Aloha! E Komo Mai...
Welome to our ohana,
We hope to feed you soon!
Aunty Jackie and Uncle George
Bringing Hawaiian Food & Island Favorites
To the Heart of Salem
HOLOHOLO
ISLAND GRILL
**This site is currently under construction.**
Our Menu
Inspired by the traditions of our island cuisines.
Menu items may change upon availability.
​Please Check our Facebook Page for Daily Specials
Kalua Pork and Cabbage
Teriyaki Hamburger Patties
Roast Pork and Brown Gravy
BBQ Char Siu Pork Ribs
BBQ Teriyaki Chicken
Holoholo Style BBQ Ribs
Spam Musubi - Hawaiian Energy Bars
Ahi Poke Bowls
Spicy or Traditional Shoyu
Steamed Manapua
Char Siu Bao
Our Story
The Hawaiian word Holoholo means to go somewhere; To travel, to cruise as in taking a stroll or going for a ride.
You can holoholo by canoe, car, bicycle, airplane, train or luxury cruise ship.
The idea is to enjoy and discover something new or just take time to appreciate what we so easily take for granted in our busy lives. Even a short holoholo can be enough time to clear your mind and get refreshed, so you can be ready to holoholo again!
Our ancestors loved to holoholo! They navigated their voyage to Hawaii by Wa'a (double hulled canoe) bringing with them all the foods that would comfort and sustain them in their new lives.
The sugar and pineapple industries imported immigrant workers to Hawaii from all over Asia, the Pacific and beyond, creating a mixed plate of people-
Hawaiians welcomed all malihini (newcomers) to the islands: Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos, Portuguese and Puerto Ricans and all who have followed!
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Everyone brought with them their beloved food and recipes from home and shared them with each other. Now that we are living in Oregon we are wanting to share those favorite "local" dishes that we love and hope you will too!
These foods have continued to sustain us, keep us strong and reminding us of who we are, where we came from and gives us the joy and strength to keep going.
Feeding people and sharing our food with Aloha is how we perpetuate our culture. We are blessed to serve and connect with other people from Hawaii who call Oregon home and we especially love bringing a taste of the islands to many who have never been there before!
We (George and Jackie Cadinha) were both born in Hawai'i,
raised (and well fed!) on the island of Oahu.
Our holoholo to the big Island of Oregon began in early 2015.
Our niece was going to be a freshman at the University of Oregon
and Uncle George wanted to be nearby in incase of any emergency.​​
Who
We Are
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Uncle George is considered the top chef in the family. He learned everything about food and cooking for crowds from his Tutu (grandmother) who was a professional chef of a popular local restaurant called The Flamingo Chuck Wagon. Tutu was perhaps better known for feeding the entire neighborhood. Tutu could cook anything.
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George is of Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, English and Irish ancestry. A former professional hula dancer, he worked in Hawaii as a General Manager of his family's own transportation, lei greeting, and tour company and served as a consultant to several popular luau venues on Oahu. He enjoys singing, playing the ukulele, teaching hula and interpretive sign dance. As he serves the Lord with his life, George walks out his life scripture 2 Corinthians 5:17.
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Jackie Cadinha is a Hapa Haole (half white) girl from Kailua, Oahu. Her mother was Hawaiian-Chinese and her daddy was a haole (white) man from Illinois, who won her mothers heart (and the affections of her 15 siblings) with his ability to Barbeque.
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Some of Jackie’s best childhood memories is having all of her Aunties and Uncle’s over the house every weekend. Cousins gathered together, singing and dancing and only stopping when it was time to eat. The smell of BBQ takes her back to those days and her Daddy’s Macaroni and cheese is still a family favorite more that Hawaiian Mac Salad!
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As a young girl, Jackie traveled around the world entertaining, - dancing and singing Hawaiian music and sharing the spirit of aloha.
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For over 30 years Jackie worked in Waikiki with the legendary King of Hawaiian entertainment - Don Ho. He shared his stage with her by night, calling her “Tiny Bubbles” but by day, Jackie was Vice President and Director of Sales Marketing for Don Ho Enterprises. When the Don Ho Show on the road, Jackie was the Tour Manager and George was Don’s personal driver and bodyguard.
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Don Ho was a great friend and a beloved mentor who continues to inspire both Jackie and George. It was Don Ho who suggested to Jackie and George to move to Oregon one day if Hawaii became to expensive to live. He was right. Don loved the beauty of Oregon and said that Hawaii and Oregon looked like cousins! Don Ho lived his life doing what he loved to do. Don always said he never worked a day in his life because he made his work play. We should all work/play more like Don Ho!
