Nuka Haiku Menu
199 items in 18 sections · $0.50 – $49.00 · Japanese Restaurant in Haiku, HI
Nuka Haiku’s menu lists 199 dishes and drinks, grouped into Otsumami | Small Plates, Specialty Rolls, Salads, Soup + Noodles, Rice Bowls, and L- Sides and more. Prices range from $0.50 to $49.00, and a typical item costs about $13.00. Popular choices include L- Agedashi Tofu, L- 69 Roll, L- Crispy Calamari Salad, L- Miso, and L- Nuka Bowl.
Otsumami | Small Plates 36
- L- Agedashi Tofu$12.00
karaage tofu in dashi broth
- L- Asian Fries$8.00
Furikake, wasabi aioli (gf/v)
- L- Crispy Calamari$15.00
sambal sauce (gf)
- L- Edamame$8.00
Soybeans, sea salt (gf/v)
- L- Furikake Ahi$22.00
cabbage, seaweed, sesame, sweet soy
- L- Hurricane Fries$12.00
Furikake, sweet soy, siracha, spicy aioli
- L- Karaage Chicken$14.00
Lightly fried, shoyu, sake
- L- Kinpira Gobo$11.00
burdock root, carrot, sake
- L- Kushiyaki Chicken$10.00
grilled skewers
- L- Kushiyaki Steak$13.00
grilled skewers
- L- Miso Butterfish$25.00
Broiled miso marinated black cod (gf)
- Nasu Miso Eggplant$12.00
broiled with sweet miso (gf/v)
- L- Shio Koji Cabbage$8.00
salted, malted rice dressing, chili, sesame (gf/v)
- L- Spicy Garlic Edamame$13.00
sautéed in the pod, chili + garlic (v)
- L- Tempura
L ightly battered and fried in rice bran oil, tempura sauce
- L- Tenderloin$35.00
Tempura onion and asparagus, yakitori butter sauce
- L- Truffle Edamame$14.00
Truffle oil (gf/v)
- Agedashi$12.00
karaage tofu in dashi broth
- Asian Fries$8.00
Furikake, wasabi aioli (gf/v)
- Baked Mussels$14.00
dynamite sauce
- Crispy Calamari$15.00
sambal sauce (gf)
- Edamame$8.00
soybeans, sea salt (gf/v)
- Furikake Crusted Ahi$22.00
cabbage, seaweed, sesame, sweet soy
- Hamachi Carpaccio$25.00
- Hurricane Fries$12.00
Furikake, sweet soy, siracha, spicy aioli
- Karaage Chicken$14.00
lightly fried, shoyu, sake
- Kinpira Gobo$11.00
burdock root, carrot, sake
- Kushiyaki Chicken$10.00
grilled skewers
- Kushiyaki Steak$13.00
grilled skewers
- Miso Butterfish$25.00
broiled miso marinated black cod (gf)
- Miso Eggplant$12.00
broiled with sweet miso (gf/v)
- Shio Koji Cabbage$8.00
Salted, malted rice dressing, chili, sesame (gf/v)
- Spicy Garlic Edamame$13.00
sautéed in the pod, chili + garlic (v)
- Tempura
lightly battered and fried in rice bran oil, tempura sauce
- Tenderloin$35.00
tempura onion and asparagus, yakitori butter sauce
- Truffle Edamame$14.00
truffle oil (gf/v)
Specialty Rolls 21
- L- 69 Roll$24.00
california roll with unagi, eel sauce, tobiko
- L- Dragonfly$22.00
spicy tuna , tuna, avocado
- L- Haleakala$25.00
baked california roll, salmon, tobiko,bonito, dynamite sauce
- L- Hawaiian$16.00
tuna, avocado, cucumber, toasted macadamia nuts
- L- Nuka$24.00
spicy tuna, snapper, cucumber, avo, shiso, jalapeno, nuka sauce
- L- Peahi$18.00
salmon, sweet onion, pea sprout, masago
- L- Rainbow$25.00
spicy tuna, snapper, cucumber, avo, shiso, jalapeno, nuka sauce
- L- Tempura Roll$17.00
Avocado, tempura flakes. eel sauce
- L- Veggie Roll$14.00
avocado, asparagus, cucumber, micro greens
- 69$24.00
- Caterpillar$24.00
unagi, cucumber, avocado, tobiko caviar, eel sauce
- Dragonfly$22.00
spicy tuna, tuna, avocado
- Godzilla$29.00
- Haleakala$26.00
baked California roll, salmon, tobiko, bonito, dynamite sauce
- Hawaiian$16.00
tuna, avocado, cucumber, toasted macadamia nut (gf)
- Nuka$24.00
spicy tuna, cucumber, avo, shiso, snapper, jalapeno, nuka sauce
- Peahi$18.00
salmon, sweet onion, pea sprout, masago (gf)
- Rainbow$25.00
California roll with tuna, salmon, hamachi, snapper, avo, (gf)
- Spider Roll$22.00
soft shell crab, cucumber, pea sprout, masago, eel sauce
- Tempura Roll$17.00
shrimp, avocado, tempura flakes, eel sauce
- Veggie Roll$14.00
avocado, asparagus, cucumber, micro greens (gf/v)
Salads 14
- L- Crispy Calamari Salad$21.00
organic greens, spicy mayo, eel sauce, masago, sesame dressing
- L- Cucumber Sunomono$10.00
wakame, ginger, sweet vinegar (gf/v)
- L- Garden Salad$11.00
organic greens, carrot, cucumber, cabbage, daikon, 11 garden salad sesame dressing (gf/v)
- L- Hijiki Salad$18.00
simmered black seaweed, tempura flakes, garden salad
- L- Seaweed Salad$12.00
assorted seaweed, sweet vinegar + sesame (gf/v)
- Crispy Calamari Salad$21.00
organic greens, spicy mayo, eel sauce, masago, sesame dressing
- Cucumber Sunomono$10.00
wakame, ginger, sweet vinegar (gf/v)
- Garden Salad$11.00
organic greens, carrot, cucumber, cabbage, daikon, sesame dressing (gf/v)
- Garden Salad With Avo$12.00
- Hijiki Salad$18.00
simmered black seaweed, tempura bits, over garden salad
- Hijiki Salad W Avo$21.00
- Seafood Sunomono$16.00
tako, shrimp, crab, sweet vinegar, (gf)
- Seared Ahi Salad$25.00
- Seaweed Salad$12.00
assorted seaweed, sweet vinegar + sesame (gf/v)
Soup + Noodles 8
- L- Miso$6.00
tofu, wakame, scallion
- L- Tempura Shrimp Udon$22.00
seasonal vegetables, house dashi broth
- L-Plain Udon$10.00
- L- Vegetable Udon$18.00
tofu, seasonal vegetables, house dashi broth
- Miso$6.00
tofu, wakame, scallion, dashi (gf)
- Tempura Shrimp Udon$22.00
seasonable vegetables, house dashi broth
- Vegetable Udon$18.00
tofu, seasonal vegetables, house dashi broth
- Plain Udon$10.00
Rice Bowls 3
- L- Nuka Bowl
rice, shaved cabbage, cucumber, avo, onion, bean sprout, carrot, thai basil, mint, toasted peanut, sesame lime dressing (contains fish sauce - vegetarian option available)
- L- Don Buri Bowl
rice, vegetables, onion, egg steeped in sweet soy dashi broth
- L- Nuka Bowl Veggie$19.00
L- Sides 2
- Side Rice$3.00
- Side Sushi Rice$4.00
Burgers 5
- L- Cheeseburger$11.00
- L- Chop Chop Burger$12.00
local ahi chopped with veggies, panko fried, lettuce tomato, onion
- L- Double Cheeseburger$15.00
- L- Double Chop Chop$16.00
- L- Surf & Turf Burger$16.00
Sushi 8
- L- Ebi$12.00
shrimp
- L- Hamachi$13.00
yellowtail
- L- Ika$13.00
squid
- L- Maguro$13.00
tuna
- L- Saba$11.00
mackerel
- L- Sake$12.00
salmon
- L- Sushi Platter$19.00
- L- Unagi$14.00
freshwater eel
Sashimi 17
- Maguro Sashimi$25.00
tuna
- Hamachi/Sashimi$25.00
yellowtail
- Ika/Sashimi$21.00
squid
- Sake/Sashimi$25.00
Salmon
- Sashimi Sampler$26.00
- Amaebi Sashimi$25.00
- Hamachi Sashimi$25.00
yellowtail
- Hokki Clam Sashimi$20.00
- Ika Sashimi$21.00
squid
- Masago Sashimi$24.00
- Saba Sashimi$19.00
- Sake Sashimi$25.00
Salmon
- Tamago Sashimi$22.00
- Sashimi Platter$49.00
18-21 pc. hamachi / salmon / tuna / snapper / tako / ika / hokki clam
- Shiromi Sashimi$25.00
- Tako Sashimi$21.00
- Unagi Sashimi$26.00
Sushi Rolls 23
- L- Kappa Avo Maki$11.00
- Avocado Maki$10.00
nori, avocado, sushi rice
- California$16.00
cucumber, real crab, avo, sesame seeds
- Eel Avo Cucumber$16.00
unagi, cucumber, avocado, nori, sushi rice, sesame seeds
- L- Rice Maki$10.00
- Kappa Maki$10.00
cucumber, sushi rice, nori
- Spicy Tuna$13.00
spicy tuna with sesame oil, cucumber, pea sprouts, sushi rice, nori, sesame seeds
- Tekka Maki$12.00
tuna
- Salmon Maki$13.00
salmon, nori, sushi rice
- Avo Kappa Maki$11.00
- Avo Maki Roll$9.99
(gf/v)
- California Roll$16.00
(gf)
- Eel Avocado Cucumber$16.00
- Hamachi Maki Roll$11.00
- Kappa Roll$10.00
(gf/v)
- Negi Hama Roll$12.00
- Rice Maki$10.00
- Salmon Roll$12.00
- Spicy Hamachi Roll$13.00
(gf)
- Spicy Salmon Roll$13.00
- Spicy Tuna Roll$13.00
- Tekka Roll$12.00
(gf)
- Veggie Roll$12.00
avocado, asparagus, cucumber, micro greens (gf/v)
Lunch Specials 1
- Honey Coco Lime$8.00
Handrolls 14
- Avo Maki HR$9.00
- California HR$16.00
- Eel Avo Cuc HR$16.00
- Hamachi HR$11.00
- Kappa HR$10.00
- Negi Hama HR$12.00
- Salmon HR$12.00
- Spicy Hamachi HR$12.00
- Spicy Salmon HR$12.00
- Spicy Tuna HR$12.00
- Spider HR$19.00
- Tekka HR$12.00
- Unagi HR$12.00
- Veggie HR$12.00
Bowls 2
- Nuka Bowl Veggie$19.00
- Nuka Bowl
rice, shaved cabbage, cucumber, avocado, onion, bean sprout, carrot, basil, mint, toasted peanut, sesame lime dressing (contains fish sauce - vegetarian & gluten free option available)
Dessert /Sides 6
- Mochi$8.00
- Double Scoop$9.00
- Side Rice$3.00
side of freshly milled rice (gf/v)
- Side Of Avo$3.00
- Side Cucumber$3.00
- Side Sushi Rice$4.00
Nightly Specials 2
- Fruit Platter$10.00
- Godzilla$29.00
Ala Carte 10
- Ahi Katsu Ala$15.00
- Black Tofu Ala$10.00
- Chicken Katsu Ala$14.00
- Grilled Ahi Ala$15.00
- Hijiki Ala$6.00
- Salmon Ala$14.00
- Shio Chicken Ala$14.00
- Spider Ala$13.00
- Tenderloin Ala$30.00
- Tofu Katsu Ala$10.00
Sauce Sides 11
- Side Eel Sauce$0.50
- Side Jalapeño$1.00
- Side Katsu Sauce$0.50
- Side Masago$3.00
- Side Miso Dress$3.00
- Side Sesame Dress$1.00
- Side Spicy Mayo$1.00
- Side Sushi Rice$4.00
- Side Wasabi Mayo$1.00
- Side Xtra Ginger$2.00
- Side Ponzu$0.50
Nigiri 16
- Amaebi Sushi$14.00
- Ebi Sushi$11.00
- Hamachi Sushi$13.00
- Hokki Clam$11.00
- Ika Sushi$13.00
- Ikura Sushi$13.00
- Kani Sushi$14.00
- Maguro Sushi$13.00
- Masago Sushi$10.00
- Saba Sushi$11.00
- Sake Sushi$13.00
- Shiromi Sushi$13.00
- Sushi Platter$39.00
9 pc. + tekka maki roll hamachi / salmon / tuna / snapper / shrimp
- Tako Sushi$12.00
- Tamago Sushi$11.00
- Unagi Sushi$14.00
How these prices compare
Based on 10 menus with 632 priced items from Japanese restaurants in Hawaii, the median menu item costs $12.00, and half of all items are priced between $6.00 and $17.95.
At Nuka Haiku the median listed price is $13.00, close to the typical $12.00 for Japanese restaurants in Hawaii.
| Item | Here | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Edamame | $8.00 | $4.50 |
| Plain Udon | $10.00 | $8.25 |
Typical prices are calculated from 10 menus in our guide.
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated April 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.