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Hawaii nightlife
Nightlife in Hawaii isn't much of a priority outside the major cities. True night owls gravitate toward Honolulu and Waikiki, where they'll find lively bars, clubs, concerts, lounges, and gallery openings. On the other islands, the sidewalks roll up around 9 pm, and most socializing happens during the day at the beach or at a backyard BBQ at a friend's house (so try to make nice with the locals). Your options? Most resorts have bars that pick up on the weekends. You can attend a luau, which is essentially a dinner show—fun in a Disneyland kind of way. In Maui, there are a few notable hot spots once a week or once a month in various towns. But your best bet for action after dark is to lie out on the beach under the stars and hope for a meteor shower.
This lovely French-style coffeehouse and wine bar would be more suited to New York, if it weren't for the tropical smoothies—ice cold, all-fruit creamy...more
see the Maui guideThis is good as it gets on Maui—a modest Italian restaurant in the little cowboy town of Makawao that turns into a funky bar–disco late at night. The...more
see the Maui guideThis divey saloon and pool hall, ceremoniously decorated with pictures of its patron saint, country singer and local resident Willie Nelson (who is rumored to...more
see the Maui guideWaikiki is striving to become the new South Beach, so it's fitting that Kevin Aoki chose it as the location of his outpost of Lincoln Road sushi mainstay...more
see the Oahu guideThis North Shore standard with great sunset views over the harbor is a hub for local thirtysomething surfers, who come to sit at the bar and order pupus...more
see the Oahu guideThis beautiful old theater, a hub of entertainment since 1922, is still the place to go to catch live performances. The nightly shows range from big-name indie...more
see the Oahu guideLuckily, no ambitious impresario has ruined this authentic tiki bar and restaurant, untouched since it opened in 1957 (balloon-fish lanterns have become so...more
see the Oahu guideThis concert series—held every Wednesday at 7:30 pm in the the pavilion at the Napili Kai Beach Resort—has produced three Grammy-winning albums....more
see the Maui guideStrange but true: A lot of young people from Ireland work on Maui. You can find plenty of them at this popular Irish restaurant and bar (which sometimes morphs...more
see the Maui guideYou've got two pretty great nightlife options at the Sheraton Waikiki: The Hanohano Room, on the 30th floor and surrounded by glass walls, is a restaurant and...more
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