Hawaii is famous for many things (as we know), and known for sunsets. Honu incorporates regular, American seafood with an Island twist, that is bound to make you coming back for more.

The service was great! Very attentive, helpful and amiable. The ambiance gives the restaurant a nice Island feel, whether you’re seated inside, at the bar, or outside overlooking the water (where you can see a beautiful Hawaiian sunset)

FOOD: The food at Honu was damn good! We ordered the White Gulf Shrimp Verde Pizza and the Lamb Riblets. Instead of a red tomato sauce, the pizza based a green pesto sauce (hence the name “verde”) and was sprinkled with Pecorino/Mozzarella Cheese. The shrimps were smaller, thus providing more flavor to the pizza, as larger shrimps are bland. The Lamb Riblets were cooked to a perfect medium, and had a sweet lavender-honey glaze that really changed the whole aspect of Lamb. Lamb is usually tender or salty, but Honu took a smart risk on turning it sweet.

So when you’re Lahaina, definitely try Honu. My overall experience would be an 8/10.

Cruising down the Hana highway can really make you nauseous, so a nice break is completely necessary.

 Nahiku Market consists of three different food “stations”: traditional-local island, Thai and Chinese. Knowing myself, I was open to everything, so I ordered a little bit from each. From the Chinese, Mongolian beef. From the Thai, padthai noodles and from the Island, fish tacos. The Beef was crispy, cooked well, flavorful and grateful (huge portions), while I did have a little problem with the Thai food. One, it took thirty minutes for one order! Two, the amount was a lot different than it looked in the picture ( the picture showed about twelve shrimps, while there were only three in the dish) and not to sound cliche or anything, but the food was cooked with hate, not love. The cook had a bad attitude and was very condescending with the customers. The Island food, however, was by far my favorite. For only seven dollars, I got one giant fresh fish taco that was filled with salsa, beans, guacamole, a special Hawaiian sauce, lettuce, a variety of vegetables and tomatoes. I couldn’t help myself from ordering two!

Overall, I would rate this 8/10. Anyway, my point is, is that Nahiku fish market should be on your bucket list when visiting Maui!