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Food event showcases ”Hawaii’s Best Kitchens,” supports future culinary talent

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September 7, 2024

Food event showcases ”Hawaii’s Best Kitchens,” supports future culinary talent

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The 6th annual “Best of Hawaii’s Best Kitchens” is happening tonight at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. The event gathers top local chefs from more than a dozen restaurants for a night of food, music and charity benefiting future culinary talent.

Keith Mallini, chair of the Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Alessandro Bolla, VP of Arancino Ristorante Italiano, and Tran Phuong, co-founder of Luna Events and Catering Hawaii, joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about the fundraiser organized by Hawaii’s Best Kitchens founder Darrell Chock.

This year’s event goes from 7-10 p.m. with proceeds going to fund programs that uplift the local culinary industry through scholarships, public service and educational programs.

Arancino Ristorante Italiano and Luna Events & Catering showcased dishes they plan to serve at tonight’s event.

The 6th annual Best of Hawaii’s Best Kitchens is this Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki showcasing food from a dozen of the state’s top chefs

Chock founded the social media business on Instagram in 2015 to showcase Hawaii’s top eateries and be a culinary guide for locals and visitors.

For information and tickets, visit hawaiisbestkitchens.org.

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Ways you can protect your family and home during and after hurricane season

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November 29, 2025

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Ways you can protect your family and home during and after hurricane season

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii’s hurricane season technically ends this weekend, advocates say now is the time to ramp up emergency preparedness efforts for next season.

Honolulu Neighborhood commission chair Larry Veray joined us with what community leaders are doing.

The commission made a it a priority for Year 2026 to educate all neighborhood residents and provide them advice on how to fortify their homes and high rises to minimize the loss of life and property in a severe disaster like extreme hurricanes and wildfires.

“There are over 80,000 wooden homes on Oahu,” said Veray. “With a Category 3-5 hurricane, many houses will lose their roofs and begin to disintegrate with windows and walls followinging.”

Veray also facilitates guest presenters for the Pearl City Neighborhood Board next year and ask Hawaii legislators to facilitate a town hall meeting next year.

Click here for more information on the neighborhood board.

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Suspect apprehended during Thanksgiving restaurant robbery

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November 28, 2025

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Suspect apprehended during Thanksgiving restaurant robbery

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Police responded to an armed robbery call shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

According to police, a 36-year-old man entered a closed restaurant at 1910 Ala Moana Blvd. and allegedly pointed what appeared to be a handgun at two employees.

One employee was able to flee, but the second was reportedly assaulted and had her property taken.

Police officers arrived while the suspect was still at the scene and detained him.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300.

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Christopher Fujimoto

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November 28, 2025

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Chef Chris is a Native Hawaiian Chef born and raised on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i. Chef Chris grew up on the east side, in Kāneʻohe, and was taught from a young age to truly appreciate eating food directly from the ‘āina (land) and kai (sea), learning how to gather, fish, spear fish, and go torching from his father who was a huge influence on teaching him Hawaiian culture from a young age.

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