Cities

Mike’s Huli Huli Chicken on Kamehameha Highway in Kaneohe has been serving the wood-fired rotisserie Hawaiian chicken that defines the huli huli tradition since Mike Chargin’s family operation started turning birds over kiawe wood coals, earning a windward Oahu roadside reputation for the sweet soy-ginger-basted chicken that smells like a Hawaiian weekend from a quarter

Uahi Island Grill on Hekili Street in Kailua has been a windward Oahu Hawaiian grill destination since it opened, building a menu around the wood-fired and grilled Hawaiian comfort food that earns a Kailua restaurant its loyal following in a community that knows the difference between resort Hawaiian food and the real thing. It appeared

Elena’s Home of Finest Filipino Foods in Waipahu has been a Hawaii Filipino food institution since it opened, serving the adobo, kare kare, and the slow-cooked Filipino comfort food traditions that earn a West Oahu restaurant its devoted following among Hawaii’s large Filipino community and the broader Oahu food world that discovered it. It appeared

Dean’s Drive-In appeared in Season 19, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Island Flavor,” which aired May 23, 2014, as a Kaneohe Hawaiian plate lunch and drive-in operation serving the comfort food traditions of the islands — plate lunches, loco moco, and the Hawaiian diner food that earns a windward Oahu community its go-to