Ohana in Hawaii?

[Midoria]

I haven't been here long, but I know that I'm totally used to it and I love it. You really can't judge what's happening inside a place by the outside. Side Street is a good example. Brewseum - basically down an alley, and there you have an awesome WW2 museum and one of the funkiest little bars upstairs and a brewery next door. I'm sometimes shocked at how new and shiny things seem when I'm on the mainland. But I think that's what really gives Honolulu its character. This whole mish mash of people and buildings and flavors and sounds. It has really quickly become my favorite place on earth. And none of that is because of a Disneyfied version of the place.

When I vacationed here years before moving, I'd look inside restaurants to see where the locals were eating. My stomach has been happy ever since, but not my pants. I, too, love the mix and match of the old and new, the traditional and the westernized. The "real" Hawaii is amazing.

 

[Aviator621]

Not an exact match, but try Haleiwa Joe's in Haiku Gardens on the windward side. Great views and good food, particularly for their Sunday Brunch. https://haleiwajoes.com/locations/