Here's another unorthodox post but it's a subject very dear to me, local Hawaiian food.

I dislike email forwards since it's usually some lame inspirational message or joke but this one was a gem.  Attached to the email was an interesting cookbook with an awesome title, "Aunty Marialani's Go Cook 'em!". 

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Most readers from Hawaii will recognize the name but for those of you who don't, here's the video clip from where the title comes.

It's only been a little over a week since I was in Hawaii and I'm already jonsing for some of that local goodness.  A tweet about that great local food prompted some inquiries about what local expats eat so I thought I'd just blog about it.

Here are some of the places where I downed some ono grinds on this last trip.

Soon's Korean BBQ

Soon's is the best "Korean" BBQ in Hawaii (IMO).  All their food is tasty but their meat jun is really what sets them apart from the rest.  The secret's in the sauce.  In Hawaii we think of meat jun as Korean food but I'm told there's actually no such thing in Korea.