"The Good: \n\nPork Katsu plate has HUGE portions\nRoast Pork is one of the best I have had: fork tender and juicy!\n\nThe Bad:\n\nPoke was OK for a place that calls itself \"Kahuku Poke\"\nLomi Salmon is OK but needs to be \"lomied\" and aged a day or two\nKim Chee needs to be fermented: as it is, it is like eating salted cabbage with some pepper kick.\n\nThe Ugly:\n\nPricing is high\n\nUpdate 2-19-16\n\nThis place still remains a hit or miss proposition since my last review: I have sampled more selections.\n\nBento: how anyone could screw up a classic is beyond me: in my experience Bentos have always had a portion of beef, pork, chicken and fish on a bead of rice. The rice would be sprinkled with furikaki and a side of tsukimono on top. Sometimes a side of mac salad was offered.\n\nChicken in the Bento from Kahuku Poke was deep fried battered balls with a heavy garlic and spice flavor: not traditional or my cup of tea. Hot dogs sat in for the traditional Spam for the pork portion: that was OK but a larger portion is required for the price. No furikaki: Now that is blasphemy. It was nice to see takuan on the side: but again this was \"manini\" sized: too small of a portion for this Hawaiian.\n\nListen up Kahuku Poke: us Hawaiians don't mind paying a higher price for larger portions but this Bento was too stingy for the price: a resounding fail on this item.\n\nSaimin was added and this was a HUGE hit for me: nothing especially outstanding, just basic goodness served up in a Hawaiian style portion.\n\nKahuku has seen it fit to add too much pepper in their brown gravy: this takes their EXCELENT Pork Katsu dish down a notch: stop with the spice overload: let me add that if I want to. THANK GOODNESS Kahuku Poke has kept the salt levels low: this is one of the redeeming features of this establishment.\n\nThe Hits:\n\nPork Katsu (BUT WATCH THAT PEPPER, KAHUKU)\n\nRoast Pork\n\nSaimin\n\nThe Misses:\n\n Bento Box\n\nKim Chee (seriously? Store bought would be an improvement)\n\nLomi Salmon (I never thought I would say this: but less Salmon and more \"lomi\" get that salmon squished up then let it age overnight to let the flavors meld)\n\nPoke Rice bowl (I don't care WHAT ANYONE SAYS: the poke is OK but not good enough to be sitting on rice)\n\nThe misses are getting greater than the hits: Kahuku is risking a star at this point: trying the chicken next.\n\nUp Date 5-10-17\n The Barbeque Chicken is good: not great, not bad: just good and good enough to keep them at 4 stars. I also had the combo plate with chicken and pork Katsu and THAT was HUGE! Well worth the price if you are hungry (that alone might have got us to 5 stars but they remain at 4 stars [see below]).\n\nGlad to announce that there is NO pepper in the brown gravy (as it should be)... but, on occasion there DO put some in: I give them a pass because they are new (the kitchen staff is in transition) and might not have the consistency of a more established restaurant. \n\nThey have added desserts and I ordered a slice of \"Chantilly\" cake. There are others like guava and they are all pre-sliced and ready to go: the cashier assured me that the Chantilly cake was their best! For me, the cake was dry but the frosting was good: I give it only two stars. The cake might have gotten stale in the refrigerator and when a cake is pre-sliced, it loses moisture: I don't know what the issue was but I probably won't be ordering cake any time soon. They also have cream puffs which I might look at in the future.\n\nI had a craving for some Katsu recently and they were closed: they are now closed on Mondays: bummer. \n\n\nKahuku Poke retains their 4 stars."^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "2015-10-14T00:00:00"^^ . . . . "1"^^ . "4"^^ .