When my blogging friend Aly of Cooking in Stilettos and Aloha Flavor suggested a blogging event called the Harvest #BloggerLuau, I was in. Immediately. I love all the flavors of the islands. The event didn't come together for a variety of reasons, but I decided to share the recipe I had prepared anyway. It's too good not to share it. Well, if you don't mind tentacles! I had always thought that pokē was a raw salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine. Turns out that pokē is the Hawaiian word that means "to section" or "to slice or cut". So, it's about how it's cut. I found lots of recipes for tako (octopus) pokē . but none with squid. I decided to give it a try. Ika means squid. Click for how to clean squid . Ingredients 2 pounds squid, cleaned 1 C onion, diced 1" knob of fresh ginger, minced 1 T olive oil 1/2 C sake 1 T sesame oil 1 t roasted sesame seeds 1/2 C soy sauce or tamari hot sauce to tas...