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, owned by chef Adam Gilbert and business partner Chris Natale, has been a project that’s been years in the making — specifically since 2019, Gilbert says. The eatery is located at the ʻEwa Villages Golf Course, which is a municipal golf course, but the restaurant is open to the public.

“There’s a big push to put local businesses to occupy concessions for the City and County,” Gilbert says. “I’ve been working on this project since 2019, and then it got put on the backburner during the Covid-19 pandemic.”

In the meantime, Gilbert sold his Kapolei-based restaurant, Plantation Tavern, in 2020 — the eatery was open for about six years — and opened Monarch Poke shop in Pearl Kai Shopping Center in 2021.

“The poke shop was really just to go back in the community and see what’s going on,” he says. “It was almost an experimental thing. We really lived on catering there.”

Fairway Tavern’s current space was vacant since 2019, according to Gilbert.

“For the last six to seven years, it was called The Ville; everybody in ʻEwa knows The Ville,” he says. “The bid (for this space) went out about two years ago and we won it.”

Since December 2024, Gilbert and Natale worked on renovating the restaurant — “We did the floor, we repainted the whole place,” Gilbert says — and the eatery’s tables and chairs came from now-closed Sansei and D.K. Steakhouse.

The eatery is called Fairway Tavern to pay homage to both, its golf course location and Gilbert’s former Plantation Tavern.

“If you look at our logo compared to Plantation Tavern, it’s very similar,” he says. “The intent is to remember — subconsciously or not — that we’re the same ownership, same business and same food.

“The whole concept of the tavern almost fits in better here than it did in Kapolei,” he adds. “You’re on the plantation here. When you pull in off Renton Road, those are all original plantation buildings.”

Gilbert sold the Monarch Poke space in Pearl Kai a few weeks ago, and announced its closing on social media.

“I was going to run them both, but at the end of the day, I couldn’t figure out how to do both,” he says.

The eatery’s grab-and-go section — open from 7 a.m. — is designed with golfers in mind, as it features musubis, croissant breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burritos and breakfast bentos, according to Gilbert.

“We have five different breakfast bentos, which have white rice, scrambled eggs, and meats like Portuguese sausage, Spam, corned beef, and Little Smokies,” Gilbert says. “We run musubis and hot dogs all day for the golfers with a fast turnaround on the ninth hole.”

The lunch menu, which is served from 11 a.m., features a similar style to Plantation Tavern, Gilbert notes. Many dishes feature larger portions, designed to be shared family-style.

“We put pride and care into what we do; we make everything from scratch,” Gilbert says. “We do a lot of upscale local food — Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese and Korean — and we use French techniques, but not to be pretentious. It’s just to add more flavor and depth in what we do.”

Several dishes feature the same recipes from the Plantation Tavern days — including the eatery’s signature poke nachos — but some dishes are new creations.

“I tried not to do too many similar dishes because I feel like I’ve grown a lot in seven years,” Gilbert says. “At the same time, there’s stuff the community won’t accept that we don’t have.”

The poke nachos have been a longtime customer favorite, both at Plantation Tavern and at Monarch Poke. They feature a bed of crispy wonton chips topped with your choice of spicy or shoyu poke, chopped tomato and avocado; they’re drizzled with homemade unagi sauce and Sriracha aioli.

“We do spicy and shoyu poke only,” Gilbert says. “It’s the same recipe as Plantation Tavern; the first one (poke nachos) we did was in 2012.”

The sizzling sisig ($16) features crispy pork belly that’s chopped and mixed with red onions, garlic, ginger and Thai chili.

“We put a calamansi dashi aioli on it, and a fried egg,” Gilbert says. “We’ve never done that dish before; it’s super good.”

He explains that certain dishes on the menu — including miso yakitori chicken ($12), crispy chicken wings ($14 for six, $21 for 12), garlic chicken ($14) and Kochujang beef skewers ($21) — are specifically included as affordable options for golfers.

“There are some very intentionally selected items for the golf community to find value,” Gilbert says. “The chicken yakitori is new; it’s five chicken sticks with 12 ounces of chicken. You can get that for $12, you can get a scoop of rice for $2; for $14, you have a whole plate.

“Everything’s homemade,” he adds. “We cut the chicken, marinade it for three days in a miso marinade, then skewer and grill it.”

The Korean-style beef skewers are made with rib-eye and come with cucumber kimchi. Meanwhile, the garlic chicken features the same recipe from Plantation Tavern.

If you want something lighter, options range from fresh sashimi-grade ahi (market price) — “We get fish from the auction,” Gilbert says — to watercress, tofu and tomato salad ($16). The latter features watercress from Sumida Farm; the salad is topped with baked tofu and served with a slightly spicy patis (fish sauce) dressing.

The menu also features several creative dishes, each with a story behind it. The smoked crab and kimchi dip ($14) with wonton chips used to be a special at Plantation Tavern. It was also on the menu in a takeout deli container at Monarch Poke, Gilbert says. The current rendition comes in a ramekin and it’s baked.

“It’s almost like a crab artichoke dip, but it’s a smoked crab and kimchi dip,” he says. “It’s got some spice; it’s a good appetizer or shared item.”

Gilbert also explains that the scallop noodles ($17) on the menu have been a long time coming. He made a crispy garlic chili oil poke at Monarch Poke; the Fairway Tavern dish features sauteed garlic bay scallops that are seasoned with salt and pepper, and added to a garlic compote butter mixture.

“Once that (the garlic compote butter) melts down, we throw in an egg noodle and then we add the crispy garlic chili oil sauce that we used to make poke with,” Gilbert says. “It’s super addictive; I’ve been working on it for a long time.

“When I wrote the menu to open dinner at Monarch Poke — which we never pulled off — it was on the menu there,” he adds. “I was experimenting with it there, and it just never got to the table. So it’s like a two-year-in-the-making situation that’s never happened, but it’s like a three-recipe variation to make one (of these).”

Other menu items include the Tavern burger ($11), lilikoʻi barbecue kalua pork sandwich ($15) and the mahi mahi sandwich (market price). Customers can make their sandwich a combo by adding shoestring French fries or a green salad (additional $3.50). Gilbert says they’re especially proud of the Italian meatball sub ($18) and the Philly special ($18). Both are inspired by his business partner, Chris Natale.

“I’m from Philly originally, but I’ve been here for more than 31 years,” Natale says. “I’ve had people ask me for years, ‘What makes a Philly cheesesteak so good?’ To tell you the truth, 

a lot of it is the roll; 70% is the roll. There’s something about East Coast bread — the water makes really good bread; that’s what makes a good sandwich."

When looking for a good Philly cheesesteak, Natale adds that the “diced onions gotta be in there already; you shouldn’t have to ask for it” and that the cheese should be “incorporated with the meats as it’s cooked, not just put on top.”

Speaking of cheese, the business special orders Cooper Sharp Cheese from Philadelphia, along with bread from New York, to make this sandwich.

“The Cooper Sharp cheese is a thing back in Philly,” Natale says. “It has a nice bite to it; it’s really good. It’s (the bread) a good Italian roll and it helps to make the sandwich that much better.”

The meatball sub features a combination of recipes, but also pays homage to Natale’s brief gig selling meatballs during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Everything was shut down, and one of my friends started selling margaritas,” he remembers. “He said, ‘You should sell something.’ I am Italian; I started selling meatballs by the dozen with my homemade sauce. It became a little business for a minute there; I stopped and people still ask me, ‘Are you doing more meatballs?’ A meatball sub is hard to find on this island.”

Gilbert encourages customers to save room for desserts like the housemade ube cheesecake with coconut cream sauce ($9) — which was featured at Plantation Tavern and Monarch Poke — banana cream pie, served with sliced bananas and crème anglaise ($7) and chocolate dobash cake with a raspberry coulis ($12).

The banana cream pie pays homage to one of the beloved desserts at former ‘Ewa plantation restaurant Tenney Tavern, according to Gilbert.

“It burned down and never reopened,” he says. “But there a lot of people in this community that still remember it. It had very specific things — it had a juke box; it was known for its veal cutlet, Green River drink and their pies. They specifically had a banana cream pie; we threw a pie back (on the menu) for that.”

In the coming months, customers can look forward to weekend brunch — before football season starts, Gilbert says — and dinner service. The eatery also offers catering and features a space for weddings, according to Gilbert, who says the eatery has around 135 seats.

“We’re going to be open for dinner, but we’re going to let the staff settle, learn the lunch menu and get a groove,” he says. “We have a bunch of catering for events coming up for graduations.

“The kitchen’s huge here; we have way more ability to do more,” he adds.

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The eatery is owned by chef Adam Gilbert, previously of Monarch Poke and Plantation Tavern, and business partner Chris Natale. The eatery strives to offer local-style dishes — including its signature poke nachos — at affordable prices, and also features a grab-and-go section for golfers.

Fairway Tavern is now open at ‘Ewa Villages Golf Course

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Rick Hamada

Government & Politics

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As of this writing, the Hawai‘i State Legislative session is in the waning days of completion. When the gavel falls signaling "Sine die" or the adjournment of the session, my question is, "Does it matter to you?"

Each year the current office holding 51 state representatives and 25 state senators convene to do the people's business. At least that's the ideal. Each elected official espouses the narrative of wanting to help the people, be the best steward of state, be the voice of the citizen, and here's the umbrella under which all politicians reside, do what's best for the keiki.

And I want to make this clear from the get go. There are those who are serving in the Big Square Building who live to serve the people they represent and more. Their mission is to make a positive impact on the lives of many. They are accessible, day or night, and will under promise and over deliver when tasked with advocating for a citizen's needs. Interestingly, I don't need to name names because those who are served know who they are and those they serve with know who they are.  

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Our political composition in Hawai‘i and is rife with individuals who do not subscribe to these ideals of true public service. Again, I don't need to name names because those who are NOT served know who they are, and those with whom they serve definitely know who they are. Please fill in these blanks if you are so inclined.

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My mantra on the morning show has been from the first day, "Politics touches your life every day whether you like it or not."

The state legislature is the one touching you. The governor touches you too just as each county mayor and county council. That's a bunch of touching.

One would think with that much effect and influence in your present and future life that you'd care. Well, 

 do because you're still reading this column, but there are more of you who don't.

We invoke the emasculatingly low voter turnout like it's a reverse badge of honor. The numbers of citizens casting a vote is purely embarrassing.

The 2024 Hawai‘i primary election has been widely panned as unexciting due to a lack of marquee races and fewer candidates to choose from.

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Just 269,912 of the 839,618 people registered statewide filled out a ballot. That works out to 32.1%.

It’s a significant drop from the 39.8% turnout for the 2022 primary and an even more dramatic decline from the 51.2% in 2020. The latter election was the first for the state to use all mail-in balloting system, though voters can still cast ballots in person at select locations on each island.

According to final results released by the Hawai‘i Office of Elections, the 2024 primary numbers represent 

 in the history of Hawai‘i as a state.

Thirty years ago, the 1994 primary turnout was 

I am not being purposefully selective. This was, in fact, our last primary vote, and this was the turnout. Abysmal. And the general election numbers weren't that great either.

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I submit to you the most active, aware, motivated and encouraged voting bloc in Hawaii is ... organized labor.

In 2025, union members accounted for an estimated 24.8 percent of wage and salary workers in Hawai‘i, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. 

) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the estimated number of workers belonging to unions was 145,000.

Hold on. This is not union bashing. This is a fact. Unions are the greatest political force in Hawai‘i. Always has been, always will be. If this displeases you then embrace the notion that politics is nothing but a numbers game. It's the number of votes and dollars that's at the heart politics. Throw in charismatic candidates and convincing messages and, voila, you're in.

Once a politician succeeds in attaining his/her chosen office, they also attain power.

As of July 1, 2025, Hawaii's population is approximately 1,432,820, reflecting a slight decline of about 0.15% from 2024 due to high costs of living and residents moving to the Mainland. The state is the 11th least populous in the U.S. and has experienced population declines in five of the past six years.

Combining state and county government executive and legislative elected officials, the number of people reigning over you is 167.

That's the governor, lieutenant governor, state senate and house, mayors and four county councils. 

That's 167 individuals who exert power by the creating, passing and approving of laws that affect you every day whether you like it or not.  

In 2024, there are around 800,000 registered voters. I submit that labor comprised of 145,000 members had cast the majority of the 269,000 votes tabulated. That leaves nearly 500,000 whose voices were not heard, not considered, people who are now subjected to the decision of others who may not have their best interests at heart. And that's on you as a non-voter.

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Regardless, if you are on the left or on the right, GOP or Democrat, we must have full participation in this representative democratic process in order to achieve quality representation and deliver true accountability to those holding office. Voting is not just your right, but it's your duty. We must have our citizenry cast conscientious and informed votes, so we collectively install a government "for the people and by the people".

This session is just moments away from ending. If you discover there were laws passed with which you disagree, then now is the time to become activated. It's an election year. You have another opportunity to cast your best vote for your best candidate. If it's a win, great. If it's not, then you'll be able to look in the mirror knowing you were a vital part of this community and perhaps the next legislation session will matter even more.

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A shockingly low percentage of people vote in Hawai‘i, notes ASD opinion columnist Rick Hamada. Something to keep in mind as we see what the Hawai‘i State Legislature passes this week.

Hamada: Political influence in Hawai‘i by the numbers

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The state Department of Accounting and General Services has awarded a contract to overhaul the state’s decades-old financial data system.

In March, DAGS published a request for proposals for bidders to develop a replacement for the current Financial Accounting and Management Information System (FAMIS), which is 55 years old.

 Keith Regan told Aloha State Daily that, 

, DAGS has awarded that contract, totaling $63.7 million, to Virginia-based management firm Guidehouse.

“Our … financial management system is written in a language that’s not even taught in college anymore,” Regan said. “It’s written in COBOL. It’s extremely ancient architecture, and it’s hard to find people that can even program in COBOL anymore these days, and if you can they’re very expensive.”

Regan said practically every state department needs to interact with FAMIS in some capacity. But because of the system’s age, departments have needed to develop additional  subsystems in order to properly access the system at all.

“We identified 242 systems that are secondary and tertiary systems that departments have created over the years,” Regan said. “Now imagine the money and the effort that’s going into that.”

Regan said only 53 of those 242 subsystems will be retained amid the system upgrade.

“We are going to not only be changing the technology, the actual software, … but also will be changing the way that we do business within the state of Hawai‘i,” Regan continued.

He explained that the state’s accounting system was codified in law more than a century ago, and that dismantling and replacing FAMIS will help expose superfluous rules that lost their relevance decades ago.

“There’s little snippets that are buried somewhere right within a workflow,” Regan said. “Some of these workflows involve 40 or 50 processes …. Maybe we don’t need to do this anymore. Maybe it was okay in 1925 but we don’t need to do it today in 2026.”  

This is DAGS’ third attempt at overhauling FAMIS, Regan said. The previous two were abandoned for being too “technically led,” he said; this attempt will be driven more by how users engage with the system.

Regan said he believes the new core systems can come online in two to three years, while other modules of the system will be completed within five or six years.

Once the project is completed, essential and historical data from FAMIS will be archived, Regan said. But the 55-year-old system itself will be, effectively, destroyed.

Regan said DAGS is planning to have a “retirement party” for FAMIS once its shutdown day arrives.

“The system itself, which is on a mainframe in the cloud, will be turned off, and it’ll be a sad day,” Regan said. “Or a happy day, for many of us.”

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Hawai‘i's 55-year-old financial system will get a much-needed overhaul

State awards $63 million contract to upgrade financial data system

Mother’s Day is coming up Sunday, May 10. (ICYMI: 

Where to celebrate Mother’s Day-part 1.

If you’re still looking for the ideal dining option, check out the following:

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: The Mother’s Day dinner buffet menu costs $109 per adult ($54.50 per child ages six to 10 years old). Buffet highlights include:

The eatery’s Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $111 per adult ($55.50 per child ages six to 10 years old). It features many of the same offerings, but with brunch specialties like a waffle station with toppings and omelet station with toppings. 

: Dinner May 7 to 10, 5 to 9:30 p.m.; brunch May 10, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

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’s Day brunch costs $75 per person. It includes:

: This four-course meal ($79 per person, minimum of two guests) features an ‘ohana-style menu. It includes an individual lobster bisque with lemongrass, makrut and coconut; Arden Caesar with yuzu, miso and brown butter panko; steamed Kona kanpachi prepared Chinese-style with ginger, negi, soy and cilantro; sides of takikomi Gohan and charred bok choy; and chocolate lava cake with strawberry coulis, mac nut crumb

and Tahitian vanilla gelato for dessert. 

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: This brunch ($125 per adult, $49 per child ages five to 12 years) features a limited-seating culinary experience instead of a typical brunch buffet. The menu will feature options like Kawamata tomato caprese with Waimanalo basil and Kona sea salt; ‘ahi poke with Kahuku ogo and Maui onion; a seafood display with chilled peel-and-eat shrimp and smoked salmon; seafood somen salad with baby shrimp, scallops and tako; and more. 

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: The eatery is featuring Mother’s Day specials during brunch and dinner.

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The specials will be available while supplies last. 

: May 10; brunch from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. 

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: The eatery’s featured specials include:

 Limited quantities are available for takeout with at least at 48-hour notice. 

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: Mother’s Day specials include a nine-piece high tea truffle box and Mother’s Day bundle, which will include the nine-piece high tea truffle box, chocolate covered animal crackers, classic Crunch a le‘a, dark chocolate dipped mango and solid dark chocolate bar. The Mother’s Day bundle will be packaged in a white and gold embossed bag with a Mother’s Day tag. 

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: This special brunch experience will feature dishes created by chef Alvin Savella. Customers can look forward to satisfying comfort dishes made with fresh ingredients, savory brunch favorites and sweet treats. 

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: This Mother’s Day menu features a three-course dining experience ($139 per person) with a complimentary glass of Prosecco or a mimosa.

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: Wai Kai, 91-1621 Keoneula Blvd., Ewa Beach 

: This Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $68 per adult ($32 for children ages five to 11 years). It will include:

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: This brunch buffet and a show costs $125 per adult ($80 for children ages five to 10 years old, children under 5 years have free admission); brunch only costs $99 per adult ($70 for children ages five to 10 years old).

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A chilled juice bar and beverages (fruit punch, iced tea, coffee and hot tea) will also be available. Long-stemmed roses will be presented to moms while supplies last.

: May 10; 9 and 11:45 a.m.; brunch-only seating at 9:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. 

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: The dessert shop is offering special cakes for Mother’s Day:

Pre-orders are accepted in-store and online. 

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: Royal Hawaiian Center, 2201 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu 

: This Mother’s Day five-course dining experience costs $89.99 for two people. It includes:

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: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikīkī Beach, 

: Quiora’s Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $125 per adult ($75 per senior ages 65 years and older, $60 for children ages 6 to 12 years, children ages 5 years and under have free admission).

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: May 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (last seating 1 p.m.) 

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: This three-course Mother’s Day brunch costs $75 per person (keiki brunch for $25). 

: International Market Place, 2330 Kalākaua Ave. Ste. 330, Honolulu 

: StripSteak’s Mother’s Day brunch costs $96 per person. The three-course prix fixe brunch menu includes:

For dinner, the eatery’s signature a la carte menu will be featured. 

: May 10; brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinner 5 to 9 p.m. 

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: Hyatt Regency Waikīkī Beach Resort and Spa, 

: This Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $110 per person ($55 per child ages 6 to 12 years; $5.99 per child ages 5 years and under).

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 discounts are not applicable for the Mother’s Day brunch; there will be a 90-minute dining time limit. 

: May 10; seatings at 9:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m.; 12 and 1:30 p.m. 

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: This Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $85 per adult ($42 for keiki ages five to 12 years). The buffet will include crab legs, roast pork, prime rib, barbecue guava chicken, fish with lobster cream sauce, tofu poke, an omelet station and more.

The eatery will also feature Mother’s Day specials like a 12-ounce herb and garlic crusted prime rib, snow crab, seafood etouffee and baked stuffed salmon on May 9 and 10. 

: May 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Mother’s Day specials featured on May 9 (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 10 (from 4 to 9 p.m.)

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From prix fixe menus and specials to limited-time desserts, we’ve got your Mother’s Day plans covered.

Where to celebrate Mother’s Day 2026 – part 2

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