Kava - do you like dirt? Or potato skins covered in dirt? Then this is the drink for you. It is supposed to have a calming effect but you have to drink about 3 coconut bowls of them.
Beer - Hawaii has a couple of big name beers, Kona and Big Island being two of the most famous. Gotta go to Hawaii for some their more interesting ones, like passion fruit.
Rum - Rum is distilled from sugar cane and sugar cane production was a driving force behind Hawaii's economy. Koloa makes a most delicious coffee rum.
Musubi- big spam sushi
Crackseed - it's the seed of a plum and mixed with a sweet and sour combination that is put on dried fruit and gummies. It's called crackseed because it's literally cracked seed and also it's addicting.
Poke - pronounced poh-keh. It's a raw fish salad. The simpler the better, in my opinion.
Plate lunch - if you read about what to eat in Hawaii, you'll most certainly come across the plate lunch. It's a meal on a plate but you have to have 2 scoop rice or you're doing it wrong. Below is chicken lau lau steamed in taro leaves. The taro leaves are good to eat too!
Japanese food - plenty of this around given Hawaii's history. And they do this really well given how many Japanese tourists visit per year. Beef ramen pictured below. I'm hungry now.
Fish - oh gosh. Can't get enough of this. It's eye-closing, soft murmur fresh. Seared ahi accompanied by mashed purple sweet potatoes. I would go back just for this.
