Mahalo to the farms + guests that supported our May 10th menu w/ @satocooks@havensharborside@hakuleilani , a true story of love + ‘āina. Together we helped a locally-owned restaurant that supports local, have one of its busiest days since opening. Collaboration and supporting one another is how we thrive as islanders.🤍🌊🌴
This Sunday, MAY 10th enjoy a special menu I’ve designed with Chef @satocooks of @havensharborside to celebrate MOTHERS + ‘ĀINA. It includes off-menu favorites from our March Feast event + the option to add a coveted @hakuleilani gardenia lei poʻo. Prix Fixe menu tickets will CLOSE by FRIDAY to allow for sourcing.
A celebration of all the ways we mother our children, animals, loved ones, the land. And all the ways ʻāina mothers us.
Guests from your party may enjoy the prix fixe menu or order off the regular menu, but prix fixe dinners must be purchased in advance via ticket link in profile.
MENU
FIRST COURSE:
ʻuala (local sweet potato) naan | paneer | harissa
MAIN COURSE:
fresh catch laulau | kaffir lime fumet | gai choi
SIDE DISH:
ʻulu cakes | pineapple chutney + side poi
DESSERT:
ʻalae caramel cookies ala mode | maiʻa (banana) ice cream
📷 @melialucida (slide 1) / @annakimphotography (slide 2)
The dining experience @havensharborside is truly iconic - it’s no wonder they won the Aipono Award for Best New Restaurant of 2025!
Come for the finest locally sourced ingredients, expertly prepared by Maui’s own Chef Zack Sato, and stay for the welcoming service and flavorful dishes that are sure to delight both Kamaina and visitors! 😍
They have an expansive beverage selection, including world-class, ultra premium wines as well as innovative alcoholic and non-alcoholic options like “The Baldwin Beach,” which was amazing.
The waterfront setting adjacent to legendary Maalaea Boat Harbor gives guests a first-hand connection to the ocean, its fishermen and vessels that deliver Havens Fresh Catch of the Day.
Round out the experience with live, local entertainment four nights a week and BOOM ALL BOXES ✅’d ! Wednesdays feature local Hawaiian music and hula as well as amazing premium wine specials.
I ordered the Fresh Catch of the Day which was Mahi Mahi caught hours earlier just beyond the harbor’s outer reef. It was paired with furikake rice and was by far the best Mahi Mahi dish I’ve ever tasted!
Havens was such a special experience, and if you choose to stop by, you will not be disappointed!
📍 300 Maalaea Rd
Wailuku, HI 96793
#maui #eatlocal #locallysourced #localeats #explore
Chef Zack Sato is Maui’s reigning Chef of the Year (2025). He creates with intention, and details are important to him.
His daughter, Haven, is the namesake of Havens Harborside, and menu items like the Hanapa’a pay homage to Zach’s days growing up fishing along Maalaea Harbor with his father. A tackle box, reminiscent of those cherished moments, is the vessel this seafood delight is served in.
Tavis Mann, Chef Zack’s business partner, describes him as someone who “delights in the details, but does not revel in the spotlight!”
Chef Zach has designed a one-of-a-kind masterpiece at Havens Harborside. Dining there will be an awe inspiring experience you won’t soon forget!
#eatlocal #maui #maalaea #freshfish🐟 #ohana❤️
With all this weather I’m super grateful that there is still whole fresh fish coming into the restaurant doors.
These guys are risking their lives going out in these conditions especially with all the debris in the water. One of those murf logs could make puka and that’s it swimming with the sharks. Or takeout their engine then drifting at sea with shit visibility.
I also feel for the farmers that lost crops and had property/greenhouse damage.
Takes a whole community to do what we do
@havensharborside@havensmaui
Lei making w/ @hakumaui for this episode of @feasthawaii at @havensharborside loved the specially curated off menu dishes we enjoyed by Chef @satocooks truly award winning. Follow Feast for the next #MauiEats #Hawaii
presenting our March 12 MENU by @satocooks of @havensharborside . Designed exclusively for our @thecreativefeast . Inspired by Hawaiian culture, Hawaiʻi culture and the gifts from our precious ʻāina.
Pupus will be served during our lei workshop with @hakumaui and main dinner to follow.
Tickets at link in profile.🌱❤️
PUPUS
ahi tataki | smoked brioche | chinese ginger
huli huli jidori wing | charred & glazed
poi falafel | tomato relish | feta
BREAD
ʻuala naan | harissa
FEAST
iʻa laulau | onaga | aromatics
kalua pork | rice | nioi jam
ʻulu cakes | pineapple | fermented black bean
seasonal vegetable
smoked ahi mac
DESSERT
malasadas | lilikoi
poi ice cream
📷 @feasthawaii
Save the Date✨MARCH 12✨ @thecreativefeast at @havensharborside ! Chef Zach Sato @satocooks and I have been working together for almost 10 years. (this is his bebe pic from our first shoot 9 yrs ago).
Zach’s creativity, heart for his community, and humble nature make him very special. Quick Q&A:
A: Where are you from?
Z: Haliʻimaile boy raised in the ocean surfing.
A: When did you start pursuing cooking?
Z: Dishwashing Freshman year thru graduation, then jumped into cooking.
A: Training?
Z: Culinary School in San Diego. Training w/ @chriskajioka of @cafe_mirokaimuki , Merriman’s for 6yrs.
Zach and his team went to Lahaina immediately following the 2023 fires and fed community members there for over 3 months. He then opened @havensharborside with his biz partner Tavis last year and was named @mauimag ʻAipono Chef of the Year.❤️
It’s an honor to host our first @thecreativefeast of 2026 at his new restaurant.
Email invites go out tonite (Thursday) and tickets open on our website tomorrow (Friday)! Join our email list at link in profile.
📷shoot from the archives w/ @melialucida / styling @feasthawaii
