Downstairs: Artizen
We had a relationship with Artizen by MW at HiSAM. We weren’t just dating or Insta-stalking, the HONOLULU Team had a full-on commitment to its grab-and-go sandwiches, salads, specials and desserts. We would walk the two blocks from our office down Hotel Street for brainstorming sessions, planning meetings, hello and goodbye lunches or to scoop up discounted salads at the end of the day. One of our HONOLULU Family writers was even addicted to Artizen’s breakfast sandwiches. So when it closed last year, even though we weren’t working in the office, I mourned the loss of the 5-minute walk to the jidori fried chicken bento box, Cobb salad, furikake fries and, (although it feels cliché to say it) my favorite mochi-crusted opah or tofu.