Best of Hawai’i 2013

Dessert First: Roy’s of Poipu Chocolate Souffle

Best Accommodations: Palms Cottage on Lava Lane ~ under $90 a night!
See my Yelp review at this link.

Best (most comfortable) Bed: Prince Kuhio Condos #231

Best Lanai View: Royal Kona Resort

Best Snorkel: Fairwinds Snorkel Cruise and BBQ to Kealakekua Bay

Best Breakfast: Basik Acai

Best Prepared Fish: Huggo’s for Grilled Hawaiian Caught Mahi Mahi~ Kabocha Pumpkin Risotto, Local Garden Beans, Herb Sauce with Balsamic “Caviar.”

Best Dinner Experience: Roy’s Poipu Bar & Grill

Roy’s Canoe for Two Pupu Platter: Left to Right: Mongolian Ribs, Ocean Moon Ravioli, Wild Boar Lumpia, Korean Kalbi Beef Gyoza, Seared Shrimp Sticks

Best BBQ: Roy’s Poipu Bar & Grill for Roy’s Charred Szechwan Style Mongolian Pork Ribs

Da Best Shave Ice in Paradise: Scandanavian Shave Ice

Best Coastline: Na’Pali

Best Affordable Dining: Koloa Fish Market Plate Lunch

Best Luau Food: Koloa Fish Market

Best Variety of Poke: Koloa Fish Market

Best Poke: Hilo Bay Cafe

Best Salad: Roy’s Poipu Bar & Grill for Grilled Local Baby Romaine Salad: Blue Crab, Wasabi Parmesan Dressing, Tobiko, Cherry Tomatoes

Roy’s Grilled Baby Romaine Salad with Blue Crab and Tobiko

Best Raw Fish: Hamachi sashimi with ginger and Chicken Katsu at Taste of Hawaii 2013 from Nanea Restaurant and Bar at the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas

Most Aloha: Big Island

Place visited most likely to live: Puna Coast