Aloha Spotlight
Oʻahu
Local businesses and founders on Oʻahu, from Honolulu to the North Shore and Kailua.
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Best Shave Ice on Oʻahu: 6 Spots Braddah Brand Says Are Worth the Drive
From the North Shore classics in Haleʻiwa to a little Kapahulu cluster where you can hit three shops in one afternoon, here are the…
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Top 5 Places to Eat on Oʻahu: Braddah Brand’s Food Guide for Your Hawaiʻi Trip
Skip the tourist traps. From early-morning Spam plates in Waipahu to fish-auction poke on the Honolulu waterfront, here are the five Oʻahu food stops…
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Chambers VR: Oʻahu’s Most Immersive Escape Rooms Are Hiding Inside a Bowling Alley
At Chambers VR, you and your crew walk, reach and solve your way through dragon towers, sunken temples and runaway trains in free-roam virtual…
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Tanioka’s: Come for the Poke, Stay for Everything Else
Tanioka’s Seafoods & Catering in Waipahu has been Oʻahu’s favorite poke counter since 1978. People come for the poke. They leave with a bag…
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Ohana DriftLab: Honolulu’s Indoor Drift Karts Built for the Whole Family
Ohana DriftLab brings indoor drift karts to Honolulu’s Dole Cannery, with karts for keiki ages 3 and up, adults, and kupuna, plus birthday parties…
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Matsumoto Shave Ice at 75: The Accidental Shave Ice Shop of Haleʻiwa
Matsumoto Shave Ice in Haleʻiwa started as a grocery store in 1951. How a slow month in 1956 turned it into the most famous…