Restaurants

A popular Vietnamese restaurant is set to open its new location in Honolulu's Kaimukī neighborhood next month. HPR's Cassie Ordonio spoke to the owner of The Pig and the Lady about his bittersweet goodbye to Chinatown.

HPR's Catherine Cruz spoke to Terry Thompson, founder of Kua ʻAina Sandwich, about successfully expanding locations overseas.

Eddie Flores Jr. is the founder of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, a successful plate lunch drive-in with franchises across the U.S. Flores Jr. shared his success story with HPR as he prepares for his book signing for "Franchising the American Dream."

Dining al fresco may become more common at Oʻahu restaurants with the Honolulu City Council's passing of Bill 1 to make the outdoor dining services program permanent.

The Culinary Institute of America has produced top chefs across the country, including Hawaiʻi's Roy Yamaguchi. The restaurateur has taken over as executive director at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Kapiʻolani Community College.

The Hawaiʻi Workers Center helped bring the case to the attention of federal authorities, who investigated and found that the restaurant was violating labor laws. As HPR's Mark Ladao reports, Max’s Restaurants will have to pay nearly $308,000 in owed back wages and damages.

Chuck and Kale Furuya celebrated Father's Day working the dinner service at Mara — a new Mediterranean restaurant across from the Ala Moana Center. The father-son duo are both sommeliers.

This Mother's Day, many will celebrate by going out to brunch or dinner. Istanbul Hawaii on Oʻahu is one restaurant that expects to serve the Sunday Mother's Day crowd. It's owned by the mother-daughter team Nili Yildirim and Ahu Hettema.

The fast-food chain Wendy's has clarified its idea to implement “dynamic pricing.” The Conversation talked to the Hawaiʻi Restaurant Association about whether the concept could take hold in Hawaiʻi.

Colliers International discusses the down direction for commercial real estate; Hawaiʻi Restaurant Association shares whether "surge pricing" could work in our state; we take a closer look at the heated debate over the state budget in the wake of Maui's wildfire recovery; and a tree consultant talks about the concept of tree equity across our communities.