Squid luau and lau lau are also popular sellers. Alo, 72, says the restaurant had a good run. It was established in 1950 in the Ward Farmers Market area by her parents Rachel and Peter Haili.

“The new squid luau pays homage to my childhood. We used to make it in a big pakini, or metal drum. We’d husk coconuts, make milk, pick fresh kalo (taro) leaves and cook with squid, onions and ...