Hi friends!

I hope everyone’s having a lovely and relaxing Sunday!

Last week I was lucky enough to make a trip out to one of my favorite places…

Honolulu, HI.

And since I haven’t blogged in a while, I made sure to take some photos to share…
{some of which i’ve already shared via instagram}

Evening settling in over the ocean

Spicy furikake crusted ahi with brown rice and halo greens at one of my favorite places: Kaka’ako Kitchen

Morning walks along the beach

Followed up with iced coffee at Honolulu Coffee Co.

Lots of pool and sun time

Wasabi masago ahi poke bowl on a mix of salad and brown rice from Pa’ina Cafe

Mai Tai from Mai Tai bar

An obligatory visit to Liliha Bakery

A swim with dolphins

and turtles

and a boat ride along the coast

An early morning hike up Diamond Head.

A visit to the popular KCC Farmers Market with lots and lots of local goodies:

freshly brewed coffee

sweet potato everything!…from mochi to cookies.

island fruits & veggies

Oatcakes

Mini pineapples

Raw vegan snacks

Local grass-fed beef

Abalone anyone?

pretty vibrant flowers

Fun foods

Green juices

Acai bowls

Ono Pops!

And that was just a handful of the many stands at the market.

I went home with Gerbera daisies and Malie chocolates

Many rainbows were seen

no pots of gold were found unfortunately

Acai Cup from Blue Hawaii Lifestyle

Soba sushi from Shirokiya’s upper level food hall.

A visit to Amuse wine bar

Hawaii Five-0 filming sighting!

Anyone watch that show??
If so, this car should look familiar…

Chase scene in the making

A view of the filming from above

Ono sandwiches from Kua’aina

Lot’s of coffee throughout the week

Early morning at Hanauma Bay

Another visit to Pa’ina Cafe for a salmon poke salad bowl

Followed up with a visit to Bubbies for their delicious homemade ice cream:
ddccc (double dark chocolate chocolate chip) + mint chocolate chip 

Beautiful sunsets

And finally, a visit is not complete without a loco moco

Two eggs over a local grass fed beef patty sitting on a bed of brown rice with a side of mac salad.
{Usually smothered in gravy, but mine came on the side}

Not very photogenic, but super tasty.

Lastly…while we’re on the topic of Hawaii, there’s a great article this month in Travel + Leisure Magazine about Hawaii and it’s up and coming food movement.  It’s definitely becoming more and more of a foodie city, which is super exciting!

Hope you enjoyed my photos!