List of Hawaiian seafood

Commonly caught fish in Hawaiian waters for poke, found at local seafood counters include (alternate Japanese names are indicated in parentheses):^[1][2][3]

• ʻAhi pālaha: albacore tuna (tombo)
• ʻAhi: bigeye tuna (mebachi)
• ʻAhi: yellowfin tuna (kihada)
• Aku: skipjack tuna (katsuo)
• Aʻu: blue marlin (kajiki), striped marlin (nairagi), shortbill spearfish (hebi)
• Aʻu kū: broadbill swordfish (shutome)
• Aʻu lepe: sailfish
• Heʻe: octopus (tako)
• ʻOpihi: yellow foot, black foot

Other commercial caught local fish that can be eaten raw (for sashimi, poke or lomi) according to the FDA include:^[1][4][5][6]

(Hawaiian vernacular name followed by US market name)

Kona kampachi (kanpachi) is farmed off the coast of the Island of Hawaii.^[7]

Most fresh shellfish, including octopus, can be safely consumed raw with caution but are often cooked (or at least cured) especially when being sold commercially as poke.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}