Mike and his legendary yellow food truck have moved up the coast to Kahuku. You can't miss the vehicle, emblazoned with the words 'Winna Winna Chicken Dinna.' Mike's has risen above others thanks to his rotisserie (huli is Hawaiian for 'turn') chicken, prepared with its own house-made hot sauce. Other options include Hawaiian menu stalwart kalua pork.
Mike's Huli Chicken
Windward Coast
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28.83 MILES
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21.52 MILES
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24.26 MILES
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26.21 MILES
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26.55 MILES
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Pearl Harbor National Memorial
21.37 MILES
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7.43 MILES
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26.09 MILES
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Take a tractor-pulled wagon tour through the taro patch and fruit orchards at this family farm – sampling included. Then stop at the gift shop for bath…
2. James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
1.52 MILES
A few miles northwest of Kahuku town heading toward Turtle Bay, this rare freshwater wetland provides habitat for four of Hawaii's six endangered…
3. Malaekahana State Recreation Area
1.93 MILES
The long, relatively uncrowded beach with buff-colored sand is popular with families. Swimming is generally good here year-round, although there are…
2.06 MILES
When the tide is low you can wade from Malaekahana State Recreation Area's southern Kalanai Point to Mokuʻauia (Goat Island), a state bird sanctuary about…
2.17 MILES
North of Laʻie Shopping Center is a crescent of white sand that’s a leisurely place for swimming when summer waters are calm. Just beware any time the…
2.49 MILES
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3.08 MILES
A short walk along the beach east of Kuilima Cove is this beautiful, curved, white-sand beach backed by ironwoods. The rocky bottom means it's not great…
3.14 MILES
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