The popular Waikiki hot spot RumFire is bringing its innovative menus and cocktails — with a stellar view, of course — to Kauai

Winemaker Fred Scherrer — and his wines — will be part of a special dinner at d.k Steak House in Waikiki on June 6

Hawaii might be more than 7,600 miles away. But this month the distance won’t seem so loin. The Honolulu Academy of Arts is hosting Cinémathèque Française, a film festival of sorts featuring premieres of French films paired with French food and music

The posh Halekulani is undergoing a multimillion-dollar makeover to its guest rooms, suites and restaurants.

The historic Moana Surfrider in Waikiki launched a nightly wine service back in 2007, but it didn’t last too long. Still, the concept — a nightly wine event with food pairings in the lobby of Waikiki’s oldest hotel — was a good one. So in December 2011, Chef Will Chen relaunched the event — but with a twist.

Julia Child said it best: “Life itself is the proper binge.” So in honor of the award-winning chef’s 100th birthday anniversary, The Kahala Hotel & Resort is hosting a month-long series of culinary events, dinners and a la carte menu items made from the recipes in Child’s famous cookbook, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” in August.

Last year the first Hawaii Food & Wine Festival lured droves of foodies to various venues around Honolulu with a line-up of culinary all-stars including island chefs Alan Wong and Roy Yamauchi, Mainland chefs like Hubert Keller and Alexander Strada, and international culinary biggies like Edward Kwon from Korea and Yoshihiro Murata of Japan.

It had been 11 years since Alan Wong, award-winning chef and founding member of the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement, published his first cookbook, “Alan Wong’s New Wave Luau.”

There aren’t many restaurants in Hawaii serving local meats. And chef Bob McGee wanted to do something about it.