In the Hawaiian language, the word kalua describes cooking underground in an oven or pit which is exactly how the pork is prepared: An entire pig is cooked for hours in an earthen oven, or imu.

“We’re trying to revive old Hawaiian traditions of cooking in the imu and to bring different people ... including a 70-pound pig, brisket, baby back ribs, sweet potatoes, kalo and ulu.

seasonal fish and the famous Kalua pork – this whole roasted pig is cooked in an underground oven called an imu, and wrapped in banana leaves. Leave room for the banana cream tart, pineapple ...