Kalua pig

Kālua pig is Hawaiian pork cooked in an imu, an underground oven heated with stones. At the Polynesian Cultural Center, the pig is wrapped in banana and ti leaves, covered and slowly cooked in the ground. It is uncovered before the lūʻau meal.^[1]

The center also publishes an oven adaptation using pork shoulder, Hawaiian or sea salt and water. Ti leaves cover the meat beneath foil while it bakes until soft. The pork is then deboned and shredded, with more salt added if needed.^[2]