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Budget Bites: Up Roll Café’s $10 poke bowls
The Pearl Highlands Center location offers a weekday happy hour from 3 to 5 p.m. Customers can enjoy $10 poke bowls, along with $11 ramen.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaFebruary 04, 2026
Hamada: Look after your heart for American Heart Month
Three guests on my show recently shared personal and professional stories of how heart disease impacts all of our lives in Hawai‘i.
Rick HamadaFebruary 04, 2026
Residual spirits at Morgan’s Corner
Arguably the most famous haunted place on O‘ahu is Morgan's Corner in Nu‘uanu. Do you know the real story behind it? Turns out, there's more than one possible explanation for the things seen and presences felt where life and death intersect on Nu‘uanu Pali Drive.
Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya KapanuiFebruary 04, 2026
Pipikaula Corner: Shopping Carts II — This time, it's buy-back!
The bill to punish businesses when their shopping carts get stolen and abandoned moved forward, and got weirder.
A. Kam NapierFebruary 04, 2026
Hawai‘i football begins spring practices, staying with strategy to take the field early
The Rainbow Warriors were again one of the first teams in the country to begin spring practices despite playing in a bowl game in December.
Christian ShimabukuFebruary 04, 2026
Your guide to the weekend: 'Moana 2,' Kimié Miner and more
Want to listen to live music, see cherry blossoms or watch "Moana 2” in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi? Aloha State Daily has you covered with activities for the entire ‘ohana from Friday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, Feb. 8.
Katie HellandFebruary 04, 2026
HIE Heirlooms of Hawai‘i perpetuates tradition
Founded in 2023 by lifelong friends Meleana Estes and Noel Shaw, the brand offers a modern fine jewelry collection that aims to continue the tradition of Hawaiian heirloom jewelry — in particular, the inscribed gold Hawaiian bangle bracelet.
Stephanie SalmonsFebruary 04, 2026
Community Voices: Bringing hula to Kentucky
As an alakaʻi of Kumu Kawika Keikialiʻi Alfiche, Kaila Chung has led Hui Kaululehua in Louisville since 2022.
Megan Ulu-Lani BoyantonFebruary 04, 2026
P. Denise La Costa announces 2026 Maui County mayoral run
La Costa, a longtime Maui business owner and former Planning Commissioner, told Aloha State Daily she would focus on Lahaina’s recovery, housing supply and county government processes if elected mayor.
February 04, 2026
CONGRESS WATCH: House passes funding bill to end shutdown
Congress has 10 days to agree on ICE reforms before temporary Department of Homeland Security funds run out.
Michael BrestovanskyFebruary 04, 2026
Love to eat poi? This contest could be for you
There’s still time to enter this Poi Eating Contest on the Big Isle put on by Hilo-based businesses So Juicy Hawai’i and Mokuwai Piko Poi. Entrepreneur Kwai-Chang Publico shares about his latest venture and some more context around the competition. "May the best poi pounder win," he said.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosFebruary 04, 2026
Café Miro Kaimukī has a new a la carte menu
The Kaimukī eatery recently changed its format to offer both, a prix fixe menu and an a la carte dining option. New a la carte dishes include a café burger, wagyu beef tartare, roasted garlic bone marrow and an indulgent soft serve dessert.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaFebruary 03, 2026
UHERO report: Hawai‘i's economy one of nation's weakest
UHERO study of the state's economy highlights high cost of living, low income growth
Michael BrestovanskyFebruary 03, 2026
Community Voices: Tax versus Judiciary
There are two Hawaiʻi Supreme Court cases pending that involve fights over the extent to which courts can get involved with the Department of Taxation.
Tom YamachikaFebruary 03, 2026
How to get discounted tickets for this Honolulu museum
Hawai‘i residents, active-duty service members, military dependents and veterans can visit the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, including the USS Bowfin, for $5 per ticket over Presidents Day weekend from Saturday, Feb. 14, to Monday, Feb. 16. Ticket pre-registration is now open.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosFebruary 03, 2026
Honolulu to pilot food scrap composting
A City waste characterization study conducted found organic material accounted for roughly 36% of all discarded waste with food waste alone making up about 20%.
February 03, 2026
604 Clubhouse has a new breakfast buffet
The eatery, located at Leilehua Golf Course in Wahiawā, recently started a new Saturday breakfast buffet. The all-you-can-eat experience costs $60 per adult and includes a prime rib carving station, snow crab legs, an omelet station and more.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaFebruary 02, 2026
Chef from Honolulu competes in cooking show
Watch Mililani High School grad Hunter Gentry on Fox’s newest season of “Next Level Chef," judged by celebrity chefs Richard Blais, Nyesha Arrington and Gordon Ramsay. Gentry shares with Aloha State Daily about the experience, his cooking journey and style, and favorite restaurants to eat at when visiting home.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosFebruary 02, 2026
Community Voices: Honolulu’s economic revitalization office has revitalized very little
Ultimately, this should come as a shock to no one.
Keliʻi AkinaFebruary 02, 2026
The week ahead in Hawai‘i sports: UH softball set to begin 2026 season
The Rainbow Wahine will officially begin the Panita Thanatharn era on Thursday.
Christian ShimabukuFebruary 02, 2026
Munch ʻN Brunch opens new Waikīkī café
Munch ʻN Brunch opened as a food truck in Waikīkī almost three years ago. Now, the biz has expanded and opened its first brick-and-mortar café location at Eaton Square.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaFebruary 02, 2026
Beeman's Big Bash obliges lively crowd from start to finish
The Rainbow Wahine improved to 3-0 in Beeman's Big Bash contests while winning their sixth straight game in the current season.
Christian ShimabukuFebruary 01, 2026
Pipikaula Corner: Hawai‘i’s proposed anti-ICE laws mimic Minneapolis in the worst ways
On Tuesday, Gov. Green and Hawai‘i lawmakers stood in front of some wild allegations about ICE, and they're about to rush legislation as if every horror story on display were true.
A. Kam NapierJanuary 31, 2026
Hawai‘i architects meet with lawmakers
AIA Hawai‘i State Council hosted its Architecture Advocacy Day at the state Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 29.
Stephanie SalmonsJanuary 31, 2026