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Many of the dishes enjoyed in Hawai’i today, such as pipikaula, laulau, kalua pig, poke, tripe stew, loco moco, and Spam musubi (a delicious pantheon best described in Sean Na’auao’s classic 1998 song, “Fish and Poi”), are living documents of the former sovereign kingdom’s beautiful yet brutal history. Ancient Hawaiians cultivated taro, breadfruit, and sweet potatoes and discovered ingenious uses for fish, limu (edible underwater plants), and other bounties of the sea. European sailors and missionaries introduced cattle and livestock to the islands in 1778, in addition to disease-spreading fleas and viral infections. It’s the perfect way to cool down and beat the summer heat. At Uncle Clay’s House of Pure Aloha (HOPA), the shaved ice comes in a bowl of delicious fruity syrup topped with things such as the signature sweet dream sauce, locally made ice cream from Lalamilo Farms, fresh fruit, mochi or adzuki beans. Small, locally made snacks including li hing mui seeds, cuttlefish or even taro chips are also available if you need a quick bite..
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After serving hundreds of thousands of bowls of shave ice to guests at The "Original" Uncle Clay's HOPA, Uncle Clay and Bronson were asked to stretch their wings and grow the dream to reach even more people. So in 2018, HOPA opened its second House at the most destined place in all of Hawai'i--Ala Moana Center--serving a new community there the same beloved shave ice, an expanded menu of locally made ice cream and other treats, and of course a whole lot of Pure Aloha. In 2020, due to challenges with COVID-19, HOPA Ala Moana was forced to close. Today, nearly 40,000 Native Hawaiians call Los Angeles home (an impressive stat beaten only by Las Vegas, Hawai’i’s unofficial “ninth island”). And it’s the islands’ former residents, like the Big Island’s Maile and Bruce Goold, or Kevin Lee, who grew up working in his family’s Korean restaurant Sorabol in Honolulu, who make eating Kahuku-style fried shrimp, shave ice, and saimin so enjoyable on the Mainland. From bowling alley diners to poke shacks, here are the 11 best Hawaiian restaurants in LA.
11 Essential Hawaiian Restaurants to Try in Los Angeles
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“We were absolutely thrilled when Kahala approached us to partner with them in their pop-up. We are both heritage Hawaiʻi brands with rich histories, still evolving through innovation and new partnerships to stay relevant and fresh, while being authentic to Hawaiʻi. The collaboration with them is a match made in paradise,” says Danielle Laubenstein, Director of Global Marketing for Mauna Loa.
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Mauna Loa® joins fellow local brand Kahala to bring the Aloha spirit to the mainland with a pop-up shop at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles. The two Hawai‘i brands team up to give Angelenos a chance to experience Hawaiʻi with Kahala’s line of aloha apparel and Mauna Loa’s delicious macadamia snacks. The two-month, pop-up event will feature Kahala’s signature apparel, including its Collector’s Edition — a limited series of aloha shirts, featuring iconic 1940s heritage designs and made from rayon filament fabric by the same Japanese mills that produced Kahala’s original shirts.
Using only premium all-natural ingredients for homemade syrups and locally made ice cream. The move at Rutt’s Cafe — one of Los Angeles’ longest-running Hawaiian restaurants with outposts in West LA, Azusa, and Gardena — is to arrive for breakfast. Since 1976, this Hawaiian restaurant has been serving local favorites, like Spam and eggs, and a kalua pig breakfast sandwich served over a sweet roll.
It’s fusion time at Malama Pono, an upscale Sherman Oaks restaurant where yuzu aguachile, garlic naan, seafood ricotta dumplings, and “Abuelita’s vegan ceviche” live side-by-side on the menu. The “Hapa” Style small plate is a lot of fun — two pieces of Spam crispy rice are mixed-and-matched with two pieces of tuna crispy rice. From 1996, Uncle Clay grew into a beloved figure of the community, serving his sweet treats seven days a week and spreading Pure Aloha with everyone he met.
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One of the few Hawaiian restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley, Aloha Food Factory has been serving homestyle favorites in a blue-brick shack off the 710 freeway since 1994 — even fending off extinction in 2021, when predatory developers planned to turn the beloved Alhambra institution into a car wash. Don’t miss the macadamia nut pancakes, a short but mighty stack slathered in a “secret cream sauce” (their words) that tastes like a big, ol’ dollop of cream cheese frosting made of whipped bananas and a Jack Johnson song. HOPA re-revolutionized Hawaii’s iconic snack by going back to its origins.
The simple words spoken by a young little boy named Clay growing up in a small neighborhood in Hawai’i… and marking the beginning of a dream that has turned into so much more.
With the same love and spirit of his Uncle, Bronson took Uncle Clay around the shoulders, "This dream is too important. We can't give up". Get them while they last; limited time signed Oaths. This restaurant has been reported as permanently closed. Just when it seemed there was no choice and Uncle Clay was being forced to close the doors to his dreams, his nephew, Bronson, stepped in. Eventually, rising rents and shifting economic conditions had drained all of the earthly resources Uncle Clay had. But his spirit of Pure Aloha and his love for every guest, neighbor, and friend never cracked.
Yet, the small business struggled, but Uncle Clay never wavered. Bring the beautiful presence of Pure Aloha to your living room, bedroom, office, or shop for yourself, loved ones, and customers to enjoy. Each piece is handprinted with loving care, one card at a time, by Linda of Aloha Letterpress in beautiful Maui, with an antique Chandler & Price printing press. Prints are done on 100% cotton, 220# thick, pearl white paper and come with a classic wood easel stand. He took all he had and threw himself into running the humble crack seed and candy shop "Doe Fang" nestled in the quiet lush valley of ʻĀina Haina, Oahu. Since opening our House in 2011, we’ve served hundreds of thousands of guests, from ages 1 to 100, from across the islands and the world.
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