By early 2020, Chinatown’s once-thriving arts district felt stagnant as a gradual and steady loss of businesses in the area took its toll. But two years of strife have inspired art anew.
There goes the neighborhood.
In the year of the rooster, O‘ahu’s most authentic and vibrant neighborhood seems poised to preen, thanks to hip restaurants, hot boutiques and a tenacious arts and entertainment scene.
You love heading over to Fighting Eel to shop, but go a little farther for new boutique adventures.
Chinatown’s marketplaces are overflowing with fresh, cheap fish, meat, fruits and vegetables. How to navigate it all? We tagged along with the duo behind three of Honolulu’s hottest gathering places as they shopped, to see how the pros do it.
How to eat authentic Chinese food in downtown Honolulu.
Whether you’re in the mood for hip new culinary adventures or under-the-radar gems, here are a few of our current Chinatown faves.
You won’t find 1,000-year-old eggs or giant live bullfrogs anywhere else on the Island.
As a neighborhood of a thousand faces, Chinatown has seen some pretty strange things, including being used as a backdrop for these scenes in film and television.
Here’s how two of downtown’s hottest new restaurants sprang from the partnership of Jesse Cruz and Dusty Grable.
Relax in the pool or hang out at the recreation area at this Harbor Square building.
Hawaii Times Building penthouse in downtown Honolulu for sale or lease
Kukui Plaza listings draw attention from buyers
Club Hubba Hubba, the infamous Chinatown exotic-dance club that was popular with sailors in the 1950s, is undergoing a major renovation.
Back in September, it was reported that the metal awning of the Lai Fong building in Chinatown was falling down after being hit by a delivery truck. Fast-forward five months and not much has changed.
