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Monday 9am - 8pm Tuesday 11am - 8pm Wednesday 9am - 8pm Thursday 11am - 8pm Friday 9am - 8pm Saturday 1pm - 8pm

Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii

Name: Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii
Address: 525 Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu, HI, 96815, US
Telephone: +18087374118
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Sunrise is a gathering place for the Okinawan community. This famous hole in the wall serves Japanese and Okinawan food, as well as sushi.

Live entertainment from chef owner as well!

03/22/2026

Totally random. Here’s the little girl in the poster (located in the bathroom of Sunrise Restaurant) all grown up! Her mom had her pose next to her small kid time photo.

01/29/2026

Congratulations to Tomoko and Chokatsu Katsu Tamayose the owners of Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii who celebrate TWENTY-SEVEN years of serving wonderful Okinawan food at their iconic restaurant TODAY!

Sunrise has always been a gathering place for the Hawaii Okinawan community. It will always have a special place in my heart because it was my introduction to Okinawan food and an important pathway that led to my involvement in the local Okinawan community.

Katsu would stand behind his sushi counter most of the night and interact with his customers. For the longest time, I was "George Tamashiro's daughter" and Katsu would always make sure to introduce me to EVERY Uchinanchu who was dining in the restaurant. I have met so many wonderful people at Sunrise, some of them becoming dear friends like いのうえちずand Arisa Oshiro and Mitchel Shimamura to name a few.

I remember Katsu telling me, "Hey! Chizu is an editor of a magazine in Okinawa. Help her out." When I met Arisa, he told me, "Hey! Arisa is studying at your college. Help her out." I am so glad I did because both have become part of my family.

Sunrise is not a restaurant that you quietly eat at your table, it is like a Cheers where people are talking to other people across the room, strangers are pouring you a glass of awamori and sometimes these strangers become like family. I introduced my co-worker Daim Zuke to the karate sensei sitting at the table next to ours and they figured out they were related. Only at Sunrise would that happen.

Ippei Nifwee Deebiru Katsu and Tomoko for 27 years of wonderful homestyle Okinawan cooking and ono sushi, for the live music and dancing, for being such an important gathering place for our community, and for helping me discover my roots and heritage. 💜 From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all that you do for your customers!

To celebrate 27 years of Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii, let’s make an effort to order more take out and dine there more often this year! Please take someone who has never been and revisit with those who have not gone there in a long time. Definitely congratulate them for 27 years, which is an incredible milestone to reach! 💜

11/14/2025

IT IS SOUP WEATHER!! Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii has you covered for dine in or take out with four soup options. They have Pig Feet Soup, Okinawan Miso Soup (Okinawan miso soup has tons of stuff in it), Okinawan Soba, and my favorite Sparerib Soup. Each soup order comes with a container of rice.

Psst! Don't forget get plenty Okinawan soup options from Utage Restaurant and Masa & Joyce as well!

Suggestion: When I pick up my usual lunch order (Grilled Salmon), I usually order Sparerib Soup to have to dinner/lunch the next day. It's a tasty way to support them even more.

Note: For those of you worried about parking, just call them at (808) 737-4118 to place your order and ask how long it'll take. Pull up and park behind the parked cars in their lot and dash in to get your order.

10/02/2025

Today is officially Aloha Tofu Day in Hawaii! To celebrate that (and 75 years of Aloha Tofu), Sunrise Restaurant is offering their Pork Tofu Plate — served with rice & potato salad — for just $10 (reg. $13) on Thursday Oct 2! TODAY!

Bonus: First 20 orders get a limited-edition Aloha Tofu Uchiwa fan – don’t miss out! Dine in or Take Out. Call (808) 737-4118 to place your order or make a reservation today!

09/08/2025

Aloha! Chokatsu and Tomoko are taking a well deserved vacation. Sunrise Restaurant will be closed from September 10th to September 17th.

Sunrise reopens for dinner from September 18th. Mahalo for your understanding.

03/05/2025

“The rafute at Sunrise is an Okinawan preparation of pork belly -- stewed in shoyu, black sugar and awamori. It's like edible velvet." - Debbie McKee

Rafute must be pre-ordered at Sunrise! Takes time to make velvety pork!

02/27/2025

ALWAYS ask what’s on special at Sunrise. Today the special is Nakami Soup! 💜💜💜

01/29/2025

Congratulations to Chokatsu Katsu Tamayose and Tomoko-san for 26 years of Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii!

Sunrise is truly a special place because of Katsu and Tomoko! Happy 26th Birthday to Sunrise! And so happy we got to celebrate with you tonight!! 💜

Please stop by to celebrate 26 years and congratulate Tomoko and Katsu!

12/13/2024

Happy 70th Birthday Chokatsu san!!!

Let’s all go to Sunrise to wish Katsu a very happy birthday!!! 💜💜💜

10/31/2024

On special today: Hamachi Nitsuke!

Haven’t seen this in awhile! SO ONO!!

10/18/2024

Big mahalo to everyone who ordered Okinawa Soba today! Props to the Yamamoto ohana who ordered TEN Okinawa Soba to go! What a wonderful Okinawa Soba Day! 💜

Address

525 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu, HI
96815

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 8pm
Tuesday	11am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	11am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 8pm
Saturday	1pm - 8pm

Telephone

+18087374118

Website

http://www.thesunriserestaurant.com/

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