It's almost that time of the year again, where we release our annual HAWAIʻI Magazine Readers' Choice Awards results!

Who will win this years' categories, like "Best Island," "Best Beach" and "Best Town"? You'll have to check out the digital issue—via the HAWAIʻI Magazine app—to find out ... or you can listen to this week's episode where we reveal the winners of said categories.

Disclaimer: Don't listen to this podcast on an empty stomach! This week's guest, Kevin Yim, vice president of marketing at Zippy's, knows everything there is to know about the local comfort food chain and he has some delectable dishes to recommend.

The podcast also centers around the history of Zippy's, how they became one of Hawaiʻi's largest chains and just what makes their food so ono! Of course, Cat and Kevin grill Yim on what the secret ingredient in Zippy's chili is—you'll have to listen to the episode to find out if they get the answer.

On this week's episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, Cat and Kevin welcome a new member of the HAWAII Magazine staff, Taylon Faltas. Originally hailing from California, Faltas now resides on Hawaiʻi Island in the Kona district.

While Faltas has been an avid traveler to the Islands, Cat and Kevin get her fresh perspective on what it's like transitioning from the urban sprawl of the mainland to the isolated districts of the Big Island.

If you've spent any time on Oʻahu, or have hiked around the Islands, then you may have heard of the Koko Crater Railway Trailhead. The hike is a brutal uphill challenge that visitors and locals love, to the detriment of the trail itself. As the years have gone by, and hundreds of thousands of hikers reached the summit, the "steps" leading up to the top have begun to deteriorate.

To further discuss the issue, as well as learn what the community is doing about it, Cat and Kevin have called upon Lena Haʻapala, a Koko Crater veteran and a leading member of the Kokonut Koalition, a community-run nonprofit organization that looks to revitalize and maintain the trail for years to come.

On their slow and steady march to episode 100, Cat and Kevin reconvene on the mics to answer your questions.

Picked out from emails, Facebook comments and Instagram inquiries, the duo discusses a wide range of topics, like why subscribers are now receiving HONLULU Magazine, what the "best" time to visit Hawaiʻi is and how locals feel about mainland visitors.

This episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast is special for a few reasons. First and foremost, Roy Sakuma joins Cat and Kevin on the cast this week to talk about his history as a student of famed ʻukulele virtuoso Herb "Ohta-San" Ohta, how ʻukulele has changed his life and how he's changing other people's lives with the tiny four-stringed instrument. Also, it's our big 5-0! Woo!

In this week's episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, Kauaʻi's very own mayor—Derek Kawakami—discusses Kauaʻi's unique response and restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It's 2021 and the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast is back—for the first time since last year.

To celebrate the passing of 2020, Cat and Kevin decided they'd give listeners a sneak peek at some things HAWAIʻI Magazine is planning to do in 2021, like a brand-spanking-new website and producing more neighbor island content.

Managing editor of HONOLULU Magazine, Katrina Valcourt, is back on the mic for this week's merry episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, where the crew talks about everything Christmas-y in Oʻahu.

Joined by the ever-fashionable Stacey Makiya, who works near Cat and Kevin at HAWAIʻI Magazine's sister publication, HONOLULU Magazine as its senior fashion editor and stylist. The focus of this week's episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast is all about shopping—from gifts for pets to the perfect stocking stuffers.