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Lunch Index
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Oʻahu · 8 spots
Best Lau Lau
on Oʻahu
Pork and butterfish wrapped in luau (taro) leaf and ti, steamed for hours. Hawaiian-food cornerstone.
These are the 8 lau lau spots on Oʻahu locals actually rate, from the Kalihi okazu-ya row to the North Shore shrimp trucks. No chains, no resort strips, no tourist Yelp lists — ranked by residents with verified island IP.
Helena's Hawaiian Food
Kalihi
plate lunch · kalua pork · lau lau
LOCAL 4.9
Ono Hawaiian Foods
Kapahulu
plate lunch · kalua pork · lau lau
LOCAL 4.7
Highway Inn
Kakaako
plate lunch · kalua pork · lau lau
Waiahole Poi Factory
Waiahole
kalua pork · lau lau · haupia
Brian's Hawaiian Kitchen
Honolulu
plate lunch · kalua pork · lau lau
Ala Moana Poi Bowl
Honolulu
poi · kalua pork · lau lau
Haili's Hawaiian Foods
Honolulu
plate lunch · kalua pork · lau lau
Highway Inn (Waipahu)
Waipahu
plate lunch · kalua pork · lau lau