Your Destination Guide to Oahu

Restaurant Week Hawaii is a seven day celebration of the cuisine scene in Hawaii - taking place from November 14th - 20th, 2011. From fine dining to fast-food, participating restaurants will feature special menu items, promotions and discounts. Diners can sample Hawaii's newest restaurants, dine at old favorites and taste a variety of exceptional dishes now being prepared by Hawaii's chefs using locally grown produce. Restaurant Week is a reminder that Hawaii is a culinary destination with top chefs, farm to table dining, wonderful wine and a lot more to discover and explore.

The goal of Restaurant Week Hawaii is to realize a vision of an advanced culinary campus—the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head. Graduates of Hawaii's first four-year culinary program will go on to serve Hawaii's restaurant and hospitality industry and ultimately the greater community.

For more information, visit: restaurantweekhawaii.com/Default.aspx

Moanalua Gardens Foundation Presents Ho'omālamalama, E Ala Mai…Enlighten, Rise! Prince Lot Hula Festival XXXIV on Saturday, July 16th, 2011. The festival is Hawai'i's oldest and largest non-competitive hula celebration held each year to honor Prince Lot Kapuāiwa who revived the once banned hula in the district of Moanalua. Read More >

To celebrate Memorial Day and to kick off a great summer, come enjoy FREE shave ice at Kaka'ako Kool! Kaka'ako Kool is located at 831 Queen Street. Read More >

The Hawaii Food and Wine Festival is coming up Friday, May 20th & Saturday, May 21st, 2011 at the JW Marriott Ihilani Ko Olina Resort & Spa. This popular event will showcase some of the best culinary talent in the Country. Read More >

The Aloha Tower is holding a series of free 'ukulele lessons every other Thursday in the Center Atrium from 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Bring your own 'ukulele or borrow one from The Hawaiian Ukulele Company (limited supply, first come basis). Read More >

The Royal Hawaiian Band presents free concerts on the Iolani Palace Grounds most Fridays from 12 noon to 1pm, weather permitting. Read More >

Hula's is the place to be every Sunday for brunch. Enjoy an ala carte menu that includes eggs benedict, steak and eggs, bacon and eggs, pancakes, waffles and chicken, and much more. Drink specials from 10am - 3pm includes $3.50 Champagne, $4 Mimosas, $3.75 Mai Tais, Bloody Marys, Mojitos, Chi Chis, and Blue Hawaii. Read More >

The Honolulu Design Center hosts Martini Nights every Thursday from 5:30pm - 10pm at the Cupola Theatre, located on the 3rd floor of the Honolulu Design Center (The Orange Building, Furniture Store on Kapiolani Blvd) In addition, they feature productions, live music, concerts and more every month. Read More >

Duke Kahanamoku Statue © LukeGordon1 on Flickr

A time-honored sport, surfing originated from the ancient Hawaiians who considered it a symbol of social status and power. Royalty used surfing as a means of maintaining their strength, liveliness, and authority over their people. The sport was nearly extinct by the late 1800s, until a teen named Duke Kahanamoku and his friends breathed life back into it and promoted it worldwide. Now, Kahanamoku's statue stands on the shores of Waikiki Beach and the beaches of Oahu are filled with surfers of all levels and styles. Read More >

The tow plane before liftoff. (Ben Sumner)

One of the most amazing adventures you can have on Oahu isn't even on the island - it's above it. On a clear, beautiful day, head up to the Dillingham Airfield on Oahu's North Shore, and schedule a ride with Original Glider Rides, where you'll be towed up more than 3,000 feet in a glider plane, and see one of the most spectacular views in Hawaii. Read More >