At 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay · Kauai
Kai Ola
Poke
Ocean-Fresh. Island-Raised. Zero Waste.
Premium sustainable poke at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay — born of the North Shore, served with aloha.
Our Story
Born on the North Shore.
Rooted in aloha.
Kai Ola Poke brings ultra-fresh local catch, island flavors, and true closed-loop sustainability directly to your plate — a quiet luxury experience served beneath the palms of Hanalei Bay.
Every bowl is line-caught by neighbors, hand-cut by chefs, and served in a vessel that returns to the earth.
"Living water, living food."
Kai Ola Translation
Signature Menu
A study in freshness.
Five bowls. One philosophy. Sourced within sight of the shore and finished with the quiet precision of a hotel kitchen.
Classic Kai Ahi
$22Line-caught yellowfin, shoyu, sweet onion, sesame, nori.
Spicy Hanalei Reef
$24Ahi, house chili aioli, jalapeño, avocado, micro cilantro.
Tropical Bounty
$25Salmon, mango, pineapple, macadamia, lilikoi vinaigrette.
Limu Crunch
$23Ahi, ogo limu, cucumber, sesame, crispy seaweed crown.
Signature Kai Experience
$28Poke + rainbow shaved ice in a whole coconut. Our love letter.
◊ Chef's Signature
Cold Pressed · Kauai Grown
Beverages from the island.
- $9
Hanalei Rainbow
Hibiscus, lilikoi, dragonfruit
- $8
Guava Ginger Fizz
Wild guava, Kauai ginger, soda
- $9
Coconut Lime Cooler
Young coconut, finger lime
- $8
Liliko'i Sunrise
Passionfruit, mango, honey
The Closed Loop
True Zero-Waste
Luxury.
Sustainability isn't a feature here — it's the architecture. Every input, every output, engineered to return.
Rainwater → Ice
Catchment rainwater frozen into pristine block ice for our shaved ice.
Waste → Biodiesel
Cooking oils and food scraps converted to biodiesel that powers our generator.
Coconut → Compost
Every shell, fiber, and napkin returns to the soil within 90 days.
Reef → Plate
Line-caught within 12 nautical miles. Never trawled. Always traceable.
Find Us
On the sand at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay.
Our walk-up window sits beneath the palms just steps from the shoreline — open daily for hotel guests, locals, and anyone wandering the bay.
Address
5520 Ka Haku Road
Princeville, Kauai HI 96722
Hours
Daily · 11:00 — 19:00
Sunset bowl service until last light
Hotel Guest Perks
Beach delivery · room-charge billing · sunrise pre-orders
@kaiola.poke
Moments from the bay.
Guest Love
Words from the shore.
"The most thoughtful bite on the island. The coconut comes back, the flavors stay forever."
Mira K.
1 Hotel Guest
"Hanalei finally has a poke bowl that matches the view. Quietly perfect."
Daniel O.
Travel + Leisure
"Born and raised on Kauai — Kai Ola gets the fish, the rice, the aloha. All of it."
Kekoa P.
Princeville Local
Get In Touch
Reserve, ask, or simply say aloha.
For private events, hotel partnerships, or order-ahead inquiries, leave us a note. We respond within a tide cycle.
aloha@kaiolapoke.com
@kaiola.poke