Press

Technology is changing the way restaurants do business, and Sheryl Matsuoka, the president and CEO of the Hawaii Restaurant Association, said that integrating technology into their operations is "no longer optional" for restaurants. Click HERE to read more!

WAIKIKI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Many families are planning to gather at local restaurants for a special meal as Easter Sunday approaches. New tariffs on imported goods could have some worried and some local eateries are starting to feel the pressure....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hawaii Restaurant Association Partners with Guy Fieri Foundation to Support Victims of Los Angeles Wildfires with $120,000 Donation HONOLULU, HI (January 27, 2025) – The Hawaii Restaurant Association (HRA) is proud to announce its partnership...

The Hawaii Restaurant Association is hosting its first ever industry expo next month that will highlight the latest in restaurant tech, food service items, food and beverage products, and more. Businesses have until Thursday to register for a vendor booth....

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s been a slow start to the holidays but it is starting to pick up for the restaurant industry. “It’s on the heels of the pandemic, of the Lahaina fires or the back to back strikes for the hotels, but I think everyone, for the most part, is...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Food and Drug Administration said dogs in outdoor dining areas do not pose a threat to public health, but Hawaii law still bans pups that are not service animals from lanai-style dining areas....

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Big City Diner owner Lane Muraoka set the price of the restaurant's Thanksgiving meals six months ago. "We base the price on the turkey—on the protein—that's the majority of the plate," he said. And now a spike in the cost of dairy products...

WAIKIKI (KHON2) — State officials told KHON2 in April that their online database to search a restaurant’s inspection history would be back up and running by July, but the system is still down and thousands of reissued permits are backlogged....

HONOLULU(KHON2) — Kapiolani Community Colleges Culinary Arts Program kicks-off its fall semester soon with renewed vigor. Grant Itomitsu, the department chair, said the goal is to change the face of culinary education....