Hoku's

HOKU'S (reservations from 5:30pm - 10:00pm for dinner) is heralded for its innovative fusion fare which melds Hawaiian, Asian and European flavors. Hoku's is consistently ranked as one of Hawaii's best restaurants.

With a twist on contemporary Island cuisine, Hoku's returns to the basics and revamps the classics. The cuisine is fresh, light, and innovative. The ever-popular Hoku's Ahi Musubi...

Hoku's warmly elegant dining room offers views of the Pacific as well as a glimpse into the open kitchen where chef Wayne Hirabayashi skillfully presides. Start with appetizers like a selection of Island sashimi, Big Island hearts of palm or the signature ahi musubi --- ahi poke with crispy sushi rice, crab namasu and soy ginger. Seafood is always a stand-out, but non-fish lovers will find...

Long a bastion of Hawaii Regional cooking, Hoku's has undergone a sea change in terms of cuisine orientation. In the skilled hands of chef Wayne Hirabayashi, this change is for the better. Dishes, while simpler, pack more flavor and focus. Where once you might have found a dozen ingredients playing well together, now you will find five or six engaged in a true romance. One example is the foie...

Inventive Pacific Rim cuisine is fused with Hawaiian and continental styles at the restaurant with an open kitchen.

Hoku's at The Kahala Hotel & Resort is heralded for its tantalizing menu featuring global Hawaiian cuisine. Open nightly for dinner and for it's famous Sunday Brunch, the menu draws on four distinct themes that allow guests to experience Chef de Cuisine Eric Oto's interpretation of the sea, land, world around us, and stories and influences from his own life.