Best of HONOLULU 2024: Entertainment & Leisure on O‘ahu

The Rest of the Best: Reader Picks

Best Club for Dancing

Winner: Scarlet Honolulu
80 S. Pauahi St., (808) 744-0210, scarlethonolulu.com, @scarlethnl

Finalist: The District
1349 Kapi‘olani Blvd., (808) 949-1349, thedistricthi.com, @thedistricthi

Best Community Theater

Winner: Diamond Head Theatre
520 Makapu‘u Ave., (808) 733-0274, diamondheadtheatre.com, @diamondheadtheatre

Finalist: Mānoa Valley Theatre
2833 E. Mānoa Road, (808) 988-6131, manoavalleytheatre.com, @manoavalleytheatre

Best Escape Room

Winner: The Escape Game Honolulu
Ala Moana Center, 1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Space 2404, (808) 736-3834, theescapegame.com/honolulu, @theescapegame

Finalist: Breakout Waikīkī
227 Lewers St., #112, (808) 926-1418, breakoutwaikiki.com, @breakoutwaikiki

Best Hotel for a Staycation

Winner: The Kāhala Hotel & Resort
5000 Kāhala Ave., (808) 739-8811, kahalaresort.com, @kahala_resort

Finalist: Turtle Bay Resort
57-091 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, (866) 475-2567, turtlebayresort.com, @turtlebayresort

Best LGBTQIA+ Bar/Club

Winner: Scarlet Honolulu
80 S. Pauahi St., (808) 744-0210, scarlethonolulu.com, @scarlethnl

Finalist: Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand
134 Kapahulu Ave., (808) 923-0669, hulas.com, @hulaswaikiki

Best Live Music Venue

Winner: Blue Note Hawai‘i
2335 Kalākaua Ave., (808) 777-4890, bluenotejazz.com/hawaii, @bluenotehawaii

Finalist: The Republik
1349 Kapi‘olani Blvd., #30, (808) 941-7469, jointherepublik.com, @jointherepublik

Best Movie Theater

Winner: Consolidated Theatres – Ward
1044 Auahi St., (808) 594-7044, consolidatedtheatres.com/ward, @consolidatedhi

Finalist: Consolidated Theatres – Kāhala
4211 Wai‘alae Ave., (808) 733-6243, consolidatedtheatres.com/kahala, @consolidatedhi

Best Place to Celebrate an Anniversary

Winner: Hy’s Steak house
2440 Kūhiō Ave., (808) 922-5555, hyswaikiki.com, @hyshawaii

Finalist: Roy’s Hawai‘i Kai
6600 Kalaniana‘ole Highway, Suite 110, (808) 396-7697, royyamaguchi.com, @royshawaii

Best Place to Hold a Celebration

Winner: Aloha O‘ahu Weddings LLC
46-133 Lilipuna Road, Kāne‘ohe, (808) 436-2901, alohaoahuweddings.com, @alohaoahuweddings

Finalist: Natsunoya Tea House
1935 Makanani Drive, (808) 595-4488, natsunoyahawaii.com, @natsunoyateahouse

Best Place to Pau Hana

Winner: Moku Kitchen
660 Ala Moana Blvd., No. 145, (808) 591-6658, mokukitchen.com, @mokukitchen

Finalist: Aloha Beer Co.
Multiple locations, (808) 544-1605, alohabeer.com, @alohabeerco

Best Place to Play Tourist

Winner: Waikīkī Crawling: History Tour Pub Crawls
waikikicrawling.com, @waikikicrawling

Finalist: Kualoa Ranch
49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kāne‘ohe, (808) 237-7321, kualoa.com, @kualoaranch

Best Place to See Art

Winner: Honolulu Museum of Art
900 S. Beretania St., (808) 532-8700, honolulumuseum.org, @honolulumuseum

Finalist: Capitol Modern
250 S. Hotel St., second floor, (808) 586-0900, capitolmodern.org, @capitolmodern

Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners

Winner: ‘Iolani Palace
364 S. King St., (808) 522-0822, iolanipalace.org, @iolanipalacehi

Finalist: Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St., (808) 847-3511, bishopmuseum.org, @bishopmuseum