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Hawaiian Recipes and Recipe Collections

A guide to Hawaiian food and recipes featuring pages filled with recipes in categories such as breads, desserts, drinks, entrees, luau, recipe collections and salads.
  1. Appetizers (Pupus) (8)
  2. Bread and Pastry (6)
  3. Cocktails / Tropical Drinks (22)
  4. Desserts (12)
  5. Hawaii Cookbooks
  6. Hawaiian Food Glossary (2)
  7. Luau Recipes (49)
  8. Macadamia Nut Recipes (16)
  9. Main Courses (38)
  10. Recipe Collections (10)
  11. Salads and Side Dishes (11)
  12. Tahitian Recipes (12)

Luau Foods and Recipes

Luau Foods Glossary and Recipes - A guide to the foods found at luaus in the islands of Hawaii

Hawaiian Food Glossary: Seafood

Hawaiian Seafood - A guide to the seafood found in the islands of Hawaii

Reader Submitted Hawaiian Recipes

A Collection of Hawaiian Food Recipes Submitted by the Readers of About.com's Hawaii Travel. See submissions and submit your own recipe.

Kalua Pua'a, or Roast Pork

A Recipe for Kalua Pua'a also known as Kalua Pig as served at the Polynesian Cultural Center Ali'i Luau

Teriyaki Beef Recipe

A recipe for Teriyaki Beef served at the Polynesian Cultural Center Ali'i Luau.

Hawaiian Lau Lau

A recipe for Hawaiian Lau Lau served at the Polynesian Cultural Center Ali'i Luau.

Ahi Poke - Luau Recipe

Most often seen made with the freshest raw ahi (tuna), poke makes a great pupu (appetizer) for any meal.

Kalua Pig - Alternate Recipe

Even if you don't have an imu, you can still make Hawaiian kalua pig at home from pork butt purchased at your local supermarket.

Loco Moco

A Recipe for Loco Moco, a favorite Hawaiian dish for breakfast or lunch.

Lomi Lomi Salmon

Lomi means massage in Hawaiian and you'll see how that name applies to this recipe for Lomi Lomi Salmon.

Haupia

This coconut pudding, haupia, is a staple desert at every Hawaiian luau.

Pink Mai Tai Recipe from the Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

This is a popular variation of the traditional Mai Tai recipe from the "Mai Tai" Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. The original Mai Tai was created by Victor J. Bergeron in 1944 and brought to Hawaii in 1953 at the Royal Hawaiian, Moana and Surfrider Hotels.

Lava Flow Recipe - Hawaiian Tropical Drink Recipe

There are numerous variations for making a Lava Flow. This biggest difference is that some recipes use 1 oz. of light rum and 1 oz. of Malibu® coconut rum. When Malibu® coconut rum is unavilable you can use 1 1/2 oz. of light rum and 1/2 oz. of coconut cream.

Top Hawaiian Regional Cuisine Cookbooks

Our picks for the best cookbooks featuring Hawaiian Regional Cuisine.

Top Sam Choy Hawaiian Regional Cuisine Cookbooks

Our picks for the best cookbooks by Hawaiian master chef Sam Choy.

Hawaiian Cookbook by Roana and Gene Schindler - Book Review

Book review of Roana and Gene Schindler's Hawaiian Cookbook.

"The Food of Paradise" by Rachel Laudan - Book Review

If you're looking for a cookbook, this is not the book for you. If, however, you are looking for an excellent historical perspective on the foods of Hawaii and their ethnic origins, buy this book.

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