Chowing Down at Honolulu’s Mahina & Sun’s and The Pig & The Lady
Chef Ed Kenney holding the world’s craziest mug at Mahaina & Sun’s.
Chef Ed Kenney’s New Mahina & Sun’s
OAHU, HAWAII — Chef Ed Kenney never in his wildest dreams thought he’d have a restaurant on Waikiki Beach.
The touristy scene just wasn’t his particular cup of tea. After all, his other restaurants — Town, Kaimuki Superette, and Mud Hen Water — are all mere steps from one other in the quieter, residential neighborhood of Kaimuki.
But when Aqua-Aston Hospitality got the idea for revamping an old motel in Waikiki, they wooed him for a year until he finally agreed to open Mahina & Sun’s there in the Surfjack Hotel.
When he first saw the property, it was deja vu. Kenney chuckled, remembering that he once was a regular at a punk rock club that was on the premises.
The social media-sensation of a swimming pool.
The fun artwork.
Movies pool-side at night.
Call it fate. But Kenney’s forward-thinking, Hawaiian farm-to-table cuisine seems right at home in this super cool and funky fun space.