When model, actress and former Miss Hawai‘i Allie Chu lived in New York, she had a side job shucking live oysters. Years later, she, her sister, Julie and boyfriend, Hopena Pokipala, had the idea to bring this business model to Hawai‘i with a local twist. Oysters Hawai‘i, the only mobile oyster-shucking catering company, was born right after the pandemic and has been a crowd favorite ever since. The company uses West Coast Kusshi, Kumamoto and Shigoku oysters originally from British Colombia and Washington State and sourced from local Hawai‘i vendors to shuck at private events. To give back to the land and community, the leftover shells are donated to the local non-profit Kāko‘o ‘Ōiwi, which are used as fertilizer and chicken feed.

From weddings to golf tournaments to private parties, Oysters Hawai‘i is a unique and tasty addition to any event. What started as an Oʻahu company now serves the neighboring islands and beyond—the brand now shucks for every Raiders home game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, at the opening of The Sphere and for last year’s Superbowl. The one- to two-hour service includes all-you-can-eat high-quality oysters paired with their different homemade sauce options, including wasabi cocktail sauce, Hawaiian chili pepper water, champagne mignonette and smoked ponzu. Oysters Hawai‘i is a full-service mobile catering company that will set up and clean up so that you can focus on, as their slogan says, having a “good shucking time.”

Oysters Hawai‘i; (808)204-4422; oystershawaii.com