Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
Hawaii's ballot is a plantation-camp roster. The Plate Lunch is the format itself, and Loco Moco, Saimin, and Spam Musubi are what working shifts and wartime rationing left behind. Malasada came with Portuguese labor. The imu supplies Kalua Pig and Lau Lau, steamed for hours in taro leaves. Poke Bowl went global. Dessert stays home: Shave Ice piled over azuki beans, and Haupia set firm into squares at every luau. Hawaii is famous for mixing everything, and this list is the proof. So what is Hawaii's official state dish? Ten dishes are on the ballot.