2024 Readers’ Choice Awards: Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi

From beaches to plate lunches, these are your picks for the best of Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi.
Halawa Valley And Waterfall
Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images.

Moloka‘i Food and Drink 

Best Restaurant 

  1. Hiro’s ‘Ohana Grill
  2. Paddlers Restaurant and Bar
  3. Kanemitsu Bakery & Coffee Shop
  4. Kualapu‘u Cookhouse

Best Cheap Eats 

  1. ‘Ono Fish & Shrimp Truck
  2. Kanemitsu Bakery & Coffee Shop
  3. Moloka‘i Pizza Café
  4. Moloka‘i Burger
  5. Mana‘e Goods & Grindz

 

Moloka‘i Hotels and Resorts 

2023 Rca Molokai Hotel

Photo: Courtesy of Hotel Moloka‘i.

Best Place to Stay 

  1. Hotel Moloka‘i
  2. Moloka‘i Shores
  3. Dunbar Beachfront Cottages
  4. Pu‘u O Hōkū Ranch
  5. Castle Moloka’i Shores

 

Moloka‘i Outdoor Adventures 

2023 Rca Molokai Papohaku Beach Gettyimages Dv030155

Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images.

Best Beach 

  1. Pāpōhaku Beach
  2. Hālawa Beach
  3. Kapukahehu Beach (aka Dixie Maru Cove)
  4. Kepuhi Beach
  5. Murphy’s Beach

 

Moloka‘i Services 

Alien Cards

Photo: Courtesy of David Croxford.

Best Land Activity or Adventure Tour Co. 

  1. Hālawa Valley Falls Cultural Hike
  2. Kalaupapa Mule Tour
  3. Purdy’s Natural Macadamia Nut Farm

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Lāna‘i Food and Drink 

Best Cheap Eats 

  1. Blue Ginger Café
  2. Nō Ka ‘Oi Grindz Lāna‘i
  3. Coffee Works
  4. Malibu Farm Restaurant & Bar

Best Plate Lunch 

  1. Blue Ginger Café
  2. Pele’s Other Garden Deli
  3. Café 565
  4. Ganotisi’s Pacific Rim Cuisine

Best Plate Restaurant 

  1. Blue Ginger Café
  2. Lāna‘i City Bar & Grille
  3. Nō Ka ‘Oi Grindz Lāna‘i
  4. Nobu Lāna‘i
  5. Malibu Farm

 

Lāna‘i Hotel and Resorts 

Lanai 5 1

Photo: Courtesy Hotel Lānaʻi.

Best Place to Stay 

  1. Four Seasons Resort Lāna‘i
  2. Hotel Lāna‘i
  3. Sensei Lāna‘i, A Four Seasons Resort
  4. Hulopo‘e Beach Park Camping

 

Lāna‘i Outdoor Adventures 

Best Beach 

  1. Shipwreck Beach
  2. Hulopo‘e Beach
  3. Polihua Beach

Best Hiking Trail 

  1. Pu‘u Pehe (aka Sweetheart Rock)
  2. Koloiki Ridge Trail
  3. Kapiha‘a Trail
  4. Munro Trail Fisherman’s Trail

 

Lāna‘i Services 

02 Lanai Cat Sanctuary Great Went 3

Photo: Great Went.

Best Land Activity or Adventure Tour Co. 

  1. Lāna‘i Jeep Rental
  2. Trilogy Excursions (Maui)
  3. Paragon Sailing (Maui)
  4. Lāna‘i Cat Sanctuary
Categories: Readers’ Choice 2024