After coming to Hawaii for 43 years, we finally had our first Hawaiian malasada. To tell you the truth, I'm glad we haven't been privy to the whole malasada situation. They are a little dangerous. Malasadas are Hawaiian pastries resembling donuts except no hole and they often include filling inside of custard, coconut, or fruit like pineapple, guava or other tropical fruits. And they go down really easy! They are a lot like the paczki they sell at Bakery Nouveau for Fat Tuesday at home. Every year, I try to resist but it's hard. They only sell them about a week before Ash Wednesday, then you have to wait another year. Pacski are polish-style, pillowy soft, yeast doughnuts filled with jam, custard or lemon curd. They are worth waiting a year for, believe me. Here in Hawaii, you can buy malasadas anytime if you can find a bakery that sells them. We've seen roadside stands that sell them but when we took a ...