Moku Roots: Serving More Than Food - Uniting Against the Lahaina Fires
Amidst the devastating Lahaina fires in Hawaii that have upended lives and homes, Moku Roots, a standout healthy restaurant from The Templeton List, is stepping up to aid the afflicted community. With countless families displaced and facing loss, Moku Roots is lending a hand by providing nourishing meals and organizing essential resources for those affected.
Moku Roots, known for its dedication to offering the healthiest food options, is demonstrating its unwavering community spirit by rallying behind those in need. To contribute to their cause and assist those affected by the fires, consider donating through the provided link on their website: https://www.mokuroots.com/. For inquiries, you can reach out to them at mokuroots@gmail.com.
About Moku Roots
Situated on the island of Maui, Moku Roots stands as a leading vegan and vegetarian restaurant renowned for its diverse menu accommodating various dietary preferences, including gluten-free and raw choices.
Other healthy Hawaiian restaurants that have been vetted by our team include:
Kahumana Organic Farm and Café
86-660 Lualualei Homestead Road
Waianae, Hawaii 96792
808-696-8844
Kahumana features menu items made with organic produce grown just steps away from your table, locally caught wild fish, and responsibly sourced local meats. As they say on their website, “your meal at the cafe helps to support our non-profit mission to provide services to homeless families, people with developmental disabilities and youth.” Their menu includes item such as Macadamia Nut Pesto Pasta, Coconut Dahl Lentil Curry, Catch of the Day, and much more. Their brunch menu includes items such as Banana Crepes, Pesto Pasta with Egg, made-to-order Omelettes (duck eggs are an option), and Shashuka (tomato veggie sauce, garlic toast).
Heavenly Island Lifestyle Restaurant
342 Seaside Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
808-923-1100
Using organic vegetables and meats, local seafood, and locally-grown greens whenever possible, Heavenly Island features delicious breakfast and lunch menu items such as HEAVENLY's Loco Moco with Organic Beans & Veggie (100% Local Beef, Local Egg, Ginger soy Glaze, 10 Grain Rice with Green Beans, Broccolini, Organic Carrot, Lentil Beans & Black Beans); Local Eggs Benedict (Homemade hollandaise sauce with lilikoi butter, poached local eggs served with Okinawa purple potato & fresh kale salad); and much more. Their dinner menu features Aloha Tofu & Local Watercress Salad (Local Tofu, Sumida Farm watercress, organic quinoa, sprout, peanut, and ginger peanut dressing); Rack of Lamb Grill with Roasted Nuts & Lilikoi Balsamic Sauce (Garlic & Organic Mustard Marin Lamb Rack, Mashed Potato, Lilikoi Balsamic Sauce, Green Squash, Roasted Crumble Macadamia Nut & Walnut with Local Herbs); Organic Miso Salmon Grill with Kale Saute (Salmon marinated with Organic Miso, serving with Sauteed Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower & Radish); Ribeye Steak with Grilled Vegetables & Truffle Sauce (8oz Ribeye Steak with Grilled Onion, Tomato, and Sweet Potato. Served with Truffle Demi Glaze Sauce); and more.
Orchids Restaurant
2199 Kālia Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
808-923-2311
This oceanfront restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and Sunday Brunch. Their extensive breakfast menu includes traditional dishes such as Three-Egg Omelet (ham, mushroom, bell peppers, Vermont Cheddar, breakfast potato, tomato; Traditional, Florentine, or Scottish Benedict (poached eggs, smoked salmon, English muffin, Hollandaise sauce); and much more. Their dinner menu includes a wide variety of appetizer, main dishes, and sides. Check out their New York Steak Fina-Demi (10 oz grilled striploin, Basalt steak rub, blistered shishito peppers and shimeji mushrooms, roasted onions, house fina-demi sauce); Macadamia Nut Crusted Fish (Fresh pier catch of the day, macadamia nut panko crust, local vegetable medley, tomato caper relish Black Sesame Crusted Ahi, Inamona charred corn relish, sesame aioli).
Basalt
2255 Kūhiō Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
808-923-5689
This award-winning restaurant features Brunch specials such as their Roasted Local Beet Hummus Platter (Basalt house-made hummus made with Kanekoa Farm baby red beets, pickled baby carrots, zucchini, sweet peppers, macadamia nuts, parsley, extra virgin olive oil, grilled pita bread, local Okinawan sweet potato chips); and Dinner menu items such as Macadamia Nut Crusted Fish (Fresh pier catch of the day, macadamia nut panko crust, local vegetable medley, tomato caper relish Black Sesame Crusted Ahi, Inamona charred corn relish, sesame aioli); and Szechuan Crispy Fried Half Chicken (Szechuan spiced fried chicken, soy chili oil dipping sauce, house pickles, Asian slaw).
vein at KAKA'AKO
685 Auahi Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
808-376-4800
Open for lunch and dinner, you’ll find delicious, healthy menu options such as WASHUGYU BONE MARROW w/ UNI BUTTER (Persillade, Uni Butter, Pane Grigliata, and Petite Watercress and Parsley Salad); OLIVE OIL POACHED AHI "PEPPERONATA" (Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, Local Caught Ahi, Dried Togarashi Pepper, Fresh Herbs, Linguine); GRILLED SPANISH TAKO with CHIMICHURRI (Kale, Roasted Fingerling Potato, Guanciale, Nasturtium, Pea Tendril, Micro Herbs); and much more.
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About The Templeton List
Created by James Templeton, a 30+ year Stage 4 Melanoma cancer survivor, the Templeton List and restaurant guide is part of his lifelong dream to give back and lend a helping hand to cancer survivors and to anyone desiring to increase or maintain their good health. James experienced first-hand the challenge of finding quality restaurants and food sources when traveling.
The successful CEO of Uni-Key Health Systems and founder of the Templeton Wellness Foundation, James developed The Templeton List to help anyone easily find trust-worthy, vetted healthy restaurants all across America. Read more about our 5 Star Rating System here!
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