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🌺 Waimea Valley Escape + Your Oʻahu Weekend Game Plan

🌺 Waimea Valley Escape + Your Oʻahu Weekend Game Plan

North Shore waterfall reset

Jan 23, 2026

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9 min read

🌺 Hanauma Bay Without the Chaos + Kamaʻāina Staycay Deals

🌺 Hanauma Bay Without the Chaos + Kamaʻāina Staycay Deals

Inside: ʻOno picks for the weekend

Jan 16, 2026

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9 min read

🌞 New on the Island

🎃 Halloween Takes Over Oʻahu

🎃 Halloween Takes Over Oʻahu

Haunted opera, island films, free trick-or-treating, and new local eats

Oct 26, 2026

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5 min read

🍠 From Tabletop Fryer to Kalihi

🍠 From Tabletop Fryer to Kalihi

The story behind Hawaiian Chip Company’s early years

Oct 23, 2026

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2 min read

🌴 Earlier Island Reads

🎬 HIFF46 Opens With a Hawaiʻi Story

🎬 HIFF46 Opens With a Hawaiʻi Story

Ghost stories, Steel Pulse, Oz, and Boos & Brews

Oct 19, 2026

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3 min read

🍡 He Left Banking for His Grandfather’s Mochi

🍡 He Left Banking for His Grandfather’s Mochi

Nisshodo reopened this week, a century into the family story

Oct 16, 2026

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2 min read

🌈 Pride Takes Over Kalākaua Saturday

🌈 Pride Takes Over Kalākaua Saturday

Homecoming, OnoFest, chocolate coffee, and Princess Kaʻiulani

Oct 12, 2026

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4 min read

🧵 She Started With Three Quilt Prints

🧵 She Started With Three Quilt Prints

From craft fairs to four decades of modern aloha wear

Oct 9, 2026

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2 min read

EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY

Your Week on Oʻahu, Sorted

Events, food, local deals, and the small businesses that make the island feel like home.

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Pau Hana Plans

The festivals, concerts, games, and cultural events worth putting on your calendar this week, with times and places so you can just go.

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ʻOno Picks

New openings and local favorites around the island, plus exactly what to order when you get there.

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Kamaʻāina Corner

Resident deals on staycations, dining, and parking that are easy to miss unless someone points them out.

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Aloha Friday Spotlight

Every Friday we tell the story of one local small business. Nobody pays to be featured, it's our way of giving back.

🤙🏼 Trending on the Island

💘 Kaimana Sunset Picnic + Your Pre‐Valentine’s Weekend Plans

💘 Kaimana Sunset Picnic + Your Pre‐Valentine’s Weekend Plans

Gold Coast glow, Year of the Horse lights

Feb 13, 2026

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9 min read

🌸 Wahiawā Rainforest Reset + Your Chinatown Festival Saturday

🌸 Wahiawā Rainforest Reset + Your Chinatown Festival Saturday

Central Oʻahu shade, Year of the Horse lights

Feb 6, 2026

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9 min read

🌿 Hoʻomaluhia Reset + Your Oʻahu Night Market Weekend

🌿 Hoʻomaluhia Reset + Your Oʻahu Night Market Weekend

Koʻolau green calm, Chinatown lights

Jan 30, 2026

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9 min read

🌺 Waimea Valley Escape + Your Oʻahu Weekend Game Plan

🌺 Waimea Valley Escape + Your Oʻahu Weekend Game Plan

North Shore waterfall reset

Jan 23, 2026

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9 min read

🌺 Hanauma Bay Without the Chaos + Kamaʻāina Staycay Deals

🌺 Hanauma Bay Without the Chaos + Kamaʻāina Staycay Deals

Inside: ʻOno picks for the weekend

Jan 16, 2026

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9 min read

O'ahu Insider

Your weekly guide to Oʻahu’s best events, beaches, bites, and can’t-miss local spots