US city with the best Hawaiian food?

[KamaAina]

You know da kine: kalua pig (similar to pulled pork), laulau (pork and a bit of fish wrapped in taro and then in ti leaves), ahi poke (that's POE-kay, marinated raw fish), haupia (coconut pudding) and of course poi (it can be grayish rather than purple).

And no fair writing in those awful touristy luaus!

[BrotherBuzz]

1. South San Francisco

Hawaiian Luau and Bar-B-Que, a blue collar joint off the beaten path run by a huge Hawaiian Irishman and crew of Samoans. Size fourteen shoe or larger appears a requirement for employment there.

What's that twice cooked pork thing on a stick called, PE-PE Kali?

[KamaAina]

4. That'd be pipi kaula -- and it's beef, not pork

"pipi" is what the Hawaiians heard when the haoles said "beef". There are lots of Hawaiian loan words like that: "ka'a" for car, "kala" for dollar (or money generally), etc.

Pipi kaula is basically a form of beef jerky, not "jerked" all the way.

[BrotherBuzz]

5. Yes, that's it. Thanks...

and your description is spot on - a form of beef jerky, not "jerked" all the way.

[eyepaddle]

2. It was some kicckin' little grind shop up

the coast from Kaneohe. Granted I was only there or a week, and couldn't sample the cuisine extensively, but I really liked this little place somewhere near Chinaman's Hat.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. My all time favorite is the Molokai Drive Inn

hold the poi...blech!

'course I'll be sampling the Hilo stuff soon enough ;)

[Jara sang]

6. Bes' ono grinds in Hilo, bra!