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Keep on Truckin’

 

Neighborhood Eats

If you’re taking a trip out to Haleiwa, keep an eye out for a sky blue food truck along Kamehameha Highway. Read more

Pinoy power

YumYum TumTum’s humble beginnings started during the pandemic when business partners and owners Jayce Elle Mina and Cyrus Quing attempted to deliver assorted Filipino food to family and friends. For a year, they made weekend deliveries, adding more items to their offerings until an opportunity to invest in a food truck came in 2021. Read more

‘Tako’ Look At This

Besides selling tasty takoyaki items, the recently opened Tako4u food truck also features a kids age 12 and under eat-for-free policy to support keiki. Read more

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Local Kine Grindz

Rene Paulo Jr. was a full-time musician before he decided to pursue another passion of his — food. Read more

The ‘We Gotchu’ Acai Bowl

Since it opened in September 2024, Aloha Acai has quickly made a name for itself in seven short months. Rooted in their deep family ties to Kaneohe, owners and sisters Uilani and Kehaulani Ho opened their food truck on Mehana Street, right outside the main parking lot entrance to Windward Mall. Read more

Feast of Meat

Noted for its bright lime green food truck and known for “serving meats daily,” Eat My Meat brings a variety of delicious food to the streets of Oahu. Read more

NOURISHING HAWAII’S FUTURE

The Kupu Food Truck is more than a place to satisfy your cravings; it’s a chance to invest in Hawaii’s future by supporting under-resourced youths’ development of vital job skills and culinary training. Read more

In a ‘happy’ place

Richard Figueroa and Loretta Tsang are the chef/owners of Happy Rico food truck. Their simple, white truck — that belies the elevated quality of their food — can be found on Mehana Street in Kaneohe or in front of Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo. Read more

Flavors of Sonora

Sabrozon Fresh Mexican Food Truck is a family-owned business that has been making authentic Mexican cuisine for more than 20 years. Read more

Tacos, Sliders and Ciders

If you’re in Mililani looking for a great happy hour spot or somewhere to catch up with friends, Hi Sliders is the place to be. Read more

Ono Kine Grindz

Cora Sukita and her husband, Harris, started Simply Ono in 1996 when their place of work, Kahala Hilton, closed for renovation. Read more

Burgers That are smashingly popular

Shay’s Smashburgers has been a smash-hit over the past five years. The bright orange food truck along Kamehameha Highway in Aiea is famous for selling juicy handcrafted burgers. Read more

Keep cool, savor on

Irresistible Ice opened in March 2021 in South Carolina as London & Zizi’s Irresistible Ice — named after owner Paris Jones’ children. Read more

Creating community

At a time when many kamaaina are leaving Hawaii due to the rising cost of living, Cody and Kaitie Miyashiro-Carvalho set out to create something different: a space where people could simply be. Read more

Creative cuisine

Str’Eats of Aloha has grown tremendously since it opened in May 2019 Read more

Savor the flavor

Duck Fat Food Truck co-owners Kawai Saniatan and Joe O’Connell got the idea for their Hilo-based business in early 2022. Read more

Wagyu meats Waikiki

When Koji Takahashi founded American Wagyu Eatery, he had one goal: to bring the rich melt-in-your-mouth flavor of high-quality American wagyu to as many people as possible by offering a unique and memorable dining experience. Read more

For the love of acai

In the summers of 2013 and 2014, Ceone Nojima-Jacinto began making acai bowls at a few farmers markets Read more

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