In the Hawaiian language, the word kalua describes cooking underground in an oven or pit which is exactly how the pork is prepared: An entire pig is cooked for hours in an earthen oven ...

Traditional Hawaiian kalua pork is a mainstay at gatherings in Hawaii, a staple at resorts, on plate lunches, and at the deli ...

Jimmy Fuentes gives a little laugh when it’s mentioned his family name doesn’t sound very Hawaiian ... island classics as Loco Moco and Kalua pig. “We tried to stay in the same place ...