Kyla Pocock

Spam musubi. Shave ice. Poi. These are a few items that come to mind when thinking about food in Hawai`i. In Arnold Hiura’s book, “Kau Kau: Cuisine and Culture in the Hawaiian Islands”, he details the history of food in Hawai`i from the pre-contact era to the days of plantations, ending in the modern Pacific/Asian fusion era.