Unplugging on Molokai (Part 2)
November 10th, 2009 by MelissaOK OK OK OK You guys want to see food first, so that's what I'll post! I'll show you some of our activities, tomorrow.
Kaeo and I arrived on the 6:20 flight, and Amber was good enough to pick us up at that ungodly hour (so delirious she ended up at Kalaupapa Lookout instead!). We dropped our bags and met her colleague Lori for breakfast at the Hotel Molokai....although it looks like we were too tired to enjoy the oceanside dining!
Lori's order of French toast, which she totally cleaned up.
Kaeo's make-your-own omelette. Meat, meat, and more meat.
How would you like your eggs, Amber? "By the water, please." 
LOOK at this massive pile of fried rice! It's full, full, full of bacon. There are cubes of ham, spam, and Portuguese sausage, as well, all charred & smoky. This was the most epic plate of fried rice that I've had in a long time. Maybe ever.
This is a little out of order, but we went into town on Saturday and Gypsy Raven went to Big Daddy's Store for halo halo. She rarely gets to eat this Filipino dessert because whomever is selling it, is usually out of something.
On this day, the store was out of coconut, but the husband said, "Wait, give me five minutes," and off he went to the back.
He came back into the kitchen and cracked open his own coconut and started to grate the meat by hand! How's that? Only on Molokai! So of course, we all had to have a hand made halo halo, too. I gave him props for wearing a Mazie Hirono shirt. He just looked at me and smiled. Oh wait, did he smile? Hm.
A true mom & pop operation.
Amber with the finished product. Her first halo halo!
That night we had dinner at the hotel. To START, we had fresh poke...super ono...
We also had seared ahi. Very nice!
Coconut shrimp, which was surprisingly really, really good for a fried dish.
At dinner, I had their glazed chicken. I was afraid it would be dry, but it was moist all the way through. Turns out that when Molokai Ranch closed, Hotel Molokai was able to hire their chef, which may be why their food is a cut above what you might expect. Good food in an oceanfront setting. What more could you ask for?
OK so that was the food porn for all my readers (all 11 of you). I'll show you what we did on Molokai tomorrow!
Tags: food, halo halo, Hotel Molokai
November 10th, 2009 at 6:17 am
Am I one of those foodies????
Fresh Halo Halo? Oh man, I can't remember the last time I had FRESH halo halo. Oh and that fried rice
Whoo Hoo. yum yum. Now should I go look for my FIRST meal of the day?
November 10th, 2009 at 6:40 am
Good morning Melissa!
I'm drooling!
November 10th, 2009 at 7:13 am
OMG! The food looks YUM!
November 10th, 2009 at 8:05 am
YES FOOD
Oh yeah, hi Melissa 
All the food looks good
thanks 
btw; wea da beea for the poke
NKHEA.....all hungry now
November 10th, 2009 at 8:57 am
hmm... looks like a great place for a weekend getaway! food looks great, too! have friends on molokai, so might have figure out when we can go and visit! thanks, melissa!
November 10th, 2009 at 9:44 am
What is halo halo? You will have to forgive me, I'm not from Hawaii!
November 10th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I want to go to Molokai now.
November 10th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
LOL you guys are so funny with the food! No, really. the food at Hotel Molokai is winnah. The loco moco uses HAND MADE hamburger patty, not the frozen mass produced kine.
Bre, Halo halo is a filipino dessert.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo-halo
November 11th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Melissa, I can't help but laugh over the first pic. Looking at the pic, I can't help but think of two things. Either it says, it's too early for everybody (which actually was the case), or that everyone was recovering from one hell of a party the night before. I can almost hear the moans and groans from everyone at the table.
As for the food, it all looks good. It's funny, when some folks travel, they try to find out what places they should visit, or where they should go shopping. Me, I'm more interested in knowing places that serve good food.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:40 am
GAH!! I am SUPER J now!!!! I wanna eat yummy food! oooooooh la la!
November 12th, 2009 at 9:37 am
The atmosphere of the Friendly Isle is what makes their simple foods delicious. Take your time and eat, no rushing.
November 12th, 2009 at 11:31 am
David, it was BOTH! I won't tell you who was feeling what, though! ha ha
Jlieu, wish you were there!
Michael, their food was super awesome! Now I wish I had more of that fried rice........
November 13th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
halo halo! I've never had! wow, great post with such yummy food. makes me miss hawaii so much. thanks for sharing!