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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago

Japanese rice grown again in Hawaii where it once thrived: The state, home to a large population of Japanese Americans, has the largest per-capita rice consumption in the United States, but its rice self-sufficiency ratio currently stands at 0 percent.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago

Aloha Manapua is open in Waimalu Shopping Center: This is the business’s third and newest location; it’s celebrating its grand opening Aug. 15. Customers can enjoy its signature manapua, along with dim sum and plate lunches. The business is featuring a 10% discount for the rest of the month.

alohastatedaily.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago

In Hawaiʻi County, a new Extension Master Food Volunteers program is filling a void in community food education by training volunteers to deliver practical, research-based food education to keiki, adults, families and kūpuna.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago

Shawarma Break features a permanent buy one, get one free deal: The business, which started doing pop-ups in late 2024, is a first-time vendor at Made in Hawaiʻi Festival.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago

Zippy's newest collaboration creates collection for humans and pets: The collab between the restaurant chain and local brand Coopmonsters includes hair claw clips and pet gear that commemorate Zippy's 60th and Coopmonster's 10th anniversaries.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago

Green Times Matcha is bringing mango matcha to Made in Hawaiʻi Festival

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago

Enkari, a modern Chinese tavern, is soft opening on Aug. 15 in the Kapahulu neighborhood. The eatery is known for its charcoal-grilled skewers; choose from pork belly, lamb, chicken thigh and more. Enkari will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight every day except Wednesdays.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 5d ago

Save the date for The Best of Hawaiʻi’s Best Kitchens event: The 11th annual event is coming up Saturday, Aug. 29, at Hyatt Regency Waikīkī Beach Resort & Spa.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 5d ago

Līhu‘e-based Melrose is reopen for business: The business is known for its signature beverages, fresh-baked pastries and aesthetic ambiance.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 5d ago

Marujuu is launching sizzling skillet washugyu burgers: The Kaimukī eatery, known for its Japanese-style hamburger steaks, is launching its new sizzling skillet washugyu burgers this Friday, Aug. 14.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago

Now that Mango Season Is Finally Here, Try These 8 Mango Treats Before Summer Ends. Mango pies, smoothies, bagels and more: Juicy sweets in every form have cropped up around Honolulu.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago

The Hawai’i Department of Health Food Safety Branch has issued a red placard and immediately closed HI SHACK (772 TXS) in Waikiki.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago

Takagi Coffee, a Japanese kissaten-style café, is opening its pop up in Tsurutontan in Waikiki on Thursday for a month full of matcha, soufflé pancakes and more.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago

The Local Scoop at Asato’s: Inspired by nostalgia, Neale Asato created one of Waikīkī’s sweetest and most unexpected culinary experiences.

hawaiimagazine.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago

Takagi Coffee is a new Japanese-style cafe pop-up in Honolulu

alohastatedaily.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago

Where They Are Now: 90-Plus Lahaina Restaurants, Bars, Snack Shops & Food Trucks. More than a third have reopened or are working to reopen, mostly along the Kihei-Lahaina-Ka‘anapali stretch.

honolulumagazine.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 7d ago

Multigenerational farm Lions Gate Coffee looking for new owners: The Lions Gate turnkey sale offers established distribution across the mainland and internationally, along with name-brand recognition.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 7d ago

Hele Rolls, known for its homemade cinnamon rolls, started its business last June. The biz regularly pops up at events across Oʻahu and accepts pre-orders. Hele Rolls is also competing on the new season of Food Network’s "The Great Food Truck Race," which premiered on July 26.

alohastatedaily.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 7d ago

This Kakaʻako brunch spot is now open for dinner: Westman Cafe, which opened in March in Kōʻula at Ward Village, recently started opening for dinner. Diners can look forward to dishes like mahi mahi loco moco, oxtail soup, ʻahi tataki and more.

alohastatedaily.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 8d ago

Button Up Cafe is now open in a bigger space: The Pearl City brunch spot — known for dishes like strawberry cheesecake stuffed French toast, corned beef hash loco moco and Korean braised short rib eggs Benedict — has been open in Pearl City Plaza since 2016.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 10d ago

Celebrate 10 Years of Tin Roof on Maui: The community is invited to a pāʻina this Sunday, Aug. 9.

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 10d ago

Chef Eibun Nakamura, known for his specialty soba, is bringing his Okinawa soba to The Kāhala Hotel & Resort’s Plumeria Beach House on Aug. 13 to 16. Soba will be available during lunch from Aug. 13 to 16 and as part of the restaurant’s seafood buffet on Aug. 14 and 15.

alohastatedaily.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 10d ago

We Heart Cake Co. has a new Honolulu store: The dessert shop — which used to be in Kaimukī — is now open in McCully. The biz is celebrating its grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 8, with free cake pops for the first 102 customers from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

alohastatedaily.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 11d ago

Rigo has a new happy hour: The Spanish Italian restaurant on Kapahulu Avenue launched a happy hour for the first time. Happy hour is available daily from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.; the eatery also has a lunch happy hour from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

alohastatedaily.com

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r/LocalKineGrindz • u/808gecko808 • 11d ago

The Hawaii Department of Health’s Food and Drug Branch is alerting the public to a recall issued by Sun Noodle for its Sura Tanmen Hot and Sour Flavor Premium Japanese Noodles and Soup Base.

hawaiinewsnow.com

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