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Hawaiian

Pork Hawaii

Uahi Island Grill Kalua Pork with Kale

Uahi Island Grill has some of the best plate lunches in Kailua, a city in northeast Oahu that I was lucky enough to stay in for a week with family. Nani Nikcevich and chef-partner...
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Fish Hawaii

Mud Hen Water Opah

In Honolulu, it’s hard to imagine a chef with more Aloha ʻĀina (love of the land) than Ed Kenney. The Hawaii native now has three restaurants within one Kaimuki block. Kaimuki Superette specializes in...
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Pork Honolulu

Town Pig Platter [CLOSED]

There are many reasons why I’m such a pork fan, and that I write a weekly pork-fueled column called Dose of Vitamin P. One of them is certainly my father. For his 70th birthday,...
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Shrimp Hawaii

Fumi’s Kahuku Shrimp [CLOSED]

Oahu’s North Shore, centered on Kahuku, is studded with shrimp-focused trucks and restaurants. I’ve enjoyed Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck, which is popular for full-throttle garlic shrimp. So far, I’m partial to Fumi’s Kahuku Shrimp my...
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Los Angeles Poke Worth Seeking

Hawaii is the pinnacle of poke, where islanders have been known to lavish sliced Kahalu big eye tuna with green onion, Maui sweet onion, roasted kukui nut relish, and Kauai Hanopepe salt, which is...
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Hawaiian Food Kauai

Hanalei Taro & Juice Co. Lau Lau

The Haraguchi family has been an agricultural institution on Kauai’s north shore for over 100 years, starting with rice, and later focusing on taro. During my visit to Hanalei, fifth-generation farmer Lyndsey Haraguchi-Nakayama led...
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