Food in Hawaii...

Native Hawaiians apparently have a fair amount of problems with being overweight, diabetes, heart disease, etc. Some of the dietary conventions here don't help. A very common thing at the local restaurants is the plate lunch, which typically contains large helpings of rice and macaroni salad along with some kind of meat. You can even go to some of the local grocery stores and get a plate lunch. The local restaurants offer the plate lunch concept at dinner, too. I like the rice (most offer a brown rice option), but I can pass on most of the macaroni salads I've tasted.

The other thing we've noticed is that we haven't seen a liquor store of any kind. You can buy beer, wine, and even hard liquor at all the grocery stores we've been to, so maybe there aren't any specialized liquor stores. I just did a quick Google and found a few, but not a lot.

The grocery stores all have a section with Asian foods, different kinds of rice, lots of soy and teriyaki sauce, and most have a Mexican section as well. But I've seen very little Indian food and I already miss that. In fact, I think all I've seen is a couple of jars of Pataki pastes, and that's it. Mmmm. I could go for some butter chicken and Naan bread....