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3 bon dances this weekend 👇

O‘ahu Bon Dance Schedule 2024 - Where to Celebrate This Summer It‘s Obon season! Save the dates for these Obon festivals and bon dances happening across O‘ahu from June through September.

Everything you need to know about Made in Hawai‘i Festival coming up next week 👇

Your Insider Guide to the 29th Made in Hawai‘i Festival The 30th annual Made in Hawai‘i Festival returns on Aug. 23–25. Here’s what you should know before you go.

New places to eat!
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/new-coming-eateries-oahu-august-2024/

How cool does the new Bamboo Tiger Shop look?
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/bamboo-tiger-shop-beer-lab/

Show love for our libraries with , take a moon walk , cheer on the water sports action and more weekend fun at our link in bio.

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Steak plate made with local grass-fed beef? We’re there.
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/local-general-store-steak-plate/

Pokémon Worlds is this Friday through Sunday ! Plus, the Pokémon Worlds Trainer Town opens tomorrow exclusively for kama‘āina.

Follow us for live coverage of all the Pokémon fun this week, and find more event details in the full guide by : https://www.honolulumagazine.com/2024-pokemon-world-championships/

Whether you’re looking for a handyman, auto repair shop or cat hotel, consult our winners list for the most reliable businesses on O‘ahu.
 
Best Coworking Space 🥇
Best Place for Quality Pet Food 🥇
Best Place to Learn to Make Lei 🥇 .shop

🛠️ See more Best of HONOLULU 2024: Services winners at our link in bio and in our July/August issue on newsstands.
 
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Where to eat and support when you hop over to Maui:
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/kakoo-maui-eat-local-maui/

Maui a year later: after lost its flagship store in Lahaina, owners Kent and Lori Untermann accelerated expansion plans to recover and help make their employees whole.

Read the full story by at our link in bio.
 
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Bon dance at Shingon Mission of Hawai‘i and Pearl City Hongwanji Mission this weekend 👇

O‘ahu Bon Dance Schedule 2024 - Where to Celebrate This Summer It‘s Obon season! Save the dates for these Obon festivals and bon dances happening across O‘ahu from June through September.

Here are updates on your favorite Lahaina eateries a year later.
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/where-they-are-now-lahaina-restaurants-bars-snack-shops-and-food-trucks/

Maui a year later: Rev. Gensho Hara and his congregation are scattered but some still return to the bare grounds where Lahaina Jodo Mission once stood to remember those lost.
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/maui-wildfires-a-year-later-2/

Remembering Maui a year later: Liko Rogers, an ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i teacher, shares the struggles for students and teachers on Maui but has hope for the next generation.
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/maui-wildfires-a-year-later-2/

Update on Sale Pepe after the fire: the di Baris are preparing to reopen in Emerald Plaza!
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/maui-wildfires-a-year-later-1/

Grab a free musubi from , see a classic Shakespeare rom com , jam to live music at Kanikapila Festival and more weekend fun at our link in bio.

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shares her story of loving in Lahaina and visiting her family and second home almost a year after the August 2023 fires. 
 
Read her full story at our link in bio.
 

Remembering Maui a year later: caught up with Namea Hoshino , a cultural monitor of Nā ‘Aikāne o Maui, on what life has been like being away from Lahaina, away from home.

Read the full story and the original story from our October 2023 issue at our link in bio.
 
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Congratulations to Koholā Brewery!
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/kohola-brewery-reopens-wailea/

As we remember the Maui fires, we can continue to support our neighbors there by shopping small and local. Even if you can’t make it to Maui in person, show support online and snag some fantastic local finds.
 
See the full list of Maui boutiques and ’s picks at our link in bio.
 

As rebuilding after the wildfires continues, we encourage everyone to remember and celebrate the stories of Lahaina and Maui.
 
📚 See ’s full list at our link in bio.
 

returns with their first post-pandemic production of Newsies at Palikū Theatre. The show runs from Aug. 9–25, and tickets can be purchased at the I’m a Bright Kid Foundation’s website. Fall also marks the opening of a new season at each community theatre around the island, and we have a lineup you won’t want to miss.
 
Learn more about the I’m a Bright Kid Foundation and upcoming productions in the story by at our link in bio.
 
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Got the snackies? Try these healthy recipes from chef Alan Wong.
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/healthy-local-snacks-kids/

🏳️‍🌈 Honolulu Pride Events in August 🏳️‍🌈 

Full list of ways to celebrate pride this month at our link in bio. 
 

Bon dance at Waipahu Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji today and tomorrow 👇

O‘ahu Bon Dance Schedule 2024 - Where to Celebrate This Summer It‘s Obon season! Save the dates for these Obon festivals and bon dances happening across O‘ahu from June through September.

BIG updates! Don’t miss the exclusive kama‘āina day at the Pokémon Worlds Trainer Town , get hyped for all the fun activities and shopping and snag a Pikachu promo card starting today.
 
Find more event details and preview exclusive Worlds merch in the full guide at our link in bio.
 

We’re happy to announce we took home 8 SPJ awards, including 4 first-place awards! 🎉 Congratulations to our dedicated team and contributors who make our city magazine something we’re proud to be a part of and share with our readers.
 
See all the winning pieces at our link in bio.
 

If you fancy some music, catch these performers in August.
 
🎶 Find show details and ticket links at our link in bio.

Celebrate the first birthday of the Kosasa Family Campus, shop the Unthirsty Plant Sale hosted by , learn to cook kid-friendly and more weekend fun at our link in bio.

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A Peruvian and Lao food truck? What a combo!
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/khao-papas/