Grandma sounds like a phenomenal woman. Bless her x

Excellent choice, Lucas! Helena’s has been my go-to for Hawaiian food. Mama was a sweet lady always full of aloha. She remembered each of her repeated customers she really made you feel at home.

"I love dem pipis!" "im sorry?" LMAO

This show should be on Food Network, it's that good.

Nice video featuring Helena's. I don't care how many dozens of upscale restaurants I've eaten at in Waikiki, Kalihi has the best home style food on Oahu. As of August 2017, the city has announced they'd like to "gentrify" the district and extend the Kakaako neighborhood (just off of Waikiki) to downtown and to Kalihi. The people are worried that these mom and pop institutions will disappear. A lot of people don't want development to creep up this way. I'm not from Kalihi but when I want to eat, that's where you'll find me. Helena's, Alicia;s, Golden City, Tei Shoku, Han Yang, Kikuya, Max's of Manila, Mitsuba's, and Gulick Delicatessens, Kalihi Market for Samoan food, Fukuya Japanese Snacks, Jollibees, Aloha Tofu, Ka Lei Eggs, uku planny ox tail soup eateries, every block you'll find a Puerto Rican, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, etc. restaurant with food that will kick your teeth out, plus waterfront shops, warehouses and wholesalers for fruit, bread from several ethnicities, veggies, poi, meat, pig, eggs, chicken, all in the same district. No, to gentrification!

I love when the lady got excited and said "Really? Can I really feed you?!"

I really like the way you introduce the spots that you go to. It really gives me the idea of the place and it's history. KEEP IT UP!

I like how Lucas saunters like a cowboy. I could probably pick him out in a crowd from the way he walks. Almost as distinct as the Duke.

I am simple man, I see Lucas I click like!

Yes, the shortribs are epic. NOT EXAGGERATED AT ALL! LOVE IT!

This was an awesome episode. Lucas doing it big as usual. Thumbs up.

Oh, Lucas and Eater team… after this Hawaii season: I must visit! So much really good food! Wow! :D

Dining on a Dime is my favorite food commentary series in KZfaq :)

I will stand pat that Lucas needs to be doing 20-30 minute shows.

Lucas back at it again with the best food show on youtube!

I wait all week to see lucas!!!!!!!!! Lovvvvvvvvving this hawaii series!!

Even though I have been to Hawaii three times already, I STILL MISSED A LOT OF STUFFS!

One of the best places for Hawaiian food. My father took me there when I was a kid and Helena herself served us.

I feel Hawaiian food is a forgotten cuisine. All of this looks so good!

The way how you introduce restaurant and food it's super cool and makes me starving

This is my favourite series on the channel.

I like how Lucas regularly interviews random customers. They're often (not always 😐) quite interesting. Lots of delicious looking classic Hawaiian food today. Mmm, mmm. 👍👍

Thank You Eater for providing such great content - by content i mean Lucas lol :)

I LOVE this place!!

Eater been showing Kalihi some mad love 🙌🏻

Man I love this place.

Lucas Sunbae, you're one of a kind 💕

Love that place !!!

This guy is just so natural as a host.

Wow, looks delicious! Great job Lucas!

One of the best presenters on whole KZfaq. Goed gedaan, Lucas

Only halfway through the video, but let me just comment early and say that this episode was GREAT. I read obsessively about food, and yet you managed to dredge up for my viewing pleasure dishes that are unfamiliar and that are thus very fascinating. The backstory and research on the food gave the video nice depth. Like many of the best videos on food, it was like a mini-vacation and totally free via KZfaq.

I'm a simple person. I see Lucas in the thumbnail, I press like.

been here, love it

Lucas and team, another amazing video!!

I've eaten at Helena's and the food is so delicious. I would fly back to Hawaii just for Helena's awesome pipkaula.

I went to eat here and it really is so delicious esp the pipi kaola(?) the short ribs...definitely a meal to remember for life

Love Helena's food. The Pipikaula and the beef watercress soup are my favorites. Is it me or did that big guy behind Lucas look a lot like Samoa Joe?

Wish you would talk to the camera. You are a wonderful story teller ❤️

Love these videos on Oahu. So bummed these didn't come out this time last year before I went to Honolulu. I would have loved to hit a couple true authentic places in the 2 days we were there before going to the big Island for a week. We found a couple great local places there on the Kona coast all the way to the northern tip of the island if you need suggestions on the big Island.

Lucas: oh i think thats enough food Waitress: ok i'll bring you another dish lol love it!

I miss this so much :(

The owner is a Jedi😊 Phenomenal guy...

I was there and took a picture with the Craig the owner. Very down to earth and nice person. Food is worth the drive out and the wait. Next time I’m out there I’m heading over as soon as the flight lands.

Helena's Restaurant, best Hawaiian Food Period, I remember going there when they were originally on King Street, no one comes close to the type of Hawaiian Food they serve.

Love your show! I wanna travel and taste with you!

that luau squid was to die for .-. ugh and the short rib...cant get over the poi though..i wasn't expecting it to be served cold

Hi lucas!enjoyed your video.keep it up!

Helena's is wonderful! If you ever get a chance to eat there try the fried butter fish collar IN GRAVY! It's super tasty... but, then again, everything there is incredibly tasty.

Okay these video videos need over 1 million viewers like now!

this was closed when my wife and i wanted to go. instead we went to onos and it was the best authentic food i ever had.

For anyone interested butter fish is also known as black cod. Its most common uses are in lau lau or the collar's are grilled or fried. On the island that I'm from we call them bat wings but I'm not sure if other islands do to.

Spot on review of Helenas! & hands down the best local/Hawaiian food on dis here isle ;) & just gotta add, the 'dipping of ur pipikaula in tha poi' is the ONE & ONLY way that my daughter will eat poi. I personally don't get it, but what can I say - my daughter agrees w/ you wholeheartedly so I just can't post anything negative about it. Lol.

I didn't even start the video yet and I hit the like button lol 😋

Lucas needs his own channel!

i luv it

I WAS JUST THERE

hawaii is the best place on earth!

Needed some corn tortillas.. could have made a few tacos. Cause everyone loves Hawaiian tacos!!

Would love to see Lucas on the Food Network...

Eater please come to South Africa!

watch Strictly Dumpling's review on this place.

press like before watch the video when comes to my favorite channel

ʻAue!! Lucas you said Helena's Hawaiian Food just fine in the beginning of the video but chopped it up at the closing sentence

I LOVE Hawaiian Mac Salad.

when the very first episode of Hawaii I was like their foods look meh and so boring, but then this episode how he tells story and describe the foods make me craving Hawaiian food bad. Excellent job!

So, is it just salted before it's dried, or are the ribs marinaded during the process? Also, what kind of seasonings do they use on the ribs? Is it dark soy, light, Chinese or Japanese?

Trying some sweet from natural product and after some testy snack from fish it looks like yamy

Next time you go there you should get the Opihi. Best thing there.

Lucas you look soo handsome in that white shirt !

3:25 dude keeps leaning so much i thought he's gonna fall backwards

1:09 Is that Bill Murray?

FYI you eat the fried butterfish whole. I also was never a big fan of poi but, drown it in chili water and eat it with some lomi lomi. game changer.

The quarter cut of onion on the side now that is Hawaiian style.

"I love them pipis" 😂

if eater replies to this comment I will watch the video and go sleep of not then all-nighter for me then currently 1:15 Australian time

I've been told that butterfish is similar to, or is black cod.... regarding your meal - no 'lau lau'? that's my go-to hawaiian dish...

legend says Eater replies

Shenade O'Connor in the back

I've never had authentic Hawaiian food before. Any restaurant in NY you guys can recommend? Can't go personally to Hawaii atm, but I'm sure there's a good one somewhere in NY. 😊 Would love to try some. 😊

3:23; Lucas finds his long lost brother.

Is that adam richman 1:05

Can someone explain the prices on the menu for me. I'm reading it like it's overly cheap or overly expensive.

did he say....dry age? NICK SOLARES, GET DOWN HERE, WE NEED YOUR OBNOXIOUS BANTER AND BAD SUITS.

I was eyeing you eyeing the ribs while eyeing the rice, since i'm a filipino

Bill Murray appearing nonchalantly in photos since the beginning of time.

i love the fact that his grandma paid him back his wages.

Damn Luke, it seems like youve been in Hawaii for a year....or we need more CONSISTENT content lol please drop more oftennn 😣😣😣

Gotta try kitchen delight $1.75 breakfast plate

Show the prices

Oooh this was the same place on a man vs. food episode (Hawaii)

hi lucas

We love them pipi's 😂

Lucas aka Manila luzon

Lucas doesn't seem very happy in this episode

WAIT... did they put the fucking flan with THE FUCKING ONIONS ON THE SAME FUCKING PLATE!?

lesson learned: never watch food shows while eating, you consume more than you need....>_

Lucas = foodie GQ

Lukas using his hands again to eat. And the fork is already on one hand xD

Lucas almost slipped for a brief moment there 😅