Best time to go
If you’re making a special trip for lunch, have a backup plan: the stand can sell out before its posted closing time, and published opening times conflict. This is the food stand beside Kōkī Beach, separate from the beach itself.
Overview
About Huli Huli Chicken
Why stop
- Casual barbecue with a table looking out toward ʻAlau Island.
Heads up
- The meal can be uneven, and the grill may sell out early.
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Before you go
Best time to go
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Road to Hana Tour Guide
Your drive to Huli Huli Chicken, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Road to Hana. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Kōkī Beach and Huli Huli Chicken0:00 / 0:31
“You're nearing Kōkī Beach, where a red cinder bluff and palm-topped ʻAlau Island frame the shore.”
Plays as you drive up to Huli Huli Chicken in the Parkwolf Road to Hana Tour Guide.
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- Works offlinemaps, 13 trails, 39 places, and audio download before you lose signal
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More about Huli Huli Chicken
A barbecue stop by Kōkī BeachHuli Huli Chicken is an open-air roadside stand on Haneoo Road, just past Kōkī Beach Park.
Huli Huli Chicken is an open-air roadside stand on Haneoo Road, just past Kōkī Beach Park. Picnic tables face the water and ʻAlau Island, so the setting is part of the draw. I’d stop for a casual plate lunch by the shore; treat the food as a pleasant gamble, not a guaranteed highlight.
What comes off the grillThe stand is known for huli-huli chicken; huli means “turn,” a nod to turning the chicken over…
The stand is known for huli-huli chicken; huli means “turn,” a nod to turning the chicken over the fire. Older menu descriptions list chicken, pork or ribs with rice, potato macaroni salad and greens. The current lineup isn’t confirmed, so ask what’s available when you arrive.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Road to Hana
10 sightingsHawaiian Monk SealMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
127 sightingsGreen Sea TurtleMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
86 sightingsFrigatebirdMost seen around noonSighting map
17 sightingsRed-footed BoobyMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
73 sightingsNene (Hawaiian Goose)Most seen around 6 AMSighting map
58 sightingsHawaiian StiltMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Road to Hana. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
