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Mains include osso buco, pork cheeks and If the shoe fits architecture and vibrant a stuffed herb-roasted chicken. farm-to-table dining scene is 49 North Hotel Street Selling high-class shoe brands such as Alden +1 808 537 2577 and John Lobb in the tropics can’t be easy. But waiting to be discovered. livestocktavern.com regulars at Leather Soul’s shops (there is a second in Waikiki) are thankful for owner Tom Park’s dedication to raising Hawaii’s sartorial standards. Kaimuki Superette Merchant Street Market values 11 808 523 7700 leathersoul.com Need to know The name of this small deli diner implies a Get to grips with the basics mini-mart, which is ideal because many of the ingredients in the dishes can be purchased to Kamaka Hawaii, Kaka‘ako take home. 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This cheery band will take your Owner-chef Nori Sakamoto’s creations are a kamakahawaii.com photo or even point you in the direction of Japanese take on the Hawaiian plate-lunch and the best fresh-fruit smoothie. the product of unusual cooking methods: ahi Vocabulary 03 Talk the talk: You will probably hear “aloha” (tuna) or scallops breaded and fried, and chicken Local lingo and “mahalo” more than “hello” and cooked in shio-koji, an umami-rich seasoning. “thank you”. It’s common for kama‘aina 3046 Monsarrat Avenue (Hawaii-born) to sprinkle their speech with 11 808 732 4001 words from Hawaiian. 01 A hui hou: Until we meet again 04 So to speak: Da kine? Howzit? Shoots? It 02 Aloha: Hello, love, regards takes a trained ear to follow the islands’ Bar Leather Apron, Downtown 03 Choke: A lot of something creole: Hawaiian Pidgin English, which is Elite squad 04 Da kine: A thing, a whatchamacallit spoken by about half of Hawaii’s population 05 Grinds: Food of 1.4 million. 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