WE SCOURED THE ISLANDS TO CURATE WHAT’S THE BEST OF THE BEST IN HAWAI‘I NOW.
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BEST BEACH ACCESSORIES: EHA CULTURE
Kaua‘i
BEST BEACHWEAR BOUTIQUE: BIKINIBIRD
Big Island, Maui, O‘ahu
Multiple locations, bikinibird.com
PHOTO BY IAMBADA/ISTOCK
BEST BLOWOUT STYLES: DRY BAR
O‘ahu
Multiple locations, @drybarshops_hawaii
BEST BOUTIQUE FOR TASTEMAKERS: AT DAWN.
O‘ahu
1108 Auahi St., Ste. 154, Honolulu, theatdawn.com
Salvage Public spring/ summer collection. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SALVAGE PUBLIC
BEST FINE JEWELRY: ROBERT PALMA DESIGNS
O‘ahu
1750 Kalākaua Ave., Ste. 3702, Century Center, Honolulu, robertpalmadesigns.com
BEST HAIRSTYLIST: DAYNA OKAMURA
O‘ahu
1601 Kapi‘olani Blvd., #100, Honolulu, @daynaokumahair
Bikinibird Kailua boutique. COURTESY OF BIKINIBIRD KAILUA
BEST MASSAGE: LUANA WAIKIKI HAWAIIAN LOMI LOMI MASSAGE & SPA
O‘ahu
2222 Kalākaua Ave., Ste. 716, Honolulu, luana-waikiki.com
Robert Palma Designs platinum Fancy Pink diamond ring. COURTESY OF ROBERT PALMA DESIGNS
BEST MENSWEAR: SALVAGE PUBLIC
O‘ahu
1170 Auahi St., Honolulu, salvagepublic.com
BEST HAIR SALON: OAK MONSARRAT
O‘ahu
3045 Monsarrat Ave., Ste. 3, Honolulu, oak-salon.com
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BEST SPRAY TAN FOR ANY OCCASION: COCO GIRL TANNING
O‘ahu
1272 S. King St., Honolulu, cocogirltanning.com
From architecture to custom furniture, sprucing up your space is easy with these businesses to know in Hawai‘i.
Best Interior Designer Noe Studio. PHOTO: BY JENN ELLENBURG
BEST ARCHITECTURE: BLUEPRINT 808
O‘ahu
Honolulu, blueprint808architecture.com
BEST BUILDER: H-1 CONSTRUCTION
O‘ahu
868 Puuomao St., Honolulu, h1constructionhawaii.com
Best Architecture Blueprint808 Architecture BY ANDREW FORMAN
BEST DEVELOPER: KOBAYASHI GROUP
O‘ahu
1288 Ala Moana Blvd., #201, Honolulu, kobayashi-group.com
BEST EVENT DESIGNER: FEAST HAWAII
Maui
BEST FLORIST: WATANABE FLORAL
O‘ahu
1618 N. Nimitz Hwy., Honolulu; 94866 Moloalo St., Waipahu; watanabefloral.com
Best New Cabinet Resource 87 Zero, SmartCucina. COURTESY OF 87 ZERO
BEST FURNISHING SHOWROOM: C.S. WO & SONS
O‘ahu
702 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, cswoandsons.com
BEST HANDCRAFTED FURNITURE: MARTIN & MACARTHUR
Big Island, Kaua‘i, Maui, O‘ahu
Multiple locations, martinandmacarthur.com
Rejuvenation of a historic Diamond Head estate into a Modern Villa by Blueprint808 Architecture. PHOTO BY ANDREW FORMAN
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER: NOE STUDIO
O‘ahu
3514 Waialae Ave., #B, Honolulu, noestudio.co
BEST NEW CABINET RESOURCE: 87 ZERO BY HPM
O‘ahu
560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Ste. 109, Honolulu, 87zerohi.com
BEST STORE FOR ISLAND INSPO: SWAY ISLAND LIVING
Kaua‘i
2555 Ala Namahana Pkwy., A4, Kilauea, @swayislandlivingkauai
These local restaurants have our appetites abuzz this summer.
Best International Flavors Noe at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina. PHOTO COURTESY OF FOUR SEASONS RESORT OAHU AT KO OLINA
BEST BREWERY: MAUI BREWING CO
Maui, O‘ahu
Multiple locations, mauibrewingco.com
BEST COCKTAIL BAR: TBD…HAWAII
O‘ahu
2885 Kalākaua Ave., 2nd Floor, Honolulu, tbdhawaii.com
BEST DATE NIGHT: SUSHI SAM
Big Island
75-5626 Kuakini Hwy., Kailua Kona, sushisamhawaii.com
Best International Flavors Noe at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina. PHOTO COURTESY OF FOUR SEASONS RESORT OAHU AT KO OLINA
BEST DESSERT: MW RESTAURANT
O‘ahu
888 Kapi‘olani Blvd., Commercial Unit, Ste. 201, Honolulu, mwrestaurant.com
BEST FINE DINING: HOKU’S
O‘ahu
5000 Kahala Ave., Honolulu, hokuskahala.com
Best Fine Dining Hoku’s at The Kahala Hotel & Resort. PHOTO COURTESY OF: THE KAHALA HOTEL & RESORT
BEST FOODIE OBSESSION: HASHIMOTO’S KULA PERSIMMONS
Maui
1280 Pulehuiki Road, Kula, kulapersimmons.com
Best Seafood With a View PESCA. Waikiki Beach. PHOTO COURTESY OF PESCA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS: NOE
O‘ahu
92-1001 Olani St., Kapolei, fourseasons.com/oahu
Best Cocktail Bar tbd... PHOTO COURTESY OF HAWAII TBD...
BEST NEWCOMER: UMI BY VIKRAM GARG
O‘ahu
2233 Helumoa Road, Honolulu, umibyvikramgarg.com
BEST OUTDOOR DINING: DECK.
O‘ahu
150 Kapahulu Ave., 3rd Floor, Honolulu, deckwaikiki.com
Hoku’s executive chef Jonathan Mizukami. PHOTO COURTESY OF PESCA
BEST SEAFOOD WITH A VIEW: PESCA WAIKIKI BEACH
O‘ahu
1777 Ala Moana Blvd., Sky Floor, Honolulu, pescawaikikibeach.com
Meet the creatives who keep Hawai‘i’s art scene ticking.
BEST ART ADVISOR: CHRISTINA MAY HO
O‘ahu
Honolulu, cmho.art
BEST ART FOR A GOOD CAUSE: ISAAC ART CENTER
Big Island
65-1268 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, isaacsartcenter.hpa.edu
OVERVIEW PHOTO BY REID SHIMABUKURO/COURTESY OF HAWAI‘I FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
BEST ART INSTILLATION AT A RESORT: SENSEI LANAI, A FOUR SEASONS RESORT
Lāna‘i
One Keomoku Hwy., Lanai City, fourseasons.com/sensei
BEST DINNER & SHOW: COMMON GROUND LOUNGE NIGHT
Kaua‘i
4900 Kuawa Road, Kilauea, commongroundkauai.com/lounge-nights
Emily Young, “Cautha” (2012, Clastic onyx) at Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort. PHOTO COURTESY OF: SENSEI LANAI, A FOUR SEASONS RESORT
BEST FESTIVAL: HAWAII FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
Big Island, Maui, O‘ahu
Multiple locations, hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com
BEST ARTIST MAKING A STATEMENT: LAUREN HANA CHAI
O‘ahu
Honolulu, laurenhanachai.com
Lauren Hana Chai, “Souls In Motion 2” (2020, oil/acrylic on canvas, neon and iridescent pigments) 54 inches by 64 inches.
BEST GALLERY FOR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS: PAUL STROUSE GALLERY
O‘ahu
19 N. Pauahi, Honolulu, paulstrouse.com
BEST LEI MAKER: GINA KANANIPUA, ECO MINDFUL LEI
O‘ahu
Waikīkī, ecomindfullei.com
BEST MUSEUM WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: SHANGRI LA MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART, CULTURE & DESIGN
O‘ahu
4055 Pāpū Circle, Honolulu, shangrilahawaii.org
Shingo Honda, “Case #111” (1997, acrylic on canvas) 64 inches by 44 inches, CMHO Fine Art Private Collection.
BEST SCREENING PARTY: HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
O‘ahu
680 Iwilei Road, Ste. 100, Honolulu, hiff.org
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