The Best of Everything - Hawaii's Best 2022
The readers of the Honolulu Star*Advertiser voted the following Hawaii's best:
1. Bakery
First Place - Liliha Bakery
My opinion: I love Liliha Bakery but it is hard for me to believe that Leonard's Bakery was not even considered a finalist.
11. Fast Food
First Place - Taco Bell
My opinion: Not sure how and where they counted votes but I think they didn't count the mail-in votes before publishing. It is insane that McDonald's wasn't in first place or even a finalist.
20. Korean Food
First Place - Kim Chee II
My opinion: I can assure you that they didn't ask real Koreans what restaurant they thought had the best Korean food. How can Yummy's be better than Sorabol, Choi's Garden and So Gong Dong?
There are 156 categories but there should have been 158. How can they leave out:
157 - Fresh Seafood
First Place - Tamashiro Market
My opinion: Most reliable place to find fresh seafood in Honolulu. Always packed with Polynesians and Filipinos from all over the island. This seafood and grocery store has been No. 1 amongst locals since 1946.
I also think there should be a 158:
158 - Consignment Store
First Place - Hawaii Consignment Center
My opinion: Hawaii Consignment Center is the best consignment store in Honolulu.
They just moved to a very visible and convenient location at 1901 South King Street and have plenty of parking in the front of the store. The store is two stories, jam packed, full of desirable used furniture and collectibles.
The only consignment store in Honolulu that deals with used furniture.
From a buyer's perspective, they sell gently used furniture and treasures from all over the world. I've seen American arts and craft and Victorian furniture, Knoll Barcelona chair, Corbusier lounge chair, Hermes folding stool and cushions, Chinese Qing dynasty furniture, carved koa furniture, Persian rugs, artwork by artist likes of Dali, Picasso, Madge Tennent, Luigi Fumagalli; Mid-century modern lamps, Hawaiiana, Pre-Columbian artifacts, Qing dynasty porcelain, Japanese Meiji period furniture; and other interesting collectibles; have pass through this shop's doors. I find things here priced to sell!
From a seller's perspective, this is a great place to get rid of bulky furniture when downsizing from a house to an apartment; transitioning to your more minimalist retirement style of living; and make some money, instead of donating your once prized treasures, accumulated over the years, to Goodwill or the Salvation Army.
Been a buyer and a seller here and the owner Chip Buchmiller are honest, personable and comfortable to work with. Useful tip: For the best deals, always better to deal directly with the owner Chip.
Staff here are friendly and accommodating and as a side note "Michael Jackson" works here! Hoo!! He's smooth, he's bad ...Shamone. He's bad, bad really bad! Shamone!!
The rest of the staff includes the talented fixer and muscleman of the store, Mattai; and part-timers Anna, Mark and Ken.
Open Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
New inventory here are consistently being moved in or out and constantly changing, so it's worthwhile visiting this place at least once a month.
Don't know what all of you thought of the Star*Advertisers, Best of Everything - Hawaii's Best 2022 but for me, I thought the selections were lacking, puzzling and surprising. The insert and results seemed to have been a tally of votes of people that just moved from the mainland and are now living in a Howard Hughes Development high rise in Kakaako.
All I can say is for me, if the Honolulu Star*Advertiser publishes the nonsense I saw in their Best of Everything insert, they should not be a finalist in 159 - Local Newspaper, Hawaii's Best 2022. Even they recognize they are only a one star newspaper by putting a single * between Star and Advertiser instead of Star*****Advertiser. read more