If you're going to eat in Waikiki, I preferred Eggs'n Things to Wailana Coffee House but they're both good.
The first place I ever ate in Hawaii was the Waikiki Sizzlers. Because it is open 24 hours and I got dropped off by the cab at 6 a.m. I wouldn't recommend you go out of your way to eat there, though.
I was going to recommend Sam Choy's little place on the Big Island but I can't find any listing for it and don't recall it's exact name and can't find a listing. I also see that Choy is no longer involved with the Poke Festival at the Hapuna Prince resort either. I hope he didn't close that restaurant; unlike his restaurants in Honolulu it had a good local feeling and the poke was really good.
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