North Shore Food Trucks A petition seeks to force the city to enforce land use and coastal zone management laws designed to protect marine areas from overuse. An encampment of food trucks and picnic tables with grass-thatch umbrellas, portable generators and views of picturesque Sharks Cove might seem like just the kind of

Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina has partnered with celebrity chef Michael Mina to rebrand its signature restaurant, Fish House. Mina’s Fish House has a grand opening slated for December, and will include architectural and decor changes for the beach-side eatery as well as an outdoor bread oven and private dining room. It will also have

Sarento’s, the Italian restaurant at the top of the Ilikai hotel building, will close at the end of this month. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported restaurant founder and CEO Aaron Placourakis decided to move on after 25 years at the Ilikai. The restaurant, which is part of Tri-Star Restaurant Group LLC, will serve its last customers on Sept. 30. Placourakis said all of

    Hawaii-based Agu Ramen will test a self-service format in a new popup restaurant located in the former Iyo Udon space at Ala Moana Center. The popular eatery, which first opened on Oahu in 2013, will offer a limited menu featuring popular dishes, including udon dishes from the now-closed Iyo Udon. The restaurant is

The Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach, previously the Pacific Beach Hotel, will open this December after a $115 million renovation and rebranding, bringing with it two new restaurants and a beer garden by Japanese chef Masaharu Morimoto. The 839-room hotel will now be the only Oahu site for Morimoto, who is known from the Japanese cooking show

This week, Jack in the Box has added a special item to the menu at its Hawaii and Guam restaurants. Fried rice is now available all day as an entree, or as a platter or bowl upgrade. The dish is made with Portuguese sausage, Spam, eggs, and a key ingredient, seasoning from Hawaii-based Noh Foods.