Jane Yoshida of Ewa and Betsy Tamanaha of Honolulu stopped in front of the building housing Kaimana Rooftop Grill & Bar in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, in May. Photo by Thomas Tamanaha.

While on a trip to Eastern Europe, Sidney Nishimura found a sign of Hawaii in Prague, Czech Republic, in April. Photo by Lillian Nishimura.

Cousins Traci McDonald and Raina Kaholoa‘a discovered “Hawaiian inspired food” at Poke Perfect in Amsterdam in May. Photo by Ruth Tokumaru.

While visiting Cologne, Germany, in May, Nancy Ching found Poke Makai restaurant near the town square. Photo by Dexter Ching.

While attending a conference in Berlin, Germany, in May, Rabbi Ken Aronowitz of Temple Emanu-El discovered an explanation, in German, of an exotic dish called “poke” outside of Maloa Hawaiian Poke Bowl. Photo by Rabbi Abram Goodstein of Anchorage, Alaska.

Jennifer Tseu put her best foot forward in front of Kokua, a women’s shoe store in Barcelona, Spain, in May. Photo by Dr. Joseph Tseu.

Marcia Taira and Liane Konn stopped by Poke House in Lisbon, Portugal, in May. Photo by tour guide Joao.

On a trip to Paris in April, Lynn Yee made a stop at Honolulu Poke Bar. Photo by Landon Mizuguchi.

Linda Okimura took a selfie in front of a poster for Chilean artist Sonia Ubilla’s exhibition “Aina,” inside the Museo Maritimo y del Presidio de Ushuaia in Ushuaia, Argentina, in February.

Hilo resident Edward Gutteling pointed out Haleakala, a black diamond ski trail just inside the edge of the boundary at Bear Valley, Calif. Photo by Mark Aiton.