Want to eat like a local? Better yet, like a local gay man with excellent taste and no patience for bad poke or bland brunch. We’ve rounded up some of the best Hawaii restaurants that serve serious flavor and a side of fierce.

Local bartenders, brunch servers, queens and beach cruisers—brace yourselves. Tariffs are creeping into paradise, and it’s not just tourists who’ll feel it. Here's how global economics is shaking up everyday queer life in the islands.

It’s not just petty—it’s predictive. The whispers you hear at the bar on Saturday night might be tomorrow’s headline. Or someone’s new drag name. Or both. Welcome to Waikiki, where gossip isn’t a sin—it’s a civic duty.