Hawaii is no stranger to Pizza. Pizza Hut, Domino's Pizza, Papa John's Pizza, Round Table Pizza, California Pizza Kitchen and Sbarro's to name a few national chains have all come to the islands to bring us the delicious dish. While there are a few local spots that feature Pizza, one name always stands out when it comes to local Hawaiian pizza, and that's Big Kahuna's Pizza. For those that think that adding pineapple on a Pizza makes it "Hawaiian", you'll change your mind once you've tried Big Kahuna Pizza!

Hawaii is known for a lot of things: sunny skies, beautiful beaches, tropical weather, surfing and... ice cream? Yes! You can now add ice cream to the list of things that Hawaii is known for. Bubbie's Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts has some of the best ice cream in the state and also some unique desserts as well.

One of Hawaii's favorite lunch items is the bento, which is the Japanese word for "box lunch". A bento usually consists of a few food items: a meat item such as teriyaki meat, fried chicken or fish, a slice of spam which is a local favorite, over a bed of rice with some furikake (dried seaweed and sesame seeds) and a pickled vegetable. There are many places that sell bento around Hawaii, but in the last few years Sugoi's has stood out as one of the best.

When Oahu's largest Safeway opened earlier this year, they also added a whole lot of retail spaces for other businesses. One of them was a fancy burger joint called Burgers on the Edge. We decided to give them a try.

While there's an abundance of great Ramen (Japanese noodles and broth) places to eat at in Hawaii, one of our favorites is Taishoken, a famous Tokyo ramen shop that came to Hawaii a few years back. We had a craving for Ramen this weekend so we decided to bring along our camera and show you what Taishoken has to offer.

Kona Coffee started in the nineteenth century when Samuel Reverend Ruggles bought it to Kona. Kona Coffee is a gourmet coffee which can only be found in one place in the whole world and that is on the Island of the beautiful Hawaii on the Golden Kona Coast. Most Kona coffee farms are owned by the same kama'aina families for many generations.

It has been also said that this coffee blooms in the months of February and March. The small white flowers which cover the trees are called as Kona Snow. When the month of April comes, green berries appear on the trees. Then when August comes, cherries appear. Each tree will be handpicked many times between the months of August and January. An estimate of 20 to 30 pounds of cherries would be produced.

Do you love to party? Do you enjoy fun party theme? Then Luaus are great for you! At Hawaii, Luaus are traditional ways to celebrate graduations, weddings, baby's first birthday or any for just any reasons to party. Most of the time, Hawaii Luaus are held in the backyard and under tents. The tents used for Luaus are decorated with ferns, heleconia and red gingers.

People think of many things when they think of Hawaiian chocolate. Some call it "ambrosia", which means food for the gods. To others it's comfort food or even an aphrodisiac. For most women it's a necessity, right up there with water and shelter.  

Chocolate, the word itself, is of Mayan origin. Their word "xocotal" meant "bitter water." Back around 1100 BC, the Honduran Mayans used the cacao seeds for many things, mainly as a drink. These cultivation of these seeds is where chocolate comes from.
Hillebrand is given the honor of introducing cacao to Hawaii, specifically Honolulu, back in 1850. In modern times, Hawaii's Big Island is the only place in North America that can grow the cacao used to make Hawaiian Chocolate candy. This probably contributes to the fact that coffee, tea, and cocoa are all made in Hawaii, whereas no other place in the world produces all. This makes cacao Hawaii's leading commercial endeavor.

I'm not sure when it started, but every Saturday for as far back as I can recall, Kapiolani Community College has been host to the Farmer's Market. With inflation fears and sky rocketing price of food, more and more Hawaii residents are seeking out Farmer's Markets as a source of lower-priced produce. Are there bargains to be found here? We went around Hawaii to take a look!