch.”

The ‘ahi belly plate ($22) features local big-eye ‘ahi with ponzu butter, potato salad, watercress and white rice.

For dessert, diners can enjoy scoops ($9 each) from ice cream business Please Come Again, located in Kailua. Choose from shiso mint chip — topped with freeze-dried strawberries — and Vietnamese iced coffee, which is topped with condensed milk and cocoa nibs. Masuda notes that the restaurant is currently working on a dessert program.

“I’m excited (for this menu); for lunch down here at the pier, there’s a lot of guys that work around here, but a lot of tourists and locals. as well,” he says. “Lunch is always a little more casual; this is what I think people will like.

“That’s the cool thing about this project — we have a blank slate,” he adds. “Hawai

i is such a big melting pot of diverse cultures, so that’s why you’ll get some Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese flavors here, but it all works because that’s Hawai

Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch, 5 to 9 p.m. for dinner Mondays to Saturdays

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The new eatery, which recently opened for dinner at Pier 38, just debuted its new lunch menu. The menu features some of the most popular pūpū from the dinner menu, along with elevated plate lunches like a mix plate, Korean fried chicken, loco moco and more.

Thirty Eight Honolulu launches lunch service

Whether you’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by indulging in corned beef or simply want to toast with green beer, scroll below for fun ways to enjoy March 17.

59th annual Waikīkī St. Patrick’s Day parade

 will start at noon on March 17. The parade route includes Saratoga Avenue, Kalākaua Avenue and continues to the Honolulu Zoo.

There will also be a St. Patrick’s Day celebration (free admission) from 4 to 10 p.m. on March 17 between King and Hotel streets. Attendees are encouraged to wear their greenest gear, and can look forward to live performances and Celtic pipes and drums.

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: Customers can make any pint a green beer ($1 more) on St. Patrick's Day.

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: Aloha Beer Co.’s St. Patrick's Day beer garden party is from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 13 

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Family meal deal packs to-go are designed to serve four to five people and are available with a 24-hour notice. 

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: The eatery will offer corned beef and cabbage sandwiches; cheese and pepperoni pizza slices; fish ‘n chips and cups ‘o fries. It will also have a corned beef and cabbage pizza, which features Guinness braised corned beef with housemade cabbage slaw and a drizzle of tangy Guinness mustard sauce. 

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: This Wahiawa restaurant’s St. Patrick's-themed monthly specials include shepherd’s pie ($30); fish ‘n chips ($30); reuben sandwich ($22); corned beef, cabbage and potatoes ($35); and matcha float. 

: The bakery’s Irish soda bread ($10.25) will be baked every Tuesday and Saturday during March. It’s made with whole wheat and white flour, along with raisins, honey and buttermilk. 

: Irish soda bread will also be available on March 16 and 17

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: The pub’s locations in both Kona and Hawaiʻi Kai will celebrate with food and drink specials. Guests wearing Kona Brewing Co. merch will enjoy happy hour pricing all day.

At the Kona Brewers Festival on March 14 at the Kona pub, the biz will be offering a special pairing menu to celebrate the limited release of Miss Bee-Havin’, a honey hefeweizen brewed with local honey in support of Pink Boots Society

. The nonprofit organization empowers women and non-binary professionals in the beef industry through education and scholarships. 

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Takeout will not be available on St. Patrick’s Day. 

: Bar/restaurant is open from 11 a.m. on March 17

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: The online business is offering a St. Patrick's Day sweets box ($15) and assorted sweet set ($3), which includes any two dipped pretzels, Oreos or Rice Krispies. 

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: This special Irish-themed prix fixe menu ($60 per person) includes a hearty Guinness stew in a bread bowl with beef tip, bacon and seasonal root vegetables; corned beef and cabbage with roasted cabbage, mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, fried leeks and a Guinness-mustard sauce; and Grandma’s Irish soda bread with POG butter and lilikoʻi coulis. 

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: The matcha and coffee pop-up business’s March specials ($12 each) are St. Patrick’s Day themed. Enjoy the End of the Rainbow (iced matcha latte with organic mango puree, coconut cream top and rainbow sourbelt), Charmed & Lucky (iced cereal milk latte with toasted marshmallow cream top and Lucky Charms marshmallows) and double matcha (iced matcha latte with matcha cream top). 

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: Customers can enjoy festive specials like:

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: On St. Patrick’s Day, The Boardroom Kailua will feature green beers, Irish Car bombs, Jameson Irish whiskey specials, live music, and Irish food specials and flatbread pizzas.

During the week of St. Patrick’s Day, guests can look forward to signature green cocktails (emerald sour and shamrock martini),

For all of March, the eatery will feature Irish whiskey flights (Proper No. 12 Irish whiskey, The Whistler PX I Love You, and Boann Marsala Cask), fresh green cocktails and mocktails, and Guinness Stout and cold pints. 

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: Enjoy specials like corned beef pho, charred cabbage with egg nuoc chan and pickled mustard seeds; and an exclusive St. Patrick’s Day cocktail. The cocktail will feature Viet-Irish coffee, robusta beans, Jameson and pandan whipped cream. 

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: Zippy’s is bringing back its corned beef cabbage plate ($20.95 in Honolulu), which includes cabbage, hearty pieces of corned beef, two scoops of rice and mac salad. Other festive specials include the Pot o’ Gold soup ($5.50 in Honolulu) — a creamy soup with chopped cabbage, heavy cream and bits of cooked corn beef with onions and potatoes — and a decorated St. Patrick’s Day donut ($2.99 in Honolulu). 

: March 17 starting at 10:30 a.m., while supplies last

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Get ready to (sham) rock and roll with green beers, corned beef and these limited-time specials.

Where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2026

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Sports

A pair of historic rivals in Hawai‘i and BYU took the floor on an eerie March night in 2020, thrilling a sold-out Stan Sheriff Center crowd with five sets of elite volleyball. The Rainbow Warriors prevailed that night, sending fans home eager for the next home match. 

Days later, the season was called off due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 'Bows went on to win the program's first national championship in 2021, sweeping BYU in the NCAA finals, but played their entire home slate without fans in attendance due to local laws at the time. 

For the first time since March 2020, UH is set to host BYU at the Stan Sheriff Center for a pair of matches on Wednesday and Friday. Both contests begin at 7 p.m., and 

Asked about what he remembers from the last time the Cougars were in town, Hawai‘i head coach Charlie Wade recalls the whirlwind that followed. He was also appreciative of the fan atmosphere and hopes to replicate that this week.

"We didn't know it was going to be it for a while. They handed it to us pretty good on the first night, and then we got them back in five the second night," Wade said. "It's always a big rivalry when we play BYU, whether it's at our place or their place. That was an odd time (in 2020), and they shut down the whole season. We kept thinking, maybe we play later that year, but just thrilled to have a quality opponent back in here, and hopefully we can show them another sold-out crowd."

The first time the 'Bows and Cougars met since the 2021 national title match was a series in Provo in 2025. UH took both matches, led by the efforts of 

. As Titriyski continues to bounce back from an injury, Kainoa Wade, Charlie's son, has emerged as the team's leading attacker. 

Kainoa Wade, who estimates he was a 5-foot-10 middle schooler when BYU was in town in 2020, is now a towering 6-foot-10 sophomore opposite who has a team-high 123 kills for the Rainbow Warriors in 2026. 

"Obviously I'm excited," he said. "I think the last time BYU played here is right before COVID, with (former college men's volleyball stars) Gabi (Garcia Fernandez) and Rado (Parapunov) and those guys. I was a little chubby kid in the stands, so now being able to play in those matches, I'm stoked."

BYU was initially not on Hawai‘i's schedule in 2026, but the 

cancellation of an NIL tournament set to feature the 'Bows caused UH to pivot

. Despite not playing in the NIL tournament this year, a portion of the ticket sales this week will go toward the program's NIL fund. Another initial feature of Hawai‘i's 2026 schedule was zero home matches in February, which changes with BYU in town on Wednesday and Friday. 

"Obviously we're bummed to not be able to play against the USCs, the UCLAs, the Long Beaches, but BYU is up to par with those teams," Kainoa Wade said. "We're excited, especially getting to play in the the Stan Sheriff again."

The latest AVCA national collegiate men's volleyball poll has the Rainbow Warriors (12-1) ranked third in the country, while BYU (13-2) is ranked No. 6. Both teams will enter Wednesday's match winners of nine straight. Instead of scheduling another bye week, the 'Bows decided it would be best to challenge themselves and are now set to play for nine consecutive weeks, starting on Wednesday. 

"Definitely an exciting time of the year and this week kicks it off," Charlie Wade said. "BYU is playing at a really high level. They've won nine straight matches without dropping a set, and it'll be a big challenge. Every week going forward, it's going to be more of the same."

A lot has changed for Wade and his program since 2020. Back then, Hawai‘i didn't have a national title to its name but went on to win in 2021 and 2022. In evaluating his 2026 squad, Wade sees a team that's hungry to get back to the top of the sport. 

"That team was destined to win. I think we would have won in '20 and obviously won again in '21 and '22. I think this team's on the same kind of trajectory," he said. "They got to go out and prove it as all teams do. But I think they're recognizing that we literally are not just one of the best teams, but could be the best team."

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