If you want to get away from the "lunch plate" fast food version of traditional Hawaiian food, Helena's is the place. WAY off the beaten path, a bit hard to find but worth it. Very friendly staff, nothing fancy but the food. Give everything a try, you'll be suprised at what you didn't know you'd like! Kalua pig was my... More

I always try to sample the local food when I travel. I had seen this on Man vs Food and was determined to eat here on my last visit. I would definitely recommend Helena's and will definitely return. Don't let the long lines scare you because it's quick turnaround. Line was long the day we went but within 20 minutes... More

Yes, the short ribs are that amazing. Fun to go to a place that was on Man vs. Food. This place was hopping too, lots of locals. Got seated right away, great, friendly service. Would go again in a heartbeat!

We wanted to experience traditional food while on vacation in Hawaii so went to Helena's for lunch. The food was great. One of the people in our party grew up in Fiji and really appreciated the authenticity of the food. Our server helped us with the menu and we ordered a selection of dishes including Kalua Pig, Ribs, Squid and... More

We've been doing a Hawaiian restaurant tour and I think we've found the jackpot! The restaurant is small with some parking in the front. Good luck finding a space though because it's always full with hungry diners' cars. DON'T GIVE UP. The parking space search is worth it- you will be well rewarded for your endeavors. The squid luau is... More

Helena's is one of the oldest establishment for Hawaiian food. Everything is good there, we had pipikalua, lau-lau, kalua pork, the raw tuna with baby abalone. After all the food, they give you free haupiah (coconut pudding), the best we have ever tasted. Go early at about 5pm for dinner, it gets filled up very quickly, you will see locals... More

The food are great, the staff are very helpful explaining how and what to order. This is a small restaurant with limited parking out front. We arrived there at 11am and able to find a parking spot out front. The restaurant is already full and we just waited for 10 minutes. The ribs are amazing.

Great food and friendly staff. Best Hawaiian food in Honolulu.

loved it. the service was great , our waitress helped us make some decsions with our order. very quick to recieve our meal and was it great. we had quite a few items but my favorite was the lomi lomi and the ribs. in fact i loved the ribs so much i ordered some to go after our meal. they... More