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Is The Dolphin Restaurant Still Open? Update (Hanalei, HI)

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As of September 2026, The Dolphin Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

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Secondary source
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What the source shows: Google Places lists The Hanalei Dolphin Restaurant as operational and Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated September 2026, shows more than 2,100 active reviews.

  • Season / episode Season 30, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 5-5016 Kuhio Hwy C, Hanalei, HI 96714

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Dolphin Restaurant in Hanalei, Hawaii, for the June 7, 2019 episode 'British, Hawaiian, and Mexican,' highlighting the restaurant's fresh Hawaiian seafood and fish-market plates. The business, listed by Google Places as The Hanalei Dolphin Restaurant, operates a restaurant, fish market, and sushi lounge on Kuhio Highway in Hanalei. According to Google Places, the business carries an operational listing status. A direct check of the restaurant's website, hanaleidolphin.com, on September 8, 2026, returned no response. Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated September 2026, showed more than 1,300 photos and 2,146 reviews at the Kuhio Highway address. The restaurant's own site separately includes pages for its fish market and sushi lounge, describing the business as 'Restaurant, Fish Market & Sushi Lounge.'

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 30, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
British, Hawaiian, and Mexican
What was featured
Fresh Hawaiian seafood and fish-market plates
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Dolphin Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is The Dolphin Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Dolphin Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What happened to The Dolphin Restaurant after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited The Dolphin Restaurant in Hanalei, Hawaii, for the June 7, 2019 episode 'British, Hawaiian, and Mexican,' highlighting the restaurant's fresh Hawaiian seafood and fish-market plates. As of September 2026, The Dolphin Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Where is The Dolphin Restaurant located?

5-5016 Kuhio Hwy C, Hanalei, HI 96714. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Dolphin Restaurant?

Season 30, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired June 7, 2019. The episode is titled “British, Hawaiian, and Mexican”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Yelp's listing for the restaurant, updated September 2026, showed more than 1,300 photos and 2,146 reviews at the Kuhio Highway address. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
5-5016 Kuhio Hwy C, Hanalei, HI 96714
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
hanaleidolphin.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-dolphin-hanalei-2
  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The+Hanalei+Dolphin+Restaurant+5-5016+Kuhio+Hwy+Hanalei+HI+96714

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