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Is Mike's Huli Chicken Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Kahuku, HI)

Food Paradise, Season 11 Kahuku, Hawaii

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Mike's Huli Chicken is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing (updated 2026-09) and Google Places both show the food truck currently operating at 56-565 Kamehameha Hwy. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode featured the kiawe-wood broiled huli huli chicken at Mike's Huli Chicken, cooked whole over open kiawe-wood flame and seasoned with Hawaiian sea salt. Mike Fuse started the food truck in 2010 in Kahuku on Oahu's North Shore, building on decades of food and beverage experience, and the menu has grown to include kalua pig, lomi lomi salmon and ahi. Yelp's listing for the truck, updated 2026-09, shows more than 1,060 reviews and over 1,300 photos at the Kamehameha Highway location. The truck's website lists hours of 11:30am to 7pm daily. Google Places lists the truck's address, 56-565 Kamehameha Hwy, as operational as of 2026-09-08. Tripadvisor ranks the truck among more than 2,500 restaurants in the Kahuku area, with a 4.0-star average.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 11

Episode 9
Air date not confirmed
Title: Food on Fire · What was featured: huli huli chicken broiled over kiawe wood
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 11 Food Paradise

Season 11: 73 of 126 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 15 Season 11 episodes →

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/mikes-huli-chicken-kahuku
  2. mikeshulichicken.com http://www.mikeshulichicken.com/
  3. streetfoodfinder.com https://streetfoodfinder.com/mikeshulichicken
  4. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60651-d15853216-Reviews-Mike_s_Huli_Chicken-Kahuku_Oahu_Hawaii.html
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Record fp-0812 · checked by Cal Marchetti.