The Best Hawaiian Cookbooks

Saimin, loco moco, shoyu chicken, and 82 more dishes that taste like home—that's what Alana Kysar captures in Aloha Kitchen.

Let Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder walk you through Cook Real Hawai'i, where 100 recipes celebrate the layered, cross-cultural cooking that feeds Hawaiian 'ohana—from wok-fried poke to Portuguese-inflected pork dumplings, all tasting like home.

Von Diaz walks you through Islas, where 125 recipes from tropical islands across 3 oceans share stories of resistance, persistence, and the ancestral techniques that sustain them.

Kimi Werner, Nicole Gormley, and Jennifer Fiedler invite you into Kimi's Kitchen, where 80+ recipes celebrate the abundance of the ocean and the art of cooking wild, sustainably caught fish with the grounded spirit of a freediving champion.

Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder's Ohana Style brings Hawai'ian flavors alive with over 100 unfussy recipes built for family tables—quick weeknight dinners, clever plant-based swaps, and the layered tastes of island cooking, all meant for sharing.