Best road-trip restaurants in Hawaii

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Working Hilo Bay fish market where poke comes straight off the boats, offering the island's freshest shoyu and spicy ahi by the pound.

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Open-air waterfront restaurant beside the Honolulu fish auction, serving furikake ahi and fresh-caught seafood plus a market and full bar.

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Kapahulu poke counter open since 1995, selling made-to-order ahi and tako poke by the pound with never-frozen premium fish.

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Since 1951, a Kalihi market and takeout counter beloved for its rotating daily laulau, fresh poke and heaping Hawaiian plate lunches.

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Small Kona counter with a national poke reputation, serving ultra-fresh made-to-order ahi bowls and sampler plates by the beach.

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Kailua-Kona favorite pairing a retail poke counter with a full-service Big Island kitchen sourcing local fish, farmers and ranchers.

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Iconic Maui oceanfront restaurant on the north shore serving day-boat fish named for the fisherman who caught it, a bucket-list splurge.

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A North Shore Maui fish stop before the Road to Hana narrows and the day gets waterfall-heavy.