Using the site
Restaurants of Hawaii is a free guide to restaurants across the Hawaiian islands. You may read, link to, and share our pages. Our own writing, photography selection, page structure, and branding belong to us; please don’t republish substantial portions or scrape the site wholesale without asking first.
Our editorial content
Sections labeled “Restaurants of Hawaii notes” are our first-party editorial. Where a note shows a verification date and a named person, a human checked the listed sources on that date. That is a record of a check — it is not a guarantee, an inspection, or a promise about your visit.
Third-party and Google content
Restaurant pages may display live content from Google Maps, including ratings, review counts, review text, author names and avatars, and links back to Google. That content belongs to Google and its reviewers, not to us. We display it with the attribution Google requires and we do not edit, reorder by our own preference, store, or reuse it. We are not responsible for the accuracy or opinions in third-party reviews.
Your use of that content is also governed by the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service, which are incorporated here by reference. How these requests work is described on our privacy page.
No endorsement
Inclusion in this guide is not an endorsement, certification, or ranking of quality or safety. Paid placements — sponsored, featured, or advertising slots — are labeled where they appear, and paying never changes what our editorial notes say.
Accuracy and change
Hours, prices, menus, and even whether a restaurant is open change constantly. We correct things as we learn about them, but we cannot promise any page is current or error-free. Please call ahead or check with the restaurant before you go, and tell us when something is wrong.
Restaurant-provided content
Sections labeled “From the restaurant” are supplied by the business or taken from its official website, and are labeled as such with a source link. If you submit content as an owner or representative, you confirm you have the right to do so and grant us permission to publish it here. We may edit for length and clarity, decline it, or remove it at any time, and we may verify it against the stated source.
Acceptable use
Don’t use the site to break the law, misrepresent a business you don’t represent, submit false or defamatory content, harvest personal data, or interfere with the site’s operation or security.
Links to other sites
We link to restaurant websites, menus, reservation and ordering platforms, and other outside pages. Those sites are run by other people under their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for them.
Limits
The site is provided as-is and as-available. To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for losses arising from your use of the site or reliance on information here, including third-party content. Nothing here limits rights you have that can’t legally be limited, and this page is general information, not legal advice.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the site changes. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the current version.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or removal requests: get in touch. See also our privacy page and our editorial standards.