Hawaii is like no other place on earth. Home to one of the world's most active volcanoes and the world's tallest sea mountain. Birthplace of modern surfing, the hula and Hawaii Regional Cuisine. Former seat of a royal kingdom and home to the only royal palace on US soil. Hawaii is one of the youngest geological formations in the world and the youngest state of the union. But perhaps Hawaii's most unique feature is its aloha spirit: the warmth of Hawaii's people that wonderfully complements the Islands' perfect temperatures.

There are six major islands to visit in Hawaii: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Hawaii’s Big Island. You'll find each island has its own distinct personality and offers its own adventures, activities and sights. Mark Twain called Hawaii, "That peaceful land, that beautiful land... the climate, one long delicious summer day, and the good that die experience no change, for they but fall asleep in one heaven and wake up in another." We invite you to explore the Islands of Aloha to find your own heavenly Hawaii experiences.

At Hawaiian Hot Spots, we search for and find the best local places to eat (grinds in local slang), off the beaten path site seeing and just places to visit.  Come back frequently as businesses and change on a weekly and monthly basis.

Aloha

Oahu Grinds

Is there a place that you go to when you head to Hawaii?  For many people that visit Hawaii for a 2nd or 3rd time, they will head to one of the local plate lunch places to have a bit of local flavor.

A few that are in the Honolulu area are Rainbow Drive-in.

One market that you can find in Honolulu is Tomoshiro's.  They have a local favorite appetizer named Poki which is raw tuna, usually local Ahi that is mixed with various spices and items like soy sauce, hawaiian salt, chile flake, kukui nut, maui onion, sesame seeds, seaweed, green onion.