One of my favorite dishes is Ahi Poke (raw tuna with limu seaweed, onions, and who knows what else) and the best I've found it at a "hold-in-the-wall" restaurant in Waimanalo, Kimo'Z, on the island of Hawaii. The key is very fresh top grade Ahi tuna, and the crunch brown seaweed that looks like pencil cactus, but is brown.
I've have Ahi Poke at several restaurants on mainland US, but none of them have that crunchy brown seaweed. Since arriving in Oahu 3 days ago, I've had Ahi Poke as many times, but I still haven't liked it as much as at Kimo'Z. We'll rent a car on Thursday and head out there, hoping it tastes as good as it did a few years ago.
From Hawaii we'll fly back to Oakland and spend a long weekend with my son, Rusty, near San Francisco. His one request - buy some limu in a local supermarket and bring it when you come - we can get the Ahi tuna here.
