Chicken Hekka by Sheldon Simeon

"Hekka is an old-fashioned dish you’ll often see at church potlucks and social events. I even know an uncle or two who don’t consider a gathering official unless someone brings hekka."

Photo by Kevin J. Miyazaki

Excerpted with permission from Cook Real Hawai’i by Sheldon Simeon:

Hekka is an old-fashioned dish you’ll often see at church potlucks and social events. I even know an uncle or two who don’t consider a gathering official unless someone brings hekka.

Most food scholars described hekka as a local take on Japanese sukiyaki, but bei…