Last November, I polled readers and came up with the top 25 Oahu restaurants that were gone but not forgotten. The Willows topped the list, followed by Tahitian Lanai, Columbia Inn, Flamingo, John Dominis, Swiss Inn, Alan Wong’s, Fisherman’s Wharf, Canlis and Pearl City Tavern.
Most Hawaii schools have started up, marking a vague end to the summer vacation season. Of course, in Hawaii an important aspect of off-island trips is omiyage, the gifts of aloha we take to our friends, or the goodies we bring home with us.
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Ronnie Belasco in Sacramento, Calif., suggested a topic for today: “Ask your readers what their first impressions of the mainland were, when they landed.