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Tanioka’s at 48: How a Waipahu Poke Counter Built on Family Recipes Became a West Side Institution
Mel and Lynn Tanioka opened a small Waipahu fish shop on Halloween 1978 with poke Mel had tested on Lynn’s bank co-workers. Today their children run Tanioka’s Seafoods & Catering,…
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Fukuya Deli at 87: How a Mōʻiliʻili Okazuya Keeps Old Hawaiʻi on the Plate
Fukuya Deli & Catering has fed Mōʻiliʻili since 1939, from quarry workers’ bentos to today’s mochiko chicken, nori chicken and funeral spreads. Here’s the four-generation story of one of Honolulu’s…
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Mitsu-Ken: How a Kalihi Okazuya Turned Garlic Chicken Into a Morning Ritual
For more than three decades, Mitsu-Ken Okazu & Catering has drawn early-morning lines in Kalihi for its glazed, boneless garlic chicken and its packed Mitsu-Ken bento, first on North School…