Time to show some skills! Grant Kawasaki and the team get unique to show their skills as they create a sushi pizza topped with Hanalei Poi.

Grant Kawasaki and the Hawaiian Grown Catering Team prepare two simple recipes using Hanalei Poi. 1st a Poi Shake and 2nd, Banana Lumpia with a kulolo poi sauce.

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In April of 1999 Hanalei Poi Co., located in Hanalei Town in an old GTE switching station, milled its first batch of poi — 200 pounds of it. It was the first poi milled commercially in the island since 1965. But what is more significant than where it is milled was how it is milled. In a yet-to-be-patented process, Hanalei Poi Co. minimizes the amount of handling of the taro, peeling and cutting the root before cooking. The result is a more sterile process that yields a product without the ever-present bacteria cultures found in traditionally milled poi.

This week on Hawaiian Grown TV, we travel to Hanalei Kauai and get dirty in the Lo'i as we feature Hanalei Poi. Then we hit one of Hawaii's favorite restaurants, Alan Wong's The Pineapple Room, as Executive Chef Lance Kosaka shows us how they use Hanalei Poi on the menu. Last Grant Kawasaki and the Hawaiian Grown Catering Team prepare two simple recipes using Hanalei Poi. 1st a Poi Shake and 2nd, Banana Lumpia with a kulolo poi sauce. Then Grant Kawasaki and the team gets unique to show there skills as they create a sushi pizza topped with Hanalei Poi.