Hawaiian Fish link:
http://www.mauimenusonline.com/recipes/hawaiian_fish_guide.html

Fish dishes: Ahi and Ono can not be beat in Hawaii. Ono is so good I wish I could get it in CA. That must be why ono also means "delicious"!

Here's more fish: http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/...94/f-fish.html

crazy4Hawaii
Will you PLEASE post the link to your report on Tripadvisor?! I tried but couldn't find it. '

We're staying at the GW for a week next month and would love to read your review.

thanks!

Try Eggberts in Kauai for breakfast, some of the best bananna pancakes with your choice of passion fruit or coconut syrup, yummmm!!!!!!! A serious must not miss!

Carol.....I love ono....DH loves mahi mahi

At Nick's we each ordered a different fish:

husband - mahi mahi
daughter - opakapaka
me - moi

All were good, but the best was the opakapaka. Ono and mahi mahi can both be a little "fishy" compared to ahi and opakapaka in my experience.

One of the places I was anxious to try was Alexander's. I ended up not being crazy about the heavy "Arthur Treacher's" type breading. So different from the crunchy thin breading used here (Arkansas) for catfish, crappie, bream, etc.

Jaynie - It may take a day or two for my review to show up on Tripadvisor. I'm going to do a trip report for Fodor's but it's taking some time. I am TOTALLY swamped at work aka Kal! Rusty, I'm going to have to have a Scotch tonight even if it gives me brain damage!

crazy4Hawaii-

LOL--I've had my glass of wine as we speak.

I was just relieved to hear that you loved the GW. We were initially booked at the 4 Seasons but thought our kids would like the pools at the GW. We'll save the 4 Seasons for a sans-kids trip!

All this talk about restaurants and food has me hungry!!! We are going to be in Hawaii in late Sept -early Oct. A foodie question I have is about the times for dinner. At home we dine out around 7-7:30. On our trips to Europe, we've found people seem to eat later than that. How about Hawaii - I've read to go for the sunset views, but that seems relatively early. When do most people reserve for dinner? Is it essential to reserve in Sept-Oct, which is supposed to be "off-season"? we will be visiting Oahu, Maui, and Big Island. Thanks for your help - I enjoy reading restaurant reports from all of you.

I learned the hard way. Don't break your neck trying to get to sunset reservations at the restaurants. Go enjoy the beautiful sunset with drink in hand and THEN go to dinner. Sunset was about 7:15 while we were there last week. Times can be checked on sunrisesunset.com and other places.

Crazy4Hawaii - I have to agree wholeheartly with you. A drink in hand on the beach or on your lanai watching the sunset - THEN off to dinner when the view is no longer the important part of the meal and you can concentrate on the good food, service and atmosphere. And most time for less money.

I been enjoying your trip report. Thanks for being so thorough.

If you see moi on the menu, try it. There is a reason it was reserved for ali`i. It is overfished, so if you do have moi, it will invariably be farm raised. But unlike other aquaculture (e.g. salmon farming), moi farms have been shown to have relatively little environmental impact.

Mongchong and opah are two other fish that you might come across. They are both often caught by accident on tuna lines and are a real treat when they show up on a menu.

Suzie, you CAN get ono in CA. Ono is just the Hawaiian name for wahoo. Wahoo are caught off of Baja, and in El Niño years it can be caught further up the coast. Wahoo is in season now and you can get it at Gelsons, Bristol Farms, or your favorite seafood shop. Trader Joe's often has it too.

Conlet, I have found that visitors here to Maui tend to eat earlier, whether because of the time difference or because they are worn out from the day's activities or whatever. We always go to eat later--never before 7--so that we can miss the visitor crowd. I make reservations year round, just to be safe. We often call a few hours ahead and have no problems, but then, we do eat later. If you want a sunset seating, reserve in advance.

But to repeat what C4H found, we usually will do sunset on our lanai, or down on the beach before going to dinner, or at least from the lounge before being seated.

Thanks for your replies. We usually travel without reservations, and have not yet slept in the car(almost, once in England)! However Hawaii seems to be different so we have made res on Oahu and Maui. We have a room in Volcano, but will try booking a day at a time for the rest of our time on Big Island as we want to drive around the island, and like to stop and spend more time when we encounter something worth it.
This was also why I asked about dinner reservations - like to be as flexible as possible. We will be celebrating our anniversary on Oahu and my husband's b-day on Maui, so will probably reserve for at least those nights. Thanks to all for the restaurant suggestions.

I second the Mongchong recommendation. Opakapaka was my favorite until I tried Mongchong. I hadn't heard of it until it was on the menu at Leilani's in Kaanapali one night. Delicious!!

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