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Green Eating

by Jamie Noguchi | Mar 13, 2013

No ecotrip is complete without ono meals combining low-impact provenance and high-impact taste. Look for places that offer organic and/or locally grown foods. If menus don’t say, ask where the ingredients come from. Learning is part of the trip. Below are a few suggestions to get you started.

Oahu

Kailua’s beachscape and “country” mentality make for a superb getaway, if only for a day. At Uahi Island Grill, Chef Nick Yamada tries to prepare everything in-house, with locally sourced ingredients: bacon dipped in Waialua Estate dark chocolate, grilled Big Island sirloin steak paakai ($18.95), sautéed Maui onions, ohia lehua honey, and more. You can’t eat greener than his vegetarian tempeh kare ($14) with homemade soybean cake, kabocha pumpkin and eggplant smothered in curry. Don’t bypass the fresh malasada sundae with homemade vanilla ice cream ($6).

Uahi Island Grill, 131 Hekili St., Ste. 102, Mon.–Thu., 11am–8:30pm, Wed., 11am–3pm, Fri., 11am–9pm, Sat., 11:30am–9pm, Sun. 10am–2pm, [uahiislandgrill.com], 266-4646

Also recommended:

Lanikai Juice’s local produce smoothies; [lanikaijuice.com]
Pupukea Grill lunch truck, Kamehameha Hwy across from Shark’s Cove, [pupukeagrill.com], 779-7943

Kauai

Moloaa Sunrise Juice Bar is located at a fruit stand. Newly picked coconuts, papayas, bananas, mac nuts, dates and rice milk are blended in the “Date With Fate” ($6.75) smoothie. Other green bait: a goat cheese, sprouts and veggie sandwich ($8.50). “We really just use whatever is in season,” says Katie, one of the helpful hands.

Moloaa Sunrise Juice Bar, 6011 Koolau Rd., Mon.–Fri., 7:30am–5pm; Sat., 9:30am–5pm; Sun., 9am–6pm, 822-1441

Also try:

Bar Acuda, 5-5161 Kuhio Hwy., [restaurantbaracuda.com], 826-7081

Maui

At this health-focussed cafe, some of the dishes are vegan, and most incorporate live “sprouted” produce. The “Joy’s Place” ($11.50) wrap contains nitrate-free turkey, local avocado, fresh veggies and sprouts in a gluten-free rice wrap, and the popular raw, live nut burger ($10.50) presents a sprouted almond and sunflower patty.

Joy’s Place, 1993 S. Kihei Rd., Mon.–Sat., 8am–3pm, [joysplacemaui.com], 879-9258

Also try:

Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop, 820 Olowalu Village Rd. , [leodas.com], 662-3600

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