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Support Kupu. Eat Veggie Laulau and Shortrib Laulau
Kupu, the nonprofit that runs youth programs in conservation and sustainability, now offers Hawaiian food and breathtaking venue.
May 13, 2021
Have you missed ‘Ono Hawaiian Food’s ginormous laulau (aka the Mauna Laulau, as HONOLULU’s late dining editor John Heckathorn once called it)? Well it’s back, in an unexpected way and in many ways, better than ever.
Kupu, the nonprofit that runs youth programs in conservation and sustainability, is unexpectedly carrying on ‘Ono’s laulau tradition. Last November, it began selling Hawaiian food at the Saturday morning Kaka‘ako farmers market, and an auntie who worked at ‘Ono’s Hawaiian Food passed on the restaurant’s techniques to Kupu’s youth. The result: a traditional pork and butterfish laulau ($8) to bring back memories, but also a nouveau short rib laulau ($10) with a generous hunk of beef cushioned in kabocha, breadfruit and mushrooms, swaddled in lū‘a