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Is Highway Inn & Ho'okipa Catering (Highway Inn) Still Open? (Waipahu, HI)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 8 Waipahu, Hawaii

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Highway Inn & Ho'okipa Catering is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated September 2026 shows over 1,000 reviews and current hours; the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, lists matching hours and an active online-ordering system, giving two independent current sources. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Triple D Goes Hawaiian' (aired 2010-04-05), the show featured Highway Inn's classic Hawaiian cooking, including kalua pig, laulau, and other plate-lunch staples made from family recipes. The restaurant is a longtime Hawaiian-food spot with roots on Oahu, offering full-service dining, catering, and a takeout counter at its Waipahu location. According to a Yelp listing updated September 2026, the restaurant remains active at 94-830 Moloalo Street, with more than 1,000 reviews and current hours matching the business's own site. The restaurant's own website, myhighwayinn.com, was checked on 2026-09-08 and listed matching current hours -- Thursday 9:30am to 8pm, Friday 9:30am to 8:30pm, Saturday 9am to 8:30pm, and Sunday 9am to 3pm -- plus an active online-ordering system offering pickup, Goldbelly shipping, and catering.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 8

Episode 11
Aired
Title: Triple D Goes Hawaiian · What was featured: classic Hawaiian plate-lunch dishes like kalua pig and laulau
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/highway-inn-waipahu
  2. myhighwayinn.com https://www.myhighwayinn.com/location-waipahu/
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Record ddd-0311 · checked by Cal Marchetti.