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Big Shrimpin’! Our Guide to North Shore Oahu Shrimp Trucks and Stands

It’s easy to brand the popular and pervasive North Shore O‘ahu shrimp shacks and trucks as tourist traps. On most days near lunchtime, it’s not uncommon to find dozens of packed tour vans parked outside shrimp purveyors between the North Shore towns of Hale‘iwa and Kahuku, their passengers scarfing down plates of shrimp. Catch us […]

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Food

Top 5 favorite Hawaii plate lunch foods

Teri beef and chicken. Beef stew. Garlic shrimp. Macaroni salad. Meat jun. Lomi salmon. Shoyu chicken. And yes, even Spam. These are just a few of the lip-smacking edibles that got lots of votes but DIDN’T make the final Top 5 cut when we asked our HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana: “What’s your favorite Hawaii plate

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Food, Kauaʻi

How to eat like a local: Kauai

Vegan desserts. Harlequin cocktails made with fresh juice. Filipino comfort foods such as pork adobo and pancit noodles. Kauai’s got a little something for everybody, and if you’re having trouble deciding what to get, take a look at the list below and try not to get too hungry.  Eat Healthy Café  After passing Wailua River

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Food, Oʻahu

How to eat like a local: Oahu

Catering to an international audience, Oahu’s culinary scene ranges from traditional Hawaiian meals to Italian–Japanese fusion to dim sum cuisine. Whether you’re staying in Waikiki or working out of a downtown Chinatown office space, here are a few spots that will leave you full and fullfilled. The Pig & The Lady Mirroring its surroundings, The

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Food, Hawai‘i Island

Where to eat a loco moco in Hilo, the town that invented it

The least-disputed story of the creation of the loco moco—Hilo town’s legendary, high-calorie contribution to the Hawaii cuisine vernacular—begins in the late 1940s with a gang of hungry teenagers, who called themselves the Lincoln Wreckers. As perennially hungry as they were low on spending money, the Wrecker boys compelled the owner of one of their

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Food, Hawai‘i Island, Travel Tips

How to eat like a local: Big Island

From addictively ono Hawaiian poke to the most oishi strawberry mochi to the crispiest Chinese fried chicken, these Big Island faves will keep you satisfied. Hana Hou Restaurant A hand-painted sign at the entrance of Hana Hou Restaurant in Naalehu reads, “Drake and Patty Fujimoto proudly welcome you to the southernmost restaurant in the USA!” The

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Food, Maui, Travel Tips

How to eat like a local: Maui

When it comes to eating, locals know the best spots. Whether you’re craving burgers, pizza, gourmet hot dogs, poke or sushi, Indian or Vietnamese, here are a few places not to miss if you’re on Maui.  Cow Pig Bun Cow, pig, bun. Burgers and bourbon. And that pretty much sums up Cow Pig Bun, a Maui

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Food, Oʻahu

HAWAII Magazine’s “75 Places to Eat Like A Local”: Breakfast

Now through December, we’re sharing categories from HAWAII Magazine’s 2013 Food Issue main feature, “75 Places to Eat Like a Local.” You’ll find the issue on sale now, loaded with features focused on Hawaii eats and where to get ’em, as well as the complete, 75-strong collection of Hawaii food spots you’ll find us grabbing

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