If you’ve never tried Hawaiian butter mochi, you’re in for a treat! This chewy, golden-brown dessert is a delightful fusion of Japanese and Hawaiian influences. This traditional treat combines the ...

King Kamehameha II couldn't have known that he was helping make way for the first lūʻaus when he made the once unthinkable decision to eat with his mother in 1819, ending the longstanding system of ...

I love all kinds of desserts, from chocolate cake and fudge brownies to strawberry cheesecake and lemon meringue pie, I don’t discriminate. They’re all absolutely delicious. But when I’m in the mood ...

Hawaii is visited by many tourists from Japan every year, and local foods unique to Hawaii such as macadamia nuts, Is one of the Hawaiian Islands Hawaii island is an active volcano of the world's ...

When I was growing up, my mom coated slabs of niangao, a dense and sugary glutinous cake, in egg and fried them French-toast style. It was a dessert you had to eat right out of the pan. I’ve found ...

Julie Tremaine In Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii, the hole-in-the-wall mochi shop Two Ladies Kitchen produces confections that rival any other popular dessert treat. I would even go so far as to ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Fujiya is a 71-year-old Japanese confectionery which uses Hawaiian influences. Alyssa Young and Dani Emoto joined Take2 to teach Brittni Friedlander how to make their popular ...

Charmaine Ocasek, center, and daughters Nanea Ocasek, left, and Kainoa Friel, with boxes of their famed poi mochi. Musician Sean Na‘auao oversees the recipe for the cafe’s beef stew. Behind him, a ...