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HIGHWAY INN first opened its doors during the fall of 1947 by my grandparents, Nancy and Seiichi Toguchi. Located on Farrington Highway in Waipahu, it was originally opened as a way for my grandparents to feed their seven children. Then in the 1960s they moved

Highway Inn to Depot Road and began serving Hawaiian and American food to the employees of the Waipahu Sugar Mill. In 1984, under the ownership of my father, Bobby, the restaurant moved to its current location on Leoku Street and continues its longtime tradition of serving fresh Hawaiian food daily, such as our signature combo plates, beef stew, pipikaula and lau lau.

WHY KAKA‘AKO? The story of salt ponds in Kaka‘ako is also part of the story of Hawaiian food. So when the opportunity arose to partner with Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate’s (KSBE) Salt at Our Kaka‘ako project, it was the perfect fit.

The ability to share our Hawaiian food menu with an audience in town was also impossible to resist. We have a deep respect for the cultural significance of Hawaiian food and we want to revive the flavors of the past and showcase it to new palates. Our goal is to introduce as well as enhance the traditional flavors of mea ‘ai, and create a Hawaiian food renaissance.

E ‘ai ana me ke aloha, (Eat with love) Monica Toguchi Ryan

ON THE COVER: Kalo (or ) is more than just a plant. Ho‘ohōkūkalani’s second child was also named Hawaiian staple food used to make and other ‘ono Hāloa. He grew strong, nurtured by the kalo plant. (delicious) foods. A mo‘olelo (story or legend) tells Hāloa become the first ancestor of the Hawaiian of Ho‘ohōkūkalani. She gave birth to Hāloa who was people, making Hawaiians one with kalo. Today, kalo tragically born without breath. She buried him in the continues to find ways to connect Hawai‘i’s people and land (‘āina) and from the ground grew the first kalo to ‘Malama Honua (care for Mother Earth).

WWW.MYHIGHWAYINN.COM OUR SIGNATURE HAWAIIAN COMBO PLATES Combo plates are served with poi or rice, steamed ‘uala (sweet potato), and with a choice of lomi salmon, potato-mac salad, or organic greens with liliko‘i dressing.

BEEF, NA‘AU, OR TRIPE/HUMBUG STEW �������� 13.95 KĀLUA PIG ��������������������������������������������������������������� 14.95 PORK OR CHICKEN LAU LAU ������������������������������ 16.95 BUTTERFISH N’ STEW GRAVY ���������������� Mkt Price MAKE IT A SUPER COMBO ���������������������� +3.95 each Add Kālua Pig, Chicken Long Rice, Pipikaula, Over 70 Years Smoked Meat or Squid Lū‘au. of Tradition, Culture, and Sub Poi or Rice with Fried Rice �������������������������� +1.95 Aloha in Every Bite Sub Haupia for a House-baked ������������� +3.95

CLASSIC À LA CARTE HAWAIIAN DISHES PORK OR CHICKENLAU LAU 8.65 SMOKED MEAT 4.65 AKULE/‘ŌPELU (SPECIAL) Mkt Price Served with poi. Based on availability. BEEF STEW SQUID LŪ‘AU 5.95 ‘Ohana Size 13.95 FRESH LOMI AHI Mkt Price POI 4.95 Regular 6.95 Based on availability. Small 5.75 CHICKEN LONG RICE 5.85 Waipahu-style: served with Hawaiian salt and green onions. BUTTERFISH N’ STEW GRAVY Mkt Price NA‘AU OR TRIPE/HUMBUG STEW Kaka‘ako-style: served with Based on availability. ‘Ohana Size 12.95 limu kohu chili water, tomatoes, Regular 6.55 DEEP FRIED BUTTERFISH COLLAR sweet onions, Hawaiian salt, Small 5.25 N’ STEW GRAVY 6.95 and green onions. PIPIKAULA STEAMED OR GRILLED LOMI SALMON Double 12.95 ‘UALA (SWEET POTATO) 5.95 Regular 6.95 Regular 6.95 RAW SWEET ONION WITH SALT Small 4.95 KĀLUA PIG 6.65 (ONE WEDGE) 0.55

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SERVER POKE BOWLS ABOUT THE MALIHINI HAWAIIAN STYLE LIMU POKE, SPICY AHI, SESAME AHI, (NEWCOMER) OR SHOYU AHI POKE BOWL Mkt Price GUIDE Choice of fresh poke on a bed of rice with ocean salad. Add: Avocado +1.50 SMOKED MEAT POKE BOWL Mkt Price KĀLUA PIG POKE BOWL Mkt Price Served with ocean salad and choice of Served with lomi salmon, ocean salad, and choice of one poke. one poke. Add: Avocado +1.50 Add: Avocado +1.50

OUR THROWBACK SCHOOL LUNCH TRAY Many people have asked “what’s with serving your combo plates on school lunch trays?” Well, our tradition of serving our ‘ono Hawaiian combo plates on school lunch trays was started by Bobby Toguchi in the 80s. Being organized and practical, Bobby wanted all of the flavors of the combo plate to be tasted separately, but he didn’t want his patrons and staff to be dealing with tons of dishes and bowls. Then one day, when he was picking up his daughters from school, the idea came to him. Yes you HAWAIIAN LAU LAU COMBO PLATE guessed it, the ‘school lunch tray’. Little did he realize what a kitschy throwback he created that day.

PAU HANA PŪPŪS (APPETIZERS) $1 OFF THESE APPETIZERS FRESH SPICY AHI, SESAME AHI, SHOYU AHI, HIGHWAY INN’S CHICKEN 4:00–7:00 PM MON–FRI OR HAWAIIAN STYLE LIMU POKE Mkt Price DRUMMETTES 12.95 excluding poke Based on availability. Battered chicken wings tossed with one of our ‘ono 13.95 PIPIKAULA & SMOKED MEAT housemade sauces (furikake Korean garlic, LAU LAU: Served in a sizzling cast iron skillet with bell spicy cajun, or liliko‘i BBQ). The lau lau’s origin peppers, onions, and a smoked aioli. can be traced back to LOCALLY MADE TARO CHIPS & the 12th century when HAWAIIAN STYLE NACHOS 14.25 HOUSEMADE SALSA 6.25 Polynesians voyaged Fresh housemade sweet potato chips to Hawai‘i from the with our signature kālua pig and topped FRIES 9.95 South Pacific. While with shredded cheddar and jack cheese, Old-fashioned crinkle cut fries tossed some of the places they with your favorite mixture of choice housemade salsa, sour cream, and originated from have guacamole. Serves 2–4 people. (garlic furikake or our brown gravy). similar dishes, today’s lau lau has evolved to reflect Hawai‘i’s LOCAL ISLAND FAVORITES rich history.

FLAME BROILED PŪLEHU RIBS* 17.95 LOCAL-STYLE CORNBEEF HASH WITH BROWN Hawaiian-style with pa‘akai (Hawaiian salt). GRAVY & TWO PETERSONS’ UPLAND FARM EGGS Regular 12.95 HAWAIIAN BEEF STEW PLATE* 12.65 Mini 8.95 HAWAIIAN MOCO* 17.95 SALT MEAT WATERCRESS WITH RICE A truly unique concoction of Hawaiian Food. Regular 12.65 A pork or chicken lau lau, served as a Moco with Mini 8.95 LOMI SALMON: beef stew gravy, and topped with lomi salmon. Lomi Salmon’s origin KĀLUA PIG & CABBAGE* 11.95 SMOKED MOCO* is as diverse as its ingredients. Capt. Cook Smoked meat sautéed with bell peppers and PORK CHOPS & GRILLED ONIONS* 15.95 and explorer Francisco onions, served with a smoked aioli and two Served with brown gravy. Marin brought onions Petersons’ Upland Farm eggs over rice. PLANTATION MIXED PLATE 16.95 and tomatoes in the Regular 14.95 Pipi pūlehu with pa‘akai (Hawaiian salt), late 1700s, and salmon Mini 9.95 grilled chicken and panko crusted island was introduced via Sub: Fried Rice fish. Served with furikake rice and trading ships from Regular +3.95 potato-mac salad. the Pacific Northwest. Mini +2.95 By the mid-1800s * PŪLEHU MOA (BARBEQUE CHICKEN) lomi salmon was as LOCO MOCO* Regular 14.95 common as poi. Now available to sub with Vegan Mini 10.95 Impossible Burger. Regular 13.95 HIGHWAY INN FRIED RICE Mini 8.95 Regular 9.95 Sub: Impossible Burger Mini 6.95 Regular +8.00 Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Mini +4.00 Farm Eggs +2.95 Sub: Fried Rice LOCAL CATCH OF THE DAY* Mkt Price Regular +3.95 Based on availability. PIPIKAULA: Mini +2.95 You can’t eat this MISOYAKI BUTTERFISH* Mkt Price OLD-FASHIONED HAMBURGER STEAK without thinking about WITH ONIONS* paniolos (Hawaiian * cowboys). Pipikaula, Now available to sub with Vegan Dishes served with Rice and Potato-mac Salad. Hawaiian beef jerky, Impossible Burger. Sub Rice with: Grilled ‘Uala (sweet potato) +3.95 was a staple for paniolos Regular 11.95 Garlic ‘Uala (sweet potato) Mash +3.95 during long cattle Mini 7.95 Fried Rice +2.95 drives in the early Sub: Impossible Burger Poi +4.65 1800s. It allowed them Regular +8.00 Sub Potato-mac Salad with Organic Greens +2.25 to stay out for long Mini +4.00 Additional Charge: Egg Whites +2.95 periods of time.

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LOCALLY CAUGHT AKULE: Carl Pāo‘o Jellings grew up learning Hawaiian fishing traditions and techniques at his father’s side. He started as a professional fisherman in his teens and now passes his ‘ike (knowledge acquired

FRESH FISH TACOS through practice and tradition) on to his son, incorporating modern technology and BIG ISLAND GRASS FED FLAME FRESH FISH TACOS WITH gear to continue their trade * BROILED BURGER 13.95 TARO & SWEET POTATO CHIPS 16.95 into the 6th generation of Served on a taro bun with onions, Two large seared “local catch of the day” Hawaiian fisherman. lettuce, tomato, and house-made burger fish tacos with chili aioli, avocado mousse, sauce. Now available to sub with Vegan shredded lettuce, and diced tomatoes Impossible Burger. served on soft taro tortillas. Sub: Impossible Burger +5.00 GRILLED FISH SANDWICH* 13.95 Add: Swiss or American Cheese +1.00 Local catch of the day served on a taro Add: Bacon or Avocado +1.50 bun with onions, lettuce, tomato, and KĀLUA PIG SLIDERS WITH housemade tartar sauce. TARO & SWEET POTATO CHIPS 12.95 Add: Avocado +1.50 PETERSONS’ UPLAND FARM EGGS: Served with our housemade coleslaw on One of only a handful of egg GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH* 8.95 Hawaiian sweet bread rolls. farms in Hawai‘i, Petersons’ Upland Farm is a family KĀLUA PIG QUESADILLA 11.95 run business that has been Served with salsa, guacamole, and providing delicious and sour cream. nutritious eggs to the islands for more than 100 years. Boasting fresher and * Served with Old-fashioned Crinkle Cut Fries. fluffier yolks and egg whites, Sub Fries with: Petersons’ Upland Farm eggs Organic Greens +2.25 are a true Hawai‘i tradition. Potato-mac Salad +2.25 Taro & Sweet Potato Chips +2.25 KĀLUA PIG SLIDERS Taro Chips +2.95

SALADS & SIDES

SEARED AHI SALAD Mkt Price POTATO-MAC SALAD 2.95 WONG’S LŪ‘AU LEAVES: We wanted the freshest lū‘au 4oz ahi steak on a bed of organic greens, GARLIC ‘UALA (SWEET POTATO) MASH 3.95 leaves for our lau lau and our roasted tri color peppers, sliced cucumbers, squid lū‘au, and we found it ‘uala (sweet potato), and boiled egg. Tossed BROWN OR WHITE RICE in Wong’s. Thelma Wong with our housemade oriental dressing. ‘Ohana Size 3.25 and her family have been Regular 1.75 SEARED ISLAND TOFU SALAD 11.95 growing their all-natural Small 1.25 Seared tofu made with organic greens leaves for two generation on their 35-acre Kahaluu and served with sesame marinated locally 2.95 FRIED RICE (ONE LARGE SCOOP) farm. One of the only grown watercress and ginger-soy vinaigrette. ADDITIONAL GUACAMOLE, SALSA, wetland lū‘au leaf growers ORGANIC GREEN SALAD 7.65 SALAD DRESSING, OR HAUPIA SAUCE 0.50 on O‘ahu, Thelma’s leaves Add: Fresh Ahi Poke +Mkt Price are said to be the most tender around.

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Monday–Friday served till 11:00 AM. Saturday served till 12:00 PM and all day Sunday.

BREAKFAST PLATES ASK YOUR

SMOKED MOCO SERVER Smoked meat sautéed with bell peppers and onions, ABOUT MOCO MONDAYS served with a smoked aioli, and two Petersons’ Upland Farm eggs over rice. Regular 14.95 Mini 9.95 Sub: Fried Rice Regular +3.95 Mini +2.95 LOCO MOCO Served with rice and potato-mac salad. Now available with Vegan Impossible Burger Substitute. Regular 13.95 Mini 8.95 Sub: Impossible Burger WOOD SMOKED MEAT OMELETTE Regular +8.00 Mini +4.00 Sub: Fried rice VEGGIE OMELETTE* 13.95 Regular +3.95 Spinach, mushrooms, peppers, cheese, onions, Mini +2.95 and tomatoes. LOCAL-STYLE CORNBEEF HASH WITH BROWN GRAVY & VEGGIE LOVER’S FRITTATA* 13.95 * TWO PETERSONS’ UPLAND FARM EGGS Served in a cast iron skillet with spinach, mushrooms, Regular 12.95 peppers, onions, cheese, and tomatoes. Topped with Mini 8.95 a chili reduction and avocado crème fraîche. KAKA‘AKO BREAKFAST* 10.25 HIGHWAY INN FRIED RICE Two Petersons’ Upland Farm eggs with a choice of Our classic fried rice. Portuguese sausage, spam, or bacon. Regular 9.95 Add: Portuguese Sausage, Spam, or Bacon +3.95 Mini 6.95 Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm Eggs KEWALO BREAKFAST* 13.95 (any style) +2.95 Grilled “local catch of the day” with onions and Add: Wood Smoked Meat +4.65 peppers, and served with two Petersons’ Upland Add: Portuguese Sausage, Spam, or Bacon +3.95 Farm eggs.

KĀLUA PIG EGGS BENEDICT WITH RED DIRT GRAVY 12.95 *Served with your choice of Rice or Watanabe Bakery Japanese Served with grilled ‘uala (sweet potato). Toast (White or Wheat). Sub Rice with: * WOOD SMOKED MEAT OMELETTE 14.95 Fried Rice +2.95 Served with onions, peppers, and cheese. Grilled ‘Uala (Sweet Potato) +3.95 Additional Charge: Egg Whites +2.95

HAWAIIAN SEA SALT: Hawaiians prepared their foods simply, eating it raw, dried, roasted, broiled and steamed. Their main seasoning was sea salt which is a common flavoring for traditional Hawaiian food.

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TŪTŪ’S KITCHEN

Tūtū’s Kitchen by Highway Inn shares the food and BELGIAN WAFFLE WITH BANANA FOSTER SAUCE, MACADAMIA NUTS AND FRESH BANANAS stories passed down by generations of locals. This exciting program will PORTUGUESE SWEETBREAD POI PANCAKES WITH UBE SAUCE feature a rotation of FRENCH TOAST SERVED WITH Ube sauce is a creamy and smooth Tūtūs — grandmothers and SEASONAL FRUITS 10.25 sweet potato sauce. grandfathers, yes, but also Two slices of Portuguese sweetbread 1 Pancake 5.50 aunties, uncles and anyone sprinkled with powdered sugar and 2 Pancakes 7.65 who serves as a keeper of served with fresh seasonal fruits. 3 Pancakes 9.25 a family’s food traditions Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm — who will share their Eggs (any style) and your choice Eggs (any style) and your choice recipes with the Highway of Breakfast Meat +5.25 of Breakfast Meat +5.25 Inn ‘ohana. Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm A portion of proceeds Eggs (any style) and Wood Eggs (any style) and Wood from the sales of Tūtū’s Smoked Meat +6.25 Smoked Meat +6.25 Kitchen dishes will benefit Les Dames d’Esocffier BELGIAN WAFFLE WITH BANANA POI PANCAKE WITH MACADAMIA NUTS Hawaii, a non-profit group FOSTER SAUCE, MACADAMIA NUTS & HAUPIA SAUCE dedicated to supporting & SEASONAL FRUITS 9.95 1 Pancake 5.50 women in culinary arts Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm 2 Pancakes 7.65 professions and educating Eggs (any style) and your choice 3 Pancakes 9.25 our community about food. of Breakfast Meat +5.25 Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm Eggs (any style) and your choice Be sure to sign up for our Eggs (any style) and Wood of Breakfast Meat +5.25 newsletter to hear the latest Smoked Meat +6.25 Add: Two Petersons’ Upland Farm about Tūtū’s Kitchen! Eggs (any style) and Wood ALSO: We are looking for Additional Charge: Egg Whites +2.95 Smoked Meat +6.25 more Tūtūs! If you — or someone you know — would be interested in sharing your family’s food traditions with us, please let us know.

POI PANCAKES WITH MACADAMIA POI PANCAKE NUTS AND HAUPIA SAUCE WITH UBE SAUCE

SPECIALTY ITEMS & BREAKFAST SIDES

HOUSE-BAKED GRILLED BANANA BREAD WATANABE BAKERY TOAST 2.95 (THREE SLICES) 4.25 Two slices of Watanabe Bakery Japanese Wheat or White Bread 2.95 FRIED RICE (ONE LARGE SCOOP) Toast served with housemade banana butter.

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HOUSE-BAKED DESSERTS 4.25 FRESH FROM KAUA‘I Mkt Price Chocolate haupia shortbread, Sweet potato haupia Thursday Special. Available after 11:00 AM. shortbread, Bread drizzled with haupia sauce. BUTTER MOCHI CUPCAKE KULOLO OR POI FUDGE BROWNIE À LA MODE 4.95 Local Favorite Mochi, made into delicious cupcakes by Mochi Man — choose from 3 flavors. HAUPIA 1.50 1 Guava or Liliko‘i Butter Mochi Cupcake 3.25 GELATO 5.25 3 Pack 9.00 Choose from 3 flavors of the month. 1 Taro Butter Mochi Cupcake 3.50 3 Pack 10.00

BREAD PUDDING DRIZZLED WITH HAUPIA SAUCE SWEET POTATO HAUPIA SHORTBREAD

CHOCOLATE HAUPIA SHORTBREAD POI FUDGE BROWNIE À LA MODE

CONSUMER ADVISORY: Consuming raw or undercooked foods may increase your risk of foodborne illness. | We do not use MSG in our recipes, except the MSG in oyster sauce used in our fried rice. | We reserve the right to REFUSE SERVICE TO ANYONE. Prices, menu items and policy are subject to change without notice. Menu prices are subject to 4.712% HI State Excise Tax.

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WANT A LITTLE HIGHWAY INN AT YOUR NEXT EVENT? Let us cater. Our famous kālua pig, lau lau, and beef stew can be served alongside our ‘ono shoyu pork, and other local island favorites to help make any occasion special. BEVERAGES

SOFT DRINKS & JUICES

BOTTOMLESS SOFT DRINKS 3.25 STRAWBERRY ICED TEA 3.65 HOT BLACK OR GREEN TEA 1.70 Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Barq’s Rootbeer, WAI KOKO HOT CHOCOLATE 1.95 Fanta Fruit Punch, Fanta Orange, COCONUT WATER (CAN) 4.25 Dr. Pepper, Minute Maid Lemonade. HARDER’S GREEN RIVER 2.95 ORANGE JUICE 3.95 BOTTOMLESS UNSWEETENED POG 2.95 ICED TEA 3.25 GUAVA JUICE 3.95 Passion, orange, and guava. PLANTATION ICED TEA 3.25 KONA BLEND COFFEE 4.65 MILK 3.95

PAU HANA $1 OFF COCKTAILS, BAR MENU BEERS & WINES 4:00–7:00 PM COCKTAILS MON–FRI excluding POG OR GUAVA MIMOSA 8.00 wine bottles SPIRITS HIGHWAY SUNRISE 9.00 Rum, vodka, orgeat, orange juice, and ice tea float, WELL SPIRITS 7.0 0 PANIOLO WHISKEY 9.00 served with li hing mui on the rim. PAU VODKA 9.00 KOLOA LIGHT DARK 9.00 M-TOWN MULE 8.00 Cucumber infused vodka, honey syrup, lime juice, FID ST GIN 9.00 Q GINGER BEER/TONIC 4.00 and ginger beer. WINE STRAWBERRY M-TOWN MULE 9.00 A strawberry variation of our M-Town Mule. MELE BY ULUPALAKUA VINEYARDS (RED BLEND) Glass 9.00 Bottle 33.00 MAI TAI 11.00 Koloa light rum, pineapple juice, lime juice, orgeat, KULA BY ULUPALAKUA VINEYARDS (WHITE BLEND) and triple sec, topped with dark rum. Glass 9.00 Bottle 33.00 GREEN HIGHWAY 8.00 SPARKLING WINE Green river (a local favorite lemon-lime drink), coconut Glass 7.0 0 Bottle 24.00 milk, and vodka. PEBBLE LANE CHARDONNAY LI HING MUI MARGARITA 9.00 Glass 7.0 0 Bottle 24.00 Cuervo traditional, triple sec, agave,and lime juice, served with li hing mui on the rim. ANGELINE PINOT NOIR Glass 7.0 0 Bottle 24.00 HAWAIIAN CHILI PEPPER BLOODY MARY 8.00 Housemade bloody mary mix, Hawaiian chili pepper SPELLBOUND CABERNET SAUVIGNON water, and vodka. Glass 7.0 0 Bottle 24.00 THE ROSIE 8.00 Named after “Rosanna,” a simple cocktail of guava juice, Corkage fee per bottle 15.00 vodka, and a splash of triple sec.

BEER MAUI BREWING CO. BIKINI BLONDE & BIG SWELL IPA DRAFT BEER 6.00 HONOLULU BEER WORKS COCOWEISEN 7.0 0 KONA BREWING CO.

LONGBOARD & BIG WAVE GOLDEN ALE 6.00 MELE BY ULUPALAKUA VINEYARDS HEINEKEN BOTTLE 6.00 EAT LIKE A LOCAL, LOOK LIKE A LOCAL

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“70th Anniversary”

Our 70th Anniversary design is based on the diverse history of where the original Highway Inn restaurant resided, Waipahu. The design bridges and explores the gap between plantation Hawai‘i and pre-plantation Hawai‘i. Legend has it that kō (sugar cane) was dedicated to Makakanikeoe, the God of Love that manifests itself as wind. After being dedicated to Makakanikeoe by a kahuna, sugar cane is blown in the direction of the desired lover. It is said that when it touches the one desired he or she becomes very much in love with the sender.

The design uses sugar cane to reference this ritual as well as the wind’s relationship with water, and how it pushes the water from its underground receptacle, thus creating the artesian spring that Waipahu was named after.

“60 Year Anniversary”

“License to Grind” “HI-Way”

WWW.MYHIGHWAYINN.COM A BRIEF HISTORY OF FOOD IN HAWAI‘I PRE-1778 1868 Polynesians arrive and bring the foundational ingredients of Hawaiian Japanese contract laborers begin to arrive (Okinawans arrive in 1900), food: kalo (taro), ‘uala (sweet potato), niu (coconut), ‘ulu (breadfruit), bringing with them rice, shoyu, and new food preparation techniques. pia (arrowroot), uhi (yam), mai‘a (banana), kukui (candlenut), kō (sugarcane), kī (ti), pua‘a (pigs), and moa (chickens). 1878 The first Portuguese arrive and become an integral part of plantation 1778 life. They bring pão doce (sweet bread), malasadas, and Portuguese The arrival of Capt. James Cook brings goats, melons, pumpkins, and bean soup. onions. 1900 1778—EARLY 1800s The first Puerto Ricans arrive bringing yams, beans, tomatoes, garlic, Whalers and merchants begin to arrive, bringing salt fish, which and olive oil. influences lomi salmon. 1900—1901 1792 James Drummond Dole establishes his first pineapple plantation and An English officer in the British Royal Navy, Capt. George Vancouver, builds his first cannery in Wahiawā. This marks the start of Hawaiian brings cattle to the Islands, which eventually leads to the paniolo Pineapple Company, which later becomes Dole Food Company. (cowboy) culture and pipi kaula (jerked beef). 1903 1794 Koreans arrive to work on the plantations. They bring rice, vegetables, Spanish explorer Don Francisco de Paula Marin arrives in Honolulu, sesame oil, barbecued meats, and kim chee. and is known for growing oranges, cabbages, potatoes, peaches, tobacco, lemons, tomatoes, asparagus, coffee, and pineapples. 1906 Filipinos arrive to work on the plantations. Like other nationalities, 1850 the first Filipino workers to arrive are mostly single men who don’t The Masters and Servants Act paves the way for the importation of cook extensively, thus limiting their influence. But as time goes on, workers from other countries. The California Gold Rush spurs the the traditional flavors used in Filipino cooking, such as vinegar and demand for Hawaiian sugar, which starts an influx of foreign laborers. fish sauce, become more influential.

1852 TODAY Chinese contract laborers are brought to Hawai‘i to work the sugar Despite the fact that Hawai‘i farmers continue to produce some of the cane fields. They bring rice, soy sauce, and tofu, which become best food products and ingredients in the world, it is estimated that ingredients in chicken long rice and soups. roughly 85–90% of Hawai‘i’s food is currently imported. At Highway Inn, however, we continue to use local ingredients whenever possible 1861 as we believe it brings out the true flavor of our dishes. The American Civil War increases the demand for Hawaiian sugar.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ACME CASTLE & COOKE DETAIL OF PHOTO NEWSPICTURES, INC. AND THE PROPERTIES, INC. BY FRANK DAVEY, CA. 1900; HAWAI‘I STATE ARCHIVES, CA. 1941. BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES.

SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES FOR HIGHWAY INN

1947 2013 Nancy and Seiichi Toguchi open the original Highway Inn restaurant Highway Inn expands by opening its second restaurant in Honolulu in Waipahu on Farrington Highway. The restaurant quickly grows in at SALT at Our Kaka‘ako, a project by Kamehameha Schools Bishop popularity. Estate.

1960 2015 The original restaurant is relocated to Depot Road, serving many of Highway Inn opens its third restaurant at historic Bishop Museum. the employees of the O‘ahu Sugar Mill.

1984 The restaurant moves again to its present location on Leokū Street, where it continues to serve the Waipahu and westside communities.

EXPERIENCE BISHOP MUSEUM: Established in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in memory of his wife Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last direct descendent of Kamehameha I, Bishop Museum is Hawai‘i’s premier museum for exploring and celebrating the extraordinary history, culture, and environment of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Today, the Museum cares for collections comprised of more than 25 million cultural and biological objects, each with its own unique story to tell. Conveniently located between the airport and Waikīkī, Bishop Museum is in the heart of Kalihi-Palama just off the H-1 Freeway’s Likelike exit. They are open daily from 9:00 AM–5:00 PM and closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. To learn more or plan a visit, go to BishopMuseum.org.

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OVER 70 YEARS OF TRADITION, CULTURE, AND ALOHA IN EVERY BITE

WAIPAHU SHOPPING VILLAGE SALT AT OUR KAKA‘AKO THE BISHOP MUSEUM 94-226 Leokū Street 680 Ala Moana Blvd., #105 1525 Bernice Street Waipahu, Hawai‘i 96797 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817 Phone: 808-677-4345 Phone: 808-954-4955 Phone: 808-954-4951

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Highway Inn is a proud supporter of this Surfrider Foundation Program which recognizes restaurants that reduce plastic waste and implement ocean-friendly practices. A 2.5% Malama ‘Aina fee will be added to all take out orders.

TOGUCHI ‘OHANA, CIRCA 1947 GRANDMA & GRANDPA DONATING TO KUAKINI HOSPITAL, 1960S

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