Nevin /nev-in/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Nevin is  holy, sacred; little bone; servant of the saint's disciple. Anglicization of Gaelic names with the given meanings.
With poi. With rice and poi. But especially on a Hawaiian plate lunch with hearty sides of rice, poi, lomi salmon, poke, maybe some chicken long rice or pipi kaula, and, for dessert, a cube of haupia.You crave it when youâre away from the Islands.hicken katsu is a longtime staple of the Hawaii plate lunch. A take on the popular Japanese restaurant dish tonkatsu (or pork cutlet), chicken katsu is essentially a chicken cutlet taken to more crunchy extremes.
A feast where the King ate with women was the symbolic act which ended the Hawaiian religious tabus, and the luau was born. The favorite dish at these feasts is what gave the luau its name. Young and tender leaves of the taro plant were combined with chicken, baked in coconut milk and called luau. The traditional luau feast was eaten on the floor. Lauhala mats were rolled out and a beautiful centerpiece made of ti leaves, ferns and native flowers about three feet wide was laid the length of the mat.