Honolulu

Even locals love this stuff.

From vibrant donuts and layer cakes to Taiwanese fried chicken sandwiches.

Hawaii’s most thriving industry is scrambling to find ways to stay afloat.

Given our bent towards traditional cocktails modified to incorporate fresh, local flavors, Honolulu is one of the best cities in America to go out for a drink.

With Texan transplants bringing succulently smoked Central Texas BBQ ribs to downtown Honolulu’s food trucks serving California street-style tacos, Honolulu’s dining scene just seems to be getting better.

In case you haven’t noticed, the days are now a little shorter and the nights are a little cooler -- which means winter has come to Honolulu, and we’ve got the cool events to match.

If we had a nickel for every time a mainlander announced how weird it must feel to celebrate the holidays in balmy beach weather -- well we’d have enough money to buy a parka we thankfully don’t need.

We know, we know.

Alongside Oahu’s stunning beaches are her equally amazing scenic wonders.

The Aloha State’s largest and youngest island -- nicknamed the Big Island, but officially known simply as Hawaii -- boasts some mind-blowing, radically varied landscapes, climate zones, and ecosystems that can make it feel worlds away from the rest of the chain.

ONOLULU'S HISTORIC CHINATOWN may only be four miles away from resort-laden Waikiki, but it can feel like another world.

Brunch options on Oahu are beginning to get way more interesting, with so many restaurants changing up their menus to offer some incredibly diverse options.