Kalihi$$
Helena's Hawaiian Food
Hawaiian food
Kalihi Hawaiian-food counter since 1946, known for pipikaula; James Beard America's Classic and 2026 Hale ʻAina Gold.
James Beard America’s Classic 2000
Hawaiian food in Honolulu
Kalua pig, laulau, poi, lomi salmon, squid lūʻau and haupia.
Waipahu$$
Highway Inn Waipahu
Hawaiian food · Plate lunch & local food
Original Highway Inn, a Waipahu Hawaiian-food restaurant dating to 1947; relocated within Waipahu.
Hale ʻAina 2026 Silver
Kakaʻako$$
Highway Inn Kakaʻako
Hawaiian food · Plate lunch & local food
Kakaʻako branch of the Waipahu Hawaiian-food restaurant founded in 1947; serves laulau, kalua pig and plate lunches.
Hale ʻAina 2026 Silver
Kāneʻohe$$
Waiāhole Poi Factory
Hawaiian food
Hawaiian food stand in a historic Waiāhole Valley poi factory building; second counter at Windward Mall.
Hale ʻAina 2026 Bronze
Mōʻiliʻili$
Yama's Fish Market
Hawaiian food · Poke · Plate lunch & local food
Takeout-only Mōʻiliʻili fish market and deli for Hawaiian plates, poke and haupia pie.