Hawaiian & Local-Style

Hawaii is my heart’s home. As someone of Native Hawaiian descent raised outside the islands, food is how I stay grounded—how I honor the place, people, and traditions that shaped me.

This collection includes both traditional Hawaiian recipes passed down in my family, and local-style staples we’ve loved for generations. From Kālua Pig to Spam Musubi to Butter Mochi, these flavorful dishes are full of the spirit of aloha.

Three Hawaiian spam musubi are arranged atop a wooden serving platter. The platter sits atop a creamy white textured surface and a container of Furikake seasoning sits out of focus in the background. Best-Ever Spam Musubi
Three white plates topped with two baked manapua rest atop a creamy white textured surface. One of the baked manapua has been bitten into revealing the inside char siu filling. The plates are surrounded by a pink serving dish filled with more baked manapua, a light pink linen napkin, and loose thinly sliced green onion. Easy Baked Manapua (Hawaiian-Style Char Siu Bao)
Finished Char Siu pork rests atop a white plastic cutting board atop a creamy white textured surface. The Chinese BBQ pork has been cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces with a chef's knife that sits alongside on the cutting board. A small wooden pinch bowl filled with green onions rests alongside the cutting board. Homemade Char Siu (Roasted Chinese BBQ Pork)
Top down photo of Hawaiian-style pork chow fun in a grenadine colored Staub cast iron wok. The wok sits on a light blue surface with a light blue linen napkin tucked underneath. The chow fun is garnished with sesame seeds and there is a Chinese spoon resting in the dish. Mom’s Chow Fun (Hawaiian-Style Pork Chow Fun)
Shoyu chicken plated in a floral-patterened blue dish over rice with bok choy. The chicken is garnished with sliced green onions & sesame seeds. The bowl sits atop a white surface, next to a blue linen napkin, gold flatware, a small bowl of sliced green onion, & a second bowl of shoyu chicken. Hawaii-Style Shoyu Chicken
Hawaiian style beef stew over sticky rice in a large bowl. Grandpa Clarence’s Hawaii-Style Beef Stew
Shredded Kalua pig shown inside dried banana leaf in a white Dutch oven atop a creamy cement surface. A serving fork with a long wooden handle is inserted in the center of the pork. Best-Ever Kālua Pig (Hawaiian-Style Pulled Pork!)
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