Food — Friday, February 12, 2010 20:13
Local Snacks: A New Series on Hawaii Traditions
Hawaii Eats: Wailana Coffeehouse
Saturday, December 26, 2009 2:00
Share HawaiiEats Much of the Hawaii I knew growing up is now gone, replaced by shiny new eateries and shops. While these new additions to Hawaii’s landscape offer much in the way of practical convenience and what some would call retail diversity, sometimes I still long for the Hawaii that was when I was just [...]
Hawaii Eats: The Bento
Thursday, December 24, 2009 2:00
Share HawaiiEats Imagine that you are a first generation Japanese plantation worker in Hawaii, and the year is 1885. You cover up from head to toe in an effort to shield yourself from the harsh sun and from the prickly pineapple crowns and thorny leaves. The work is grueling and you need every ounce of [...]
Hawaii Eats: The Plate Lunch
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 21:38
Share HawaiiEats Growing up, the plate lunches of my childhood came from Diner’s Drive-In on Keeaumoku Street once located among warehouses, where Wal-Mart now stands. I remember eating chicken katsu, with two scoops of white rice and one scoop of macaroni salad, and I remember their thick double-fried (or maybe they were lard fried) French [...]
Hawaiian Host: Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts
Monday, October 5, 2009 2:00
Share HawaiiEats A month into school and I still have four boxes of chocolate covered macadamia nuts. My parents brought a large stash with them during move-in. We thought it would be nice to give my roommates a taste of Hawaii and to have more than enough left over to share throughout the beginning of [...]
Hawaii Eats: Loco Moco
Saturday, September 26, 2009 17:45
Share HawaiiEats Hawaii — the islands, it’s flavors, and culture have the ability to awaken and heighten all of your senses. The touch of the sunlight on your cheek, the display of majestic mountain ranges, and the serenity of the ocean are the not-so-secret delicacies the isles offer. But, it’s the other delicacies, the type [...]
Remember When? KC Drive-In
Thursday, September 3, 2009 21:29
Share HawaiiEats Every year, for many years when I was young, my aunt and uncle would pick up my family for our drive to go and see the Christmas lights which decorated the condominiums bordering Waikiki and the Ala Wai Canal. And then, without discussion (because it was tradition), we would all head over to [...]
Hawaii Eats: Liliha Bakery
Monday, August 31, 2009 12:38
Share Hawaii Eats Turn around for a second and it seems that another shop or restaurant is closing here in Hawaii and with these closings, some of our history dies along with them. Indeed, our childhood memories themselves seem to recede deeper into forgetfulness when old time landmarks and places uniquely Hawaii disappear. Thankfully, there [...]
The Manapua Man: Then and Now
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 19:10
Share HawaiiEats You hear the tinkling bells and the chiming music and suddenly the front doors all along the street are opening, their occupants calling out to the large white truck making its way across town. This is the Wagon Man or Manapua Truck as we know it today. The manapua man or rather manapua [...]
Hawaii Eats: Malasadas
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 23:20
Share HawaiiEats From as far back as I can remember, visiting my Aunty Edith’s Kapahulu house always meant one thing; dessert. No matter the time of day, we would always bring a white box of warm Leonard’s Malasadas in hand for all to share. Now with my own children in tow, the tradition continues. Malasadas—a [...]
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