Hank's Cafe

Honolulu


You can’t get more low-key than this neighborhood dive bar. Live music rolls in some nights and the amiable regulars practically call it home as they watch sports on TV. As owner Hank Taufaasau puts it: 'I opened it as an art gallery to showcase my paintings and prints. But I put the bar in to pay the rent. Artists starve!'


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