Kung Hee Fat Choy! In Hawaiʻi, we say this Cantonese greeting to wish you a prosperous New Year. Lunar New Year starts on Feb. 10 and runs through Feb. 28, ushering in the Year of the Wood Dragon. In Chinese culture, the dragon symbolizes power, nobleness, honor, luck and success. But it also means we’re […]
With summer right around the corner—it’s already the middle of May!—we decided to talk about our favorite travel activity: eating! We enlisted resident local foodie Melissa Chang (@melissa808) to share with editor at large Catherine Toth Fox (@catherinetothfox) her favorite new restaurants in Hawaiʻi. And both talk about their favorite local snacks. In fact, if
Co-hosts Catherine Toth Fox and Grace Maeda welcome Melissa Chang to the show. The Honolulu food blogger and social media expert makes her third appearance on the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast. While Melissa has been a frequent guest on the podcast, she’s an even more frequent traveler to Maui. From the coasts of Kaʻanapali
In case you haven’t heard—we do a podcast! The “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast, co-hosted by our editorial duo Catherine Toth Fox and Kevin Allen, has been going on for over two years. Two years! Releasing an episode once every two weeks without fail, the HAWT podcast has amassed quite the library with 67 episodes published.
On this episode of our “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast, Cat talks with her foodie pal, Melissa Chang (@melissa808) about all the new restaurants that have recently opened up in Hawaiʻi. (Kevin couldn’t make it to the recording after his second COVID-19 vaccine shot wiped him out.) So what did the dining duo discuss? Here’s
The Have Aloha Will Travel podcast is back with a second episode! Melissa Chang, born and raised in the Islands, joins Cat and Kevin to discuss what are some of Hawaii’s hottest food trends of 2019. But before that, Melissa reveals to us where to go grab a bite on Maui, and lists off some of her favorites
Food blogger Melissa Chang gives us the rundown on Hawaiian shave ice, its origins and two of the best places to get it: Shimazu Store in Honolulu and Baldwin’s Sweet Shop in Aiea, both on the island of Oahu. She’s also got some valuable tips on how to eat the fast-melting treat. Have Aloha
