Food writer Alana Kysar is a native of Maui who now lives in Los Angeles. Her first cookbook, "Aloha Kitchen," is a collection of recipes that demonstrates the melting pot nature of Hawaiian cuisine.

Food writer Alana Kysar is a native of Maui who now lives in Los Angeles. Her first cookbook, “Aloha Kitchen,” is a collection of recipes that demonstrates the melting pot nature of Hawaiian cuisine.

Al’s Aloha Kitchen is coming to Bluffton. The restaurant, which marked its fifth anniversary of serving up poke bowls and smoothies on Hilton Head’s south end last summer, will be opening a second ...

Alana Kysar wants to dispel the myth that “Hawaiian food” is “anything pineapple and ham.” The popular food blogger and former Maui resident’s first cookbook, “Aloha Kitchen: Recipes From Hawai‘i” ...

Craving a taste of the islands? Malasadas, saimin, perhaps some lilikoi chiffon pie? Los Angeles-based food writer Alana Kysar is here to help. The Hawaiian-born blogger may mix Southern Californian, ...

Aloha, the traditional Hawaiian greeting, means more than just hello and goodbye. According to etymologists, the word breaks down into "alo," meaning presence or front, and "ha," meaning breath. The ...

Craving a taste of the islands? Malasadas, saimin, perhaps some lilikoi chiffon pie? Los Angeles-based food writer Alana Kysar is here to help. The Hawaiian-born blogger may mix Southern Californian, ...